# Kachankawal Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Kachankawal (Nepali: कचनकवल) is one of the seven rural municipalities of Jhapa District of Koshi Province, Nepal. Out of the total 15 local administrative units in Jhapa District, eight municipalities are urban and seven rural.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** rural municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32729518#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32729518#P131))
- **Area:** 110 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32729518#P2046))
- **Established:** March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32729518#P571))
- **Official website:** kachankawalmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32729518#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.4315, 88.0332

## About

Kachankawal rural municipality has an area of 110 square kilometres (42 mi2) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 39,593. The rural municipality was established merging former VDCs: Gherabari, Pathariya, Kechana, Pathamari, Baniyani and Balubadi.

Mr.Kalendra prasad singh Rajbanshi of Nepali Congress has elected as a chairperson of the rural municipality and Mr. Nawaraj Bhattarai of the Nepal Communist Party Yemale party elected for the vice-chairperson after the results of the local level elections held in Nepal on 27 June 2022.

KachanKawal the lowest point of Nepal, which elevation is 58 m above sea level is located in this rural municipality.

## Questions

**Where is Kachankawal Rural Municipality located?**  
Kachankawal Rural Municipality is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kachankawal Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kachankawal_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कचनकवल गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q32729518](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q32729518) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Locator map of Kachankawal RM.png by Raju Babu (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locator_map_of_Kachankawal_RM.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kachankawal Rural Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Locator map of Kachankawal RM.png — Raju Babu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Kachankawal Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/kachankawal-rural-municipality. Retrieved 5 November 2026.