# Melung Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Dolakha District, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/melung-rural-municipality
Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Melung is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 86.54 square kilometres (33.41 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 20,708 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; rural municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415316#P31))
- **Located in:** Dolakha District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415316#P131))
- **Area:** 86.54 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415316#P2046))
- **Coordinates:** 27.5100, 86.0700

## About

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Pawati, Ghang Sukathokar, Bhedapu, Dandakharka, and Melung VDCs were merged to form Melung Rural Municipality. Melung is divided into 7 wards, with Bhedapu declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

## Questions

**Where is Melung Rural Municipality located?**  
Melung Rural Municipality is located in Dolakha District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Melung Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melung_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मेलुङ गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99_%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 Q3415316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3415316) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Melung Rural Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

## Cite this page

"Melung Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/melung-rural-municipality. Retrieved 4 November 2026.