# Pakhribas Municipality

_Municipality in Dhankuta District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Pakhribas (Nepali: पाख्रीबास नगरपालिका) is one of the three urban municipalities located in Dhankuta District of Province No. 1 in Nepal. The municipality was established on 2 December 2014 as a result of the merger of the VDCs of Pakhribas, namely Sanne, Phalate, Ghorlikharka and Muga.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414697#P31))
- **Located in:** Dhankuta District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414697#P131))
- **Established:** 2 December 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414697#P571))
- **Official website:** pakhribasmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414697#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.0417, 87.2828

## About

When the Government of Nepal decided to reduce the local level body in 753 units, all previous VDCs nullified and merged with existing municipalities (some instead created new municipalities), so Chungmang VDC merged with Pakhribas on 10 March 2017.

The total area of the municipality is 144.29 square kilometres (55.71 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 22,078 as of the 2011 Nepal census. The municipality is divided into a total of 10 wards.

## Questions

**Where is Pakhribas Municipality located?**  
Pakhribas Municipality is located in Dhankuta District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pakhribas Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakhribas_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पाख्रीबास](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%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 Q3414697](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3414697) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: A view of Pakhribas Bajar.JPG by Avastabik (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_view_of_Pakhribas_Bajar.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pakhribas Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: A view of Pakhribas Bajar.JPG — Avastabik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Pakhribas Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/pakhribas-municipality. Retrieved 4 November 2026.