# Phalelung Rural Municipality

_Rural municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Phalelung (Nepali: फालेलुङ गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of seven rural municipality located in Panchthar District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 8 municipalities in Panchthar in which 1 is urban and 7 are rural.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** rural municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52024781#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52024781#P131))
- **Area:** 207.14 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52024781#P2046))
- **Established:** 10 March 2017 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52024781#P571))
- **Official website:** phalelungmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52024781#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.2000, 87.9600

## About

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Phalelung has an area of 207.14 square kilometres (79.98 mi2) and the total population of the municipality is

21884 as of Census of Nepal 2011.

Ektin, Memeng, Prangbung, part of Yangnam and Sidin which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).

The rural municipality is divided into total 8 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Memeng.

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Phalelung Rural Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalelung_Rural_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): फालेलुङ गाउँपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%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 Q52024781](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52024781) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Phalelung 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

"Phalelung Rural Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/phalelung-rural-municipality. Retrieved 4 November 2026.