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Melung (RM) मेलुङ्ग गाउँपालिकाMelung Gaunpalika
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°31′N 86°04′E / 27.51°N 86.07°E / 27.51; 86.07
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Dolakha
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Nar Bahadur Shrestha
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Kalpana Bhandari
Area
• Total	86.54 km (33.41 sq mi)
Population
• Total	20,210
• Density	230/km (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Bhedapu
Website	melungmun.gov.np

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 20,210 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

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.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Melung Rural Municipality had a population of 20,287. Of these, 78.7% spoke Nepali, 18.8% Tamang, 1.1% Thangmi, 0.8% Magar, 0.3% Newar and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.9% were Chhetri, 19.0% Tamang, 8.7% Newar, 7.8% Hill Brahmin, 5.3% Magar, 5.0% Kami, 2.5% Sarki, 2.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Thami and 0.4% others.

In terms of religion, 73.7% were Hindu, 23.6% Buddhist, 1.5% Prakriti, 0.8% Christian and 0.3% others.

In terms of literacy, 59.8% could read and write, 4.9% could only read and 35.3% could neither read nor write.

Melung VDC

Melung (the previous VDC) is now a part of Melung Rural Municipality. It was a separate village development committee (VDC) from 1990 to 2017. Melung village had more than 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) of area and population according to 2011 had 3,566 with 836 individual households. This whole village is now a ward (ward no. 7) of Melung RM. Some area from Melung VDC were carved out and merged with Dandakharka to form ward no. 6 of Melung RM.

Ward division

Melung RM is divided into 7 wards as below:

Climate

References

1. "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
4. "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
5. NepalMap Language
6. NepalMap Caste
7. NepalMap Religion
8. NepalMap Literacy
9. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009
10. "CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
11. "ネパール国 全国貯水式水力発電所マスタープラン調査 ファイナルレポート" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

External links

• official website of the rural municipality
• UN map of the municipalities of Dolakha District

v t e Dolakha District  • (Hq :Charikot)
Local level body Municipalities Bhimeshwar Municipality Jiri Municipality Rural municipalities Kalinchok Melung Bigu Gaurishankar Baiteshwor Shailung Tamakoshi
Former VDCs Alampu Babare Bhedapu Bhirkot Bhusapheda Bigu Bocha Bulung Chankhu Chhetrapa Chilankha Chyama Dandakharka Dudhpokhari Gairimudi Gaurishankar Ghang Sukathokar Hawa Japhe Jhule Jhyaku Jugu Kabhre Kalinchok Katakuti Khare Khupachagu Laduk Lakuri Danda Lamabagar Lamidanda Lapilang Magapauwa Makaibari (now Bimeshwar Mun.) Mali (now Jiri Mun.) Malu Marbu Mati (now Bimeshwar Mun.) Melung Mirge Namdu Orang Pawati Phasku Sahare Shailungeshwar Sunakhani Sundrawati Sureti Susma Chhemawati Syama Thulopatal (now Jiri Mun.)

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