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'rural municipality' Nepali pronunciation: [ɡãũ̯palika]) is an administrative division in Nepal. [1] [2] The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing village development committees and announced the establishment of this new local body. It is a sub-unit of a district. There are currently 481 rural municipalities.
The urban population of Nepal refers to the inhabitants residing in the designated municipal area. [1] Population size has been taken as the principal criteria in the declaration of urban areas in Nepal since 1961. Municipalities can therefore also include rural areas. [2] It functions as a sub-unit of a district.
These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure and revenues. Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among which 6 are metropolis, 11 are sub-metropolis and 276 are municipal councils. Other than that there are 460 rural municipalities totaling 753 local level government within Nepal. [1]
Gaunpalika (Nepali: गाउँपालिका, romanized: gāunpālikā, lit. 'Rural municipal') is the newly formed lower administrative division in Nepal. [1] [2] This administrative division was established in 2017, and replaced the existing village development committees. There are currently 460 rural municipalities. [3] [4]
Before 2015, instead of provinces, Nepal was divided into developmental regions and administrative zones. Fulfilling the requirement of the new constitution of Nepal in 2015, all old municipalities and villages (which were more than 3900 in number) were restructured into 753 new municipalities and rural municipalities.
Local government in Nepal is the third level of government division in Nepal, which is administered by the provincial governments which in turn is beneath the federal government. [1] Article 56 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 defines local government as rural municipalities , municipalities and district assemblies .
Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided into municipalities and rural municipalities . There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal.
Municipalities of Nepal — City-urban municipalities and Gaunpalika−rural municipalities, the 3rd-level administrative subdivisions for Nepalese local government For more information, see List of cities in Nepal and List of gaupalikas of Nepal .