Chandrakot Rural Municipality

Chandrakot is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 105.73 square kilometres (40.82 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 21,827 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Chandrakot (RM) चन्द्रकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.12°N 83.45°E / 28.12; 83.45
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Gulmi
Wards	8
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Dron Bahadur Khatri
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Radhika Aryal
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	105.73 km2 (40.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,662
• Density	176.5/km2 (457/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Shantipur
Website	chandrakotmun.gov.np

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3][4] The previous Dirbung, Bisukharka, Harrachaur, Shantipur, Gwagha, Harewa, Rupakot and Turang VDCs were merged to form Chandrakot Rural Municipality. Chandrakot is divided into 8 wards, with Shantipur declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.