Chhatrakot Rural Municipality

Chhatrakot is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 87.02 square kilometres (33.60 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 19,357 according to a 2021 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Chhatrakot (RM) छत्रकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28°3′N 83°21′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Gulmi
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Ramprasad Pandeya
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Sabitra Gyawali
• Term of office	(2022-2027)
Area
• Total	87.01 km2 (33.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	19,357
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Hardineta
Website	chhatrakotmun.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 Hunga, Palkikot, Hadinete, Digam, Kharjyang and Daungha VDCs were merged to form Chhatrakot Rural Municipality. Chhatrakot is divided into 6 wards, with Hardineta declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.