Malika Rural Municipality, Gulmi

Malika is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 92.49 square kilometres (35.71 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 20,075 according to the 2021 Census Result .^[1][2]

Malika (RM) मालिका गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.22°N 83.13°E / 28.22; 83.13
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Gulmi
Wards	8
Area
• Total	92.49 km2 (35.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	20,075
• Density	217/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Arkhawang
Website	malikamungulmi.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 Neta (half portion excluded), Darlung, Hawangdi, Arkhawang, Chhapahile, Arje, Dhamir and Marbhung VDCs were merged to form Malika Rural Municipality. Malika is divided into 8 wards, with Arkhawang declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.