Mandavi Rural Municipality

Mandavi is a Rural municipality located within the Pyuthan District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 113.08 square kilometres (43.66 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 15,058 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

Mandavi (RM) माण्डवी गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 28.08°N 82.80°E / 28.08; 82.80
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Pyuthan
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr.Navaraj Adhikari
• Vice-chairperson	Mr.Purna Prasad Kalathoki
• Term of office	BS(2079- 2084)
Area
• Total	113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,058
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Naya Gaun
Website	mandavimun.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 Markabang, portion of Tiram, Naya Gaun, Ramdi and Dhobaghat VDCs were merged to form Mandavi Rural Municipality. Mandavi is divided into 5 wards, with Naya Gaun declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.