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Phaktanglung Rural Municipality

Place in Koshi Province, Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phaktanglung Rural Municipality
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Phaktanglung is a Rural municipality (Gaunpalika) located in Taplejung District in Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging seven previous VDCs namely Sawadin, Khejenim, Linkhim, Ikhabu, Tapethok, Lelep, Olangchungkhola. Currently, it has a total of 7 wards. The population of the rural municipality is 12,017 according to the 2011 Nepal census and total area of the rural council is 1,858.51 square kilometres (717.57 sq mi) which is the 3rd largest rural council of Nepal. It is the 1st largest rural council of Koshi Province.

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Geography

Majority of rural municipality is a part of protected area which is called Kanchenjunga Conservation Area[2] comprises cultivated lands, forests, pastures, rivers, high altitude lakes and glaciers.

Constituencies

Phaktanglung RM falls under Taplejung 1 (parliamentary constituency) and Taplejung 1(B) (provincial) constituency.

Demography

The total population of Phaktanglung RM is 12,017 in which female comprises 6,137 and male comprises 5,880. There are 2,525 households in the RM.[3]

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