Sarawal Rural Municipality

Sarawal is a Rural municipality in the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 73.19 square kilometres (28.26 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 38,163, according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1][2]

sarawal (RM) सरावल गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27.50°N 83.73°E / 27.50; 83.73
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Parasi
Wards	7
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Sukhadi Prasad Chaudhary Tharu
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs.Basmati harijan
• Term of office	(2022 - 2026)
Area
• Total	73.19 km2 (28.26 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	38,163
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Sarawal
Website	sarawalmun.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 Sarawal, Tilakpur, Manari, Badahara Dubauliya, Rampur Khadauna and Bhujhawa village development committees (VDCs) were merged to form Sarawal Rural Municipality. Sarawal is divided into 7 wards, with Sarawal VDC declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.