Tilagupha

Tilagupha (Nepali: तिलागुफा) is an urban municipality located in Kalikot District of Karnali Province of Nepal.^[1]

Tilagupha तिलागुफा
Municipality
Tilagupha Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 29.158333°N 81.791667°E / 29.158333; 81.791667
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
District	Kalikot
No. of wards	11
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Mr. Shankar Prasad Upadhayaya
• Deputy mayor	Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
Area
• Total	262.56 km2 (101.37 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	16,197
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	official website

The total area of the municipality is 262.6 square kilometres (101.4 sq mi), and the total population of the municipality as of 2021 Nepal census is 16,197 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 11 wards.^[2]

The municipality was established on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal restricted all old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.^[3][4]

Phoi Mahadev, Ranchuli, Jubitha, Chhapre and part of Chilkhaya Village development committees were incorporated to form this new municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Jubitha.^[5]