Hupsekot Rural Municipality

Rural Municipality in Gandaki, Nepal

Hupsekot (RM) हुप्सेकोट गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
27°41′26″N 84°3′44″E / 27.69056°N 84.06222°E / 27.69056; 84.06222
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Nawalpur
Wards	6
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mrs. Laxmi Devi Pandey
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Swatantra Kopila Malla
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	189.21 km² (73.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	25,065
• Density	130/km² (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Deurali
Website	hupsekotmun.gov.np

Hupsekot is a Rural municipality located within the Nawalpur District of the Gandaki Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 189.21 square kilometres (73.05 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 25,065 according to a 2011 Nepal census.^[1]^[2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3]^[4] The previous Hupsekot, Dhobadi and Deurali VDCs were merged to form Hupsekot Rural Municipality. Hupsekot is divided into 6 wards, with Deurali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality. Thumki Devi Temple is a major attraction of Hupsekot.Koliya is the central of Hupsekot and Ashwin Sigdel has been named head of the place.

References

^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.