Melung Rural Municipality
Melung (RM)
मेलुङ्ग गाउँपालिका Melung Gaunpalika | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Dolakha |
| Wards | 7 |
| Established | 10 March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Rural Council |
| • Chairperson | Mr. Hira Kumar Tamang (Cpn Uml) |
| • Vice-chairperson | Mrs. Gayatri Acharya (Cpn Uml) |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.54 km2 (33.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 20,210 |
| • Density | 233.5/km2 (604.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Headquarter | Bhedapu |
| Website | melungmun |
Melung is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 86.54 square kilometres (33.41 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 20,708 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 Pawati, Ghang Sukathokar, Bhedapu, Dandakharka, and Melung VDCs were merged to form Melung Rural Municipality. Melung is divided into 7 wards, with Bhedapu declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Melung Rural Municipality had a population of 20,287. Of these, 78.7% spoke Nepali, 18.8% Tamang, 1.1% Thangmi, 0.8% Magar, 0.3% Newar, and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[5]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 42.9% were Chhetri, 19.0% Tamang, 8.7% Newar, 7.8% Hill Brahmin, 5.3% Magar, 5.0% Kami, 2.5% Sarki, 2.4% Damai/Dholi, 2.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.0% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.5% Thami, and 0.4% others.[6]
In terms of religion, 73.7% were Hindu, 23.6% Buddhist, 1.5% Prakriti, 0.8% Christian, and 0.3% others.[7]
In terms of literacy, 59.8% could read and write, 4.9% could only read, and 35.3% could neither read nor write.[8]
Melung VDC
[edit | edit source]Melung (the previous VDC) is now a part of Melung Rural Municipality. It was a separate village development committee (VDC) from 1990 to 2017. Melung village had more than 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) of area, and the population according to 2011 had 3,566 with 836 individual households. This whole village is now a ward (ward no. 7) of Melung RM. Some areas from Melung VDC were carved out and merged with Dandakharka to form ward no. 6 of Melung RM.[9]
Ward division
[edit | edit source]Melung RM is divided into 7 wards as below:
| Village | Ward | Area (KM2) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawati | 1 | 16.96 | 4,573 |
| Ghang Sukathokar | 2 | 6.19 | 1,891 |
| 3 | 14.3 | 2,339 | |
| Bhedapu | 4 | 18.39 | 3705 |
| Dandakharka | 5 | 14.21 | 2,816 |
| 6 | 10.27 | 2,637 | |
| Melung | 7 | 6.22 | 2,249 |
| Melung RM | 7 | 86.54 | 20,210 |
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Melung, elevation 1,536 m (5,039 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.9 (0.51) |
14.8 (0.58) |
27.7 (1.09) |
68.5 (2.70) |
122.0 (4.80) |
248.5 (9.78) |
343.1 (13.51) |
338.3 (13.32) |
168.7 (6.64) |
47.9 (1.89) |
7.4 (0.29) |
8.7 (0.34) |
1,408.5 (55.45) |
| Source 1: Australian National University[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan International Cooperation Agency (precipitation)[11] | |||||||||||||
References
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