Naukunda Rural Municipality

Naukunda (RM)
नौकुण्ड गाउँपालिका
Naukunda (RM)
Location
Naukunda (RM)
Naukunda (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°01′22″N 85°16′06″E / 28.02278°N 85.26833°E / 28.02278; 85.26833
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictRasuwa District
Wards6
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonMr. Nurbu Syangbo Ghale
  Vice-chairpersonMr. Chandra Bahadur Galan
  Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
  Total
126.99 km2 (49.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
11,824
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterSaramthali
Websitenaukundamun.gov.np

Naukunda is a Rural municipality located within the Rasuwa District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 126.99 square kilometres (49.03 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 11,824 according to a 2011 Nepal census.

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Yarsa, Saramthali and half portion of Bhorle VDCs were merged to form Naukunda Rural Municipality. Naukunda is divided into 6 wards, with Saramthali declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.