Susta Rural Municipality

Susta
सुस्ता
Susta
Location in Nepal
Susta
Susta (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°27′N 83°52′E / 27.45°N 83.86°E / 27.45; 83.86
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictParasi
No. of wards5
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural council
  ChairpersonMr. Tek Narayan Uppadhaya
  Vice-chairpersonMrs. Geeta Chaudhary
Area
  Total
91.24 km2 (35.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
35,890
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
HeadquartersKudiya
Websitesustamun.gov.np

Susta (Nepali: सुस्ता) is a rural municipality located in Parasi District of Lumbini Province of Nepal.

The total area of the rural municipality is 91.24 square kilometres (35.23 sq mi) and the total population at the 2011 Nepal census was 35,890 individuals. The rural municipality is divided into 5 wards.

The rural municipality was established on 10 March 2017, fulfilling the requirement of the new constitution of Nepal in 2015, all old municipalities and villages (which were more than 3900 in number) were restructured into 753 new units, thus this RM came into existence.

Kudiya, a portion of Tribenisusta, a big portion of Rupauliya, Narsahi and Pakalihawa Village development committees were incorporated to form this new rural municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Kudiya.