Uttargaya Rural Municipality

Uttargaya (RM)
उत्तरगया गाउँपालिका
Uttargaya (RM)
Location
Uttargaya (RM)
Uttargaya (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°59′31″N 85°10′58″E / 27.99194°N 85.18278°E / 27.99194; 85.18278
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictRasuwa District
Wards5
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonMr. Upendra Lamsal
  Vice-chairpersonMrs. Chameli Gurung
  Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
  Total
104.51 km2 (40.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
8,255
  Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterLaharepauwa
Websiteuttargayamun.gov.np

Uttargaya is a Rural municipality located within the Rasuwa District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 104.51 square kilometres (40.35 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 8255 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 Thulogaun, Dandagaun and portion of Haku and Laharepauwa VDCs were merged to form Uttargaya Rural Municipality. Uttargaya is divided into 5 wards, with Laharepauwa declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.