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Bhrikuti Municipality

Coordinates: 27°23′N 83°22′E / 27.39°N 83.36°E / 27.39; 83.36
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Bhrikuti
भृकुटी नगरपालिका
Bhrikuti is located in Nepal
Bhrikuti
Bhrikuti
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°23′N 83°22′E / 27.39°N 83.36°E / 27.39; 83.36
Country   Nepal
DistrictKapilvastu District
Area
 • Total149.8 km2 (57.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,282
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code076

Bhrikuti Municipality is a municipality in Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of Nepal that was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the two former Village development committees Budhi, Hariharpur, Rajpur and Barakulpur.[1][2][3] The administrative center of the municipality lies in the former Budhi VDC of Hanuman Bazaar area. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 26,282 people.[4] The municipality is named after Bhrikuti, the first wife of the earliest emperor of Tibet.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Govt declares 26 new municipalities". EKantipur. 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  3. ^ "Govt announces 26 municipalities" (PDF). The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
  4. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31.