Umakunda Rural Municipality

Umakunda (RM)
उमाकुण्ड गाउँपालिका
Umakunda (RM)
Location
Umakunda (RM)
Umakunda (RM) (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°30′35″N 86°17′34″E / 27.50972°N 86.29278°E / 27.50972; 86.29278
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictRamechhap
Wards7
Established10 March 2017
Government
  TypeRural Council
  ChairpersonMr. Sher B. Sunuwar
  Vice-chairpersonMrs. Urmila Karki Basnet
  Term of office(2017 - 2022)
Area
  Total
451.99 km2 (174.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
17,601
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
HeadquarterPriti
Websiteumakundamun.gov.np

Umakunda is a Rural municipality located within the Ramechhap District of the Bagmati Province of Nepal. The municipality spans 451.99 square kilometres (174.51 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 17,601 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 Gumdel, Bamti Bhandar, Kubukasthali, Priti, Gupteshwar and Bhuji VDCs were merged to form Umakunda Rural Municipality. Umakunda is divided into 7 wards, with Priti declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.