Pratappur Rural Municipality

Pratappur (RM)

प्रतापपुर गाउँपालिका
Pratappur (RM) प्रतापपुर गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
	Pratappur (RM) Location Pratappur (RM) Pratappur (RM) (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 27°32′N 83°42′E / 27.53°N 83.70°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Parasi
Wards	9
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Umesh chandra Yadav
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Man kumari Chaudhary
• Term of office	(2017 - 2022)
Area
• Total	87.55 km2 (33.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	41,315
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Pratappur
Website	pratappurmun.gov.np

Pratappur is a rural municipality located within the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans an area of 87.55 square kilometres (33.80 sq mi), with a total population of 41,315 according to the 2011 Nepal census.^[1]^[2]

On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.^[3]^[4] The previous Pratappur, Thulo Khairatawa, Baidauli, Guthi Parsauni, Guthisuryapura and portions of Jamuniya and Somani VDCs were merged to form the Pratappur Rural Municipality. Pratappur is divided into 9 wards, with Pratappur VDC declared as the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.