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18-622: Dhorpatan is a municipality in Nepal 's Baglung District , 3,900 meters elevation in an east–west valley south of the Dhaulagiri mountain range in the Himalayas . It is the headquarters of Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve . There is a small community of indigenous Kham Magar people as well as Tibetan refugees . The enclosing valley is drained to the west by the Uttar Ganga, tributary of
36-458: A few homestay lodges serving basic food, tea, coffee and milk. Cottages are available for hunters holding entry and hunting permits. During the summer months large herds of livestock are taken northwards from the Rapti Zone by Kham Magar people for grazing in surrounding pastureland. Animal husbandry, handicrafts and some tourism are the key economic activities of the people in the region. At
54-498: A form of local government with larger jurisdiction than municipalities in Turkey. These may be formed by presidential decree in any province with a provincial population (city center + outlying districts + villages) exceeding 750.000, as per the law governing metropolitan municipalities. Metropolitan municipalities enjoy jurisdiction in provincial borders, whereas "normal" municipalities are only tasked with governing their own district or
72-618: A fourth municipality of the country As defined by Part 17 of the Constitution of Nepal , the municipalities are governed by a Municipal Executive headed by a mayor . The Municipal Executive consists of the deputy mayor, ward chairpersons elected from each ward in the municipality, and five women members elected by the Municipal Assembly among themselves and three members from the Dalit or other minority communities. Part 18 of
90-677: A rural area (or a suburban area flanked mostly by rural areas) in which county and municipal functions are wholly or partially consolidated is a regional municipality rather than a metropolitan municipality. As with metropolitan municipalities, sub-regional communities - cities, villages, townships - within the regional municipality retain a degree of local autonomy, with the regional government focusing mostly on shared public services (police, drinking water, etc.). There are six metropolitan municipalities in Nepal , known as "Mahanagarpalika". There are another 11 sub-metropolitan municipalities called "Up-mahanagarpalika". Metropolitan municipalities are
108-528: Is an administrative division in the Provinces of Nepal . The urban population of Nepal refers to the inhabitants residing in the designated municipal area. Population size has been taken as the principal criteria in the declaration of urban areas in Nepal since 1961. Municipalities can therefore also include rural areas. It functions as a sub-unit of a district. Nepal currently has 293 municipalities, which given
126-671: The Bheri River , which in turn joins the Karnali River . The east–west orientation of Dhorpatan Valley offers an easy—by himalayan standards—route between the Karnali basin of western Nepal and the Gandaki River basin in the center, over a 3,400-meter pass on the watershed 18 km east of the town. This was an historic migration route for Khas people eastward in the late Middle Ages . Ensuing political evolution led to
144-474: The Constitution of Nepal states that the Municipal Assembly hold all legislative powers of the municipality. It consists of the mayor, deputy mayor, ward chairpersons and four ward members elected from each of the wards in the municipality out of which at least two must be a woman. All members of the Dalit or minority communities that was elected to the Municipal Executive must be the members of
162-476: The Terai developed because of trade between Nepal and British India . The British had laid railway lines at the border of Nepal for the purpose of trade which gradually increased urban centers in the Terai . Although urban areas developed during Rana period or before it were not officially recorded. Kathmandu was given the status of municipality in 1930 but was only gazetted in 1953. Dharan was established in 1958 as
180-1064: The federal and the provincial governments . According to the Local Government Operation Act 2017 a metropolitan municipality must have following criteria to get the status of Metropolitan Municipality: A sub-metropolitan municipality must have to fulfill following criteria: There were 58 traditional municipalities which were established from 1953 to 1997. (Below given population are prior to reconstruction in 2017. In 2017, more area and population added to given municipality.) Total 133 municipalities were established in 2014 in two segments but on 10 March 2017 reconstructed local level body and brought changing in some of municipalities. Some municipality completely disestablished (declined) Total 26 municipalities were established on 19 September 2015. Reconstructed on 10 March 2017 with some changing in existed municipalities. On 10 March 2017 Government of Nepal reconstructed old local level bodies into 744 new local level units as per
198-504: The 2011 population estimate of 16,656,057. The municipalities are categorised into three categories: Metropolitan municipality (500,000+ population), Sub-metropolitan municipality (200,000+ population) and Municipality (10,000+ population). There are 6 metropolitan municipality, 11 sub-metropolitan municipality and 276 municipality. The first urban center in Nepal took place in Kathmandu Valley . The historical evidences on
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#1732782385013216-400: The Municipal Assembly of the municipality for representing those communities. Part 17 also includes provisions for a Judicial Committee which is headed by the deputy mayor and consists of two other members elected by the Municipal Assembly among themselves. Schedule 8 and Schedule 9 of the constitution deals with powers that the local executive can execute either on its own or concurrently with
234-498: The city center respectively. Metropolitan municipalities also take on the duties of the Special Provincial Administrations ( Turkish: İl Özel İdareleri ) that are tasked with providing some municipal services in areas outside municipal limits. District municipalities become subordinate to the metropolitan municipality as second-level municipalities, and the metropolitan municipality takes on the name of
252-781: The existence of towns in the Kathmandu Valley are found during Licchavi period . At the same time, three major towns with urban characteristics had been developed in the Kathmandu Valley. During the Rana period , towns in the hills were also as hill stations for the purpose of administration and as an outpost against invaders. Towns like Dhankuta in East Nepal, Palpa in Central Nepal and Doti in West Nepal were initially developed as cantonments . Urban areas in
270-595: The new constitution of Nepal 2015 . Later, on recommendance of Supreme court 9 more local level body added to Province No. 2 , increasing from 744 to 753. Metropolitan municipality A metropolitan municipality is a municipality established to serve a metropolitan area . In generic terms and in practical application within Canada, a metropolitan municipality is an urban local government with partial or complete consolidation of city and county services. The former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto , 1954-1998,
288-989: The time of the 2011 Nepal census , Dhorpatan Municipality had a population of 26,438. of these, 95.6% spoke Nepali , 2.0% Magar , 1.5% Chantyal , 0.3% Kham , 0.1% Maithili , 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 39.3% were Kami , 22.6% Magar , 16.9% Chhantyal , 8.9% Hill Brahmin , 3.0% Damai /Dholi, 2.5% Chhantyal , 2.0% Kumal , 1.1% Kayastha , 0.5% Sarki , 0.5% Thakali , 0.4% Musalman , 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% other Dalit , 0.3% Gurung , 0.3% Newar , 0.2% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.2% Thakuri , 0.1% Tamang , 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others. In terms of religion, 91.1% were Hindu , 5.6% Buddhist , 1.0% Christian , 0.7% Prakriti , 0.4% Muslim and 1.1% others. In terms of literacy, 63.0% could read and write, 2.9% could only read and 33.9% could neither read nor write. Municipalities of Nepal Federal Parliament : Judiciary: A municipality ( Nepali : नगरपालिका ) in Nepal
306-477: The unification of the Kingdom of Nepal from loose confederations in the Karnali and Gandaki' regions and from other confederations further east. A seasonal STOL airstrip 1 km to the west serves the valley. Dhorpatan can also be reached from Baglung via Burtibang by bus or jeep, and by jeep from Beni via Myagdi Khola. Dolpa is a few days trek to the north around the western Dhaulagiri range. There are
324-632: Was created by partial amalgamation of the City of Toronto with neighbouring towns and townships in southerly York County , from which the metropolitan municipality was then extracted. Each jurisdiction retained a degree of local autonomy, like the City of London and the boroughs in Greater London, while the Metropolitan government replaced the old county government and supervised metro-wide services, such as police, fire and ambulance. Conversely,
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