| Gharpajhong Rural Municipality घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
| Gaunpalika | |
  Gharpajhong Rural MunicipalityLocation in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°47′05″N 83°44′17″E / 28.784746°N 83.738181°E / 28.784746; 83.738181 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Mustang District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,029 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Website | http://gharapjhongmun.gov.np/ |
Gharapjhong Rural Municipality (Gharapjhong Gaupalika) (Nepali: घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika, or rural municipality, in Mustang district in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which Village Development Committees were replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Gharapjhong is one of these 753 local units.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gharpajhong Rural Municipality had a population of 3,736. Of these, 61.6% spoke Nepali, 23.6% Thakali, 6.5% Gurung, 1.9% Magar, 1.6% Tamang, 1.0% Belhare, 1.0% Sherpa, 0.7% Maithili, 0.5% Newar, 0.4% Bhojpuri, 0.4% Rai, 0.4% Tharu and 0.4% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.7% were Thakali, 13.2% Kami, 13.1% Gurung, 10.0% Magar, 6.5% Damai/Dholi, 5.5% Hill Brahmin, 4.6% Tamang, 4.3% Chhetri, 1.6% Newar, 1.4% Sherpa, 1.1% Rai, 1.1% Sarki, 1.0% Badi, 1.0% Tharu, 0.6% Thakuri, and 2.3% others.
In terms of religion, 52.2% were Hindu, 44.9% Buddhist, 2.2% Christian, 0.2% Bon, 0.1% Muslim and 0.3% others.
In terms of literacy, 75.6% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 22.1% could neither read nor write.
References
- "घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | जोमसोम, मुस्ताङ, गण्डकी प्रदेश, नेपाल". gharapjhongmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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| Mustang District | ||
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| Headquarters: Jomsom (today part of Gharpajhong Rural Municipality) | ||
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