| Thasang Rural Municipality थासाङ गाउँपालिका | |
|---|---|
| Gaunpalika | |
  Thasang Rural MunicipalityLocation in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°41′33″N 83°37′04″E / 28.692431°N 83.617854°E / 28.692431; 83.617854 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Mustang District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,912 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Website | http://thasangmun.gov.np/ |
Thasang Rural Municipality (Nepali: थासाङ गाउँपालिका, romanized: Thāsāṅa gā'um̐pālikā) 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 by municipal and Village Councils. Thasang is one of these 753 local units.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Thasang Rural Municipality had a population of 3,093. Of these, 76.3% spoke Nepali, 14.7% Thakali, 4.1% Magar, 0.9% Tamang, 0.8% Gurung, 0.7% Sign language, 0.6% Kham, 0.4% Rai and 1.0% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 34.1% were Thakali, 17.8% Kami, 17.0% Magar, 10.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.7% Chhetri, 3.4% Hill Brahmin, 2.5% Chhantyal, 2.0% Gurung, 1.6% Tamang, 1.2% Sarki, 1.1% other Dalit, 1.0% Rai, 0.9% Newar, 0.7% Sherpa, 0.4% Limbu and 1.2% others.
In terms of religion, 63.0% were Hindu, 34.5% Buddhist, 1.7% Christian, 0.2% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.5% others.
In terms of literacy, 72.8% could read and write, 2.4% could only read and 24.7% could neither read nor write.
References
- "थासाङ गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय | गण्डकी प्रदेश, मुस्ताङ, नेपाल". thasangmun.gov.np. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- Collegenp. "Thasang Rural Municipality | Collegenp". www.collegenp.com. 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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