Phungling Municipality
Phungling Municipality
फुङ्लिङ नगरपालिका ताप्लेजुङ्ग | |
|---|---|
Phungling bazaar | |
| Coordinates: 27°21′23″N 87°40′13″E / 27.35639°N 87.67028°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Taplejung District |
| Established | 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Amir Maden (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Bhim Devi Ojha (CPN (UML)) |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,441 m (4,730 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,406 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Limbu, Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57500 |
| Area code | 024 |
| Website | phunglingmun |
Phungling Municipality (previously also Taplejung Municipality) is a municipality located in Taplejung District in the Koshi Province of Nepal. The municipality was formed merging the then two Village Development Committees of Phungling and Dokhu in May 2014. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 19,085 people and 4,480 individual households.