sarawal (RM)
Native nameसरावल गाउँपालिका
Coordinates27.5°N 83.73°E
CountryNepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictParasi
Wards7
ChairpersonMr. Sukhadi Prasad Chaudhary Tharu
Vice-chairpersonMrs.Basmati harijan
Term of office(2022 - 2026)
Established10 March 2017
Area total73.19 km²
Population as of2011
Population total38,163
Time zoneNepal Standard Time (UTC+5:45)
HeadquarterSarawal

Sarawal is a Rural municipality in the Parasi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 73.19 square kilometres (28.26 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 38,163, according to a 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 Sarawal, Tilakpur, Manari, Badahara Dubauliya, Rampur Khadauna and Bhujhawa village development committees (VDCs) were merged to form Sarawal Rural Municipality. Sarawal is divided into 7 wards, with Sarawal VDC declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.

References

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