Gharpajhong Rural Municipality
घरपझोङ गाउँपालिका | |
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  Gharpajhong Rural Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°47′05″N 83°44′17″E / 28.784746°N 83.738181°E | |
| 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. [1]
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. [2]
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. [3]
In terms of religion, 52.2% were Hindu, 44.9% Buddhist, 2.2% Christian, 0.2% Bon, 0.1% Muslim and 0.3% others. [4]
In terms of literacy, 75.6% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 22.1% could neither read nor write. [5]
References
Headquarters:
Jomsom (today part of
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