Overview
Kumakh Rural Municipality (कुमाख गाउँपालिका) was established in 2017 (2073 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The headquarters of the Kumakh Rural Municipality Gaunpalika is located in Ragechaur, Salyan district, Karnali Province of Nepal. Rural Municipality is known as Gaunpalika in the Nepali Language.
According to the 2011 census, the total population of the Kumakh Rural Municipality is 33,347. It is surrounded by the Darma Rural Municipality and Bagchaur Municipality in the east, Bangad Kupinde Municipality in the west, Rukum and Jajarkot district in the North and Siddha Kumakh Rural Municipality in the South. The total area of this Gaupalika is 177.27 square kilometers and density is 140 Km2. This rural municipality is divided into 7 wards.
This village is situated 450 to 2000 meters from the surface of the sea level. It is 28 ° 41 '03 North Latitude and 28 ° 56' is spread to 43 Eastern latitudes. There are also high mountains of Salyan district like Kumakh in this village. This is the historical and religious significance of this place in the form of the holy temple of Salyan district, Sidddhababa temple, and mysterious Siddha Cave. This village is mainly inhabited by regional, Brahman, Magar, Thakuri and Dalit communities. The native language of 100 percent of people is Nepali, in this village where Hindus are in prosperity. The main profession of the people here is agriculture. There is an emergency drinking water facility. The centers of this village are connected to the road network. Due to the convenience of the villagers, the villagers have been deprived, but the electricity has expanded the work very tremendously. Telephone service has become a bit less functional.
Marmaparikanda, Kalagaun, Badagaun, and Jimali Village Development Committee (VDCs) were incorporated into Kumakh Gaupalika. This rural municipality came into existence on 10 March 2017 (Falgun 27, 2073 BS), fulfilling the requirement of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 (2072 BS). Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level bodies.
