Overview
Kapurkot Rural Municipality (कपुरकोट गाउँपालिका) was established in 2017 (2073 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The headquarters of the Kapurkot Gaunpalika is located in Dhanwang, 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 Kapurkot Rural Municipality is 18204 (Female 9486 and 8716 Male). It is surrounded by Triveni Rural Municipality in the west, Chhattisgarh Rural Municipality in the north, Rolpa district in the east and Dang district in the south. The total area of this Gaupalika is 119.21 square kilometers.
Dhanwang, Sinwang, Rim and Garpa Village Development Committee (VDCs) were incorporated into Kapurkot 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.
