Overview
Palata Rural Municipality (पलाता गाउँपालिका) was established in 2017 (2073 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The headquarters of the Palata Gaunpalika is located in Thirpu, Kalikot district, Karnali Province of Nepal. Rural Municipality is known as Gaunpalika in the Nepali Language. Palata Gaunpalika is surrounded by Jumla District on the East, Pachaljharana Rural Municipality and Bajura district on the West, Mugu district on the North, and Khandachakra Municipality and Tilagufa Municipality on the South.
The total area of the Palata Rural Municipality is 318.84 square kilometers (123.10 sq mi) and the total population of the rural municipality according to 2011 (2068 BS) Nepal census is 14,571 individual. The density of this rural municipality is 48/km2 (120/sq mi). This Rural municipality is divided into 9 wards.
Thirpu, Khin, and Dhaulagoha Village development committees (VDCs) were incorporated to form Palata Gaunpalika, 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.
