Musikot, Western Rukum

Musikot (Nepali: मुसिकोट) is a municipality and the district headquarter of Western Rukum District in Karnali province of Nepal that was established as Musikot Khalanga on 2 December 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Musikot and Khalanga.[1][2][3] It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River. It borders with Eastern Rukum in the east, Sanibheri rural municipality in the west, Banfikot rural municipality in the north and Tribeni rural municipality and Rolpa district in the south.[4] Musikot was formerly called Musikot Khalanga and served as the district headquarter of Rukum District.

Musikot मुसिकोट
Municipality नगरपालिका
Musikot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28.63°N 82.49°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Karnali
District	Western Rukum
Established	2 December 2014
Government
• Mayor	Devilal Gautam (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Prem Kumari Sunar (NCP)
Area
• Total	136.06 km^2 (52.53 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	32,939
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://musikotmunrukum.gov.np/

Media

To Promote local culture Musikot has one FM radio station, Radio Sani Bheri F.M. - 89.2 MHz,[5] which is a Community radio Station.

Transportation

Rukum Salle Airport lies in Old-Musikot offering flights to Nepalgunj and Kathmandu.[6] Rapti Highway links Musikot to the Terai region of Nepal.

References

1. "Musikot Municipality". Government of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
2. "72 New Municipalities Announced", Republica, 8 May 2014.
3. "Govt Announces 72 New Municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Kathmandu Post, 8 May 2014.
4. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
5. "Radio Sani Bheri F.M 89.2 MHz". ACORAB.
6. "Rukum Salle Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

External links

• Official website