Byans, Darchula

Byans (Nepali: ब्याँस, byāns) is a rural area of Byans Rural Municipality, previously it was a Village development committee (VDC) of Darchula District in Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 723 people living in 150 individual households.[1]

For other uses, see Vyasa (disambiguation).
Byans
ब्याँस
Rural area/village
Byans
Location in province
Byans
Byans (Nepal)
Coordinates: 30.10°N 80.97°E / 30.10; 80.97
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim Province
DistrictDarchula District
Rural MunicipalityByans Rural Municipality
Ward No.1
Established10 March 2017
Government
 • TypeWard division
 • Ward chairpersonAshok Singh Bohara
 • PartyCPN (UML)
Area
 • Total565.32 km2 (218.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total556
 • Density0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Websitevyansmun.gov.np

On 10 March 2017, Government of Nepal restructured the old thousands of local level bodies into 753 new local level units. Byas VDC with surrounding other VDCs merged and formed Byans Rural Municipality. The previous Byas VDC is now ward no. 1 of new Byans Rural Municipality.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  2. "New local level structure comes into effect from today". The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. "Govt prepares to add 9 more local levels in Province 2". Kathmandu Post. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. "New local level units come into existence". Kathmandu Post. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.


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