Bijuwar

Bijuwar बिजुवार
Bijuwar Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°07′N 82°52′E / 28.12°N 82.86°E / 28.12; 82.86Coordinates: 28°07′N 82°52′E / 28.12°N 82.86°E / 28.12; 82.86
Country	Nepal
Region	Mid-Western
Zone	Rapti Zone
District	Pyuthan District
VDC	XXX
Population (2001 Census[1])
• Total	4,976
	967 households
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Bijuwar is a town and market center in Pyuthan Municipality in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee along with Pyuthan Khalanga, Bijubar, Dakha Kwadi, Bijaya Nagar, Dharmawati, Maranthana and Khaira was merged to form the new municipality since 18 May 2014.^[2][3] Bijuwar is the main commercial center in the valley of Jhimruk Khola.

To Promote local culture Bijuwar has one FM radio station Radio Lisne Awaj - 103.6 MHz Which is a Community radio Station.

Villages in VDC

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Radio: Radio Lisne Awaj 103.6 MHz

References

1. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008. 
2. ↑ "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10. 
3. ↑ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10. 
4. ↑ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan" (PDF). Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 

External links

• UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District