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Phedap फेदाप गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°09′N 87°37′E / 27.15°N 87.62°E / 27.15; 87.62
Province	Koshi Province
District	Tehrathum
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Hari Prasad Chongwang (NCP)
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Gita Thapa (NCP)
Area
• Total	110.83 km (42.79 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,700
• Density	160/km (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Headquarter	Simle
Website	official website

Phedap (Nepali: फेदाप गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of four rural municipality located in Tehrathum District of Koshi Province of Nepal. There are a total of 6 municipalities in Tehrathum in which 2 are urban and 4 are rural.

According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Phedap has an area of 110.83 square kilometres (42.79 sq mi) and the total population of the municipality is 17700 as of Census of Nepal 2011.

Oyakjung, Jaljale, Simle, Ishibu and Samdu which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).

The rural municipality is divided into total 5 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Simle.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Phedap Rural Municipality had a population of 17,700. Of these, 51.6% spoke Nepali, 38.6% Limbu, 4.8% Tamang, 2.3% Kulung, 1.1% Rai, 0.6% Newar, 0.4% Wambule, 0.2% Sanskrit, 0.1% Magar, 0.1% Maithili and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 40.4% were Limbu, 18.5% Chhetri, 15.5% Hill Brahmin, 4.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 4.8% Tamang, 3.5% Kami, 2.9% Damai/Dholi, 2.6% Rai, 1.7% Kulung, 1.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.4% Newar, 1.0% Sarki, 0.5% Majhi, 0.3% Badi, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.1% Kathabaniyan, 0.1% Magar and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 54.8% were Hindu, 39.5% Kirati, 4.8% Buddhist, 0.6% Christian and 0.2% others.

In terms of literacy, 71.9% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 25.9% could neither read nor write.

^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण". www.mofald.gov.np/en. MoFALD. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
"CITY POPULATION – statistics, maps & charts". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "फेदाप गाउँपालिकाकाे संक्षिप्त परिचय" [Short introduction of Phedap Rural Municipality]. www.phedapmun.gov.np (in Nepali). Phedap Rural Municipality. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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v t e Tehrathum District
Headquarters: Myanglung Municipality
Rural municipalities	Aathrai Chhathar Phedap Menchhayayem
Municipalities	Myanglung Laligurans

v t e Municipalities of Koshi Province
Metropolitan cities	Biratnagar
Sub-metropolitan cities	Itahari Dharan
Largest municipalities (by population)	Mechinagar Sundar Haraicha Birtamod Damak Triyuga Baraha Arjundhara Belbari Inaruwa Shivasatakshi Pathari Shanischare Urlabari Bhadrapur Duhabi Ramdhuni Ratuwamai Gauradaha
Largest Rural municipalities (by population)	Kamal Buddha Shanti Budi Ganga Harinagara Bhokraha Koshi Katahari Jahada Dhanpalthan Kanepokhari Kachankawal Gadhi Jhapa Dewangunj Barhadashi Barju Gramthan Gaurigunj Kerabari Miklajung

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