Overview
Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality (सान्नी त्रिवेणी गाउँपालिका) was established in 2017 (2074 BS) as a local government of Nepal. The headquarters of the Sanni Triveni Gaunpalika is located in Mehalmudi, Kalikot District, Karnali Province, Nepal. Rural Municipality is known as Gaunpalika in the Nepali Language.
Sanni Triveni Gaunpalika is surrounded by Raskot Municipality on the East, Narharinath Rural Municipality on the West, Bajura District to the North, and Khandachakra Municipality to the South. The altitude is 5218.48 feet above sea level and 754 km from Kathmandu. Dashain, Tihar, Holi, Maghe Sankranti, Krishna Janmashtami, Buddha Jayanti, Hari Tabika Teej, Shivaratri, Pathai festival, are the main festivals of this Rural municipality. Its temperature ranges from a maximum of 35 degrees to a minimum of 8 degrees.
The total area of the Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality is 136.71 km² (52.78 sq mi), and the total population of the rural municipality, according to the 2011 (2068 BS) Nepal census, is 12,846 individuals. The density of this rural municipality is 94/km2 (240/sq mi). This Rural municipality is divided into nine wards.
Mugraha, Mehalmudi, and Ranku Village development committees (VDCs) were incorporated to form Sanni Triveni Gaunpalika. This rural municipality came into existence on Ashoj 1, 2074 BS, fulfilling the requirement of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 (2072 BS). The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration replaced all old Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities with 753 new local-level bodies.
