Sunwal

Sunwal City, officially the Sunwal Municipal City, is the urbanized and the most populous city of Parasi District with 72,621 native inhabitants living in 18,689 households in 2021 and 0.11 million people in its urban agglomeration. It is located in the Lumbini Province at an altitude of 131 metres (430 feet).

Sunwal City
सुनवल (Nepali)
Sunawal, Golden Place, Golden Wall
Sunwal Municipality
Motto(s): 
Nepali: सांस्कृतिक सहर, सुनवल सुन्दर सहर, lit.'Cultural City, Sunwal Precious Municipality'
Sunwal City
Sunwal City
Sunwal City
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Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictNawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) district
Founded byGolden King
No. of Wards13
Government
  TypeMayor–council government
  BodySunwal City Municipality Government
  MayorBimala Aryal (UML)
  Deputy mayorSurya Prasad Dubey (UML)
Area
  Municipal city173.50 km2 (66.99 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal city72,621
  Rank27th
  Density419/km2 (1,090/sq mi)
  Metro
0.11 million
  Municipal rank
29th
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Postal Code
33000
Area code078
Websitewww.sunwalmun.gov.np

The city is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in Lumbini, founded in the 15th century. The city was historically called the "Sunawal" and has been the home of the Brahmin, Chhetri, Gurung, Magar and Newar people, a cosmopolitan urban civilization in the Himalayan foothills. Today, it runs with the local government of the Nepalese republic, established in 2015, and is part of the Lumbini Province.

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