Duhun (Nepali: दुहुँ) is a rural council located in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim province in Nepal.

Duhun दुहुँ गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
Duhun Location of rural council
Coordinates: 29.90°N 80.63°E / 29.90; 80.63
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim
District	Darchula
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Narendra Bahadur Singh Badal
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Shanti Devi Bam
Area
• Total	65.35 km2 (25.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,818
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Area code(s)	0
Headquarter	Hikila
Website	Official Website

Total area of the rural municipality is 65.35 square kilometres (25.23 sq mi) and total population is 10818 individuals. [1] [2] [3]

The rural council was formed on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 753 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015. [4] thus the rural municipality came into existence. The rural council was formed merging following former VDCs: Hikila, Pipalchauri and Dhari. Some part (Ward No. 1, 2 & 3 of Previous Api Municipality was also merged in this rural council, remaining wards of Api municipality was merged in Mahakali Municipality) The rural council is divided into 5 wards and the admin center of the rural council is located at Hikila (ward no. 2)

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