Gosaikunda (Nepali: गोसाईंकुण्ड) is a rural municipality located in Rasuwa District of Bagmati Province in Nepal.[1] Rasuwa district is divided into five rural municipality and Gosaikunda is one of them. It is located near the border of Tibet-China on Himalayan range. It is surrounded by Sindhupalchok District in east, Naukunda Rural Municipality and Kalika Rural Municipality in south and Uttargaya Rural Municipality and Aamachhodingmo Rural Municipality in west. Tibet is located on the north side of the rural municipality. Total area of the rural municipality is 987.77 square kilometres (381.38 sq mi) and total population is 7,143 individuals.[2][3][4]

Gosaikunda गोसाईंकुण्ड गाउँपालिका
Rural Municipality
A scene of village in Syaphru
Gosaikunda Location of Gosaikunda
Coordinates: 28°9′48.68″N 85°20′10.77″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Province
District	Rasuwa
Wards	5
Established	10 March 2017
Government
• Type	Rural Council
• Chairperson	Mr. Kaisang Nurpu Tamang
• Vice-chairperson	Mrs. Kar Gyalmu Shreshtha
Area
• Total	987.77 km2 (381.38 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,143
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time)
Postal Code	45000
Area code(s)	010
Headquarter	Syaphru
Website	Official Website

The rural municipality was formed on 10 March 2017, when Government of Nepal announced 753 local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015[5] thus the rural municipality came into existence. The municipality was formed merging following former VDCs: Thuman, Timure, Briddhim Langtang, Syaphru and Dhunche. The municipality is divided into 5 wards and the admin center of the rural municipality is located at Syaphru (ward no. 5).[4]

Etymology

Gosaikunda rural municipality was named after Gosaikunda lake, which is situated in Langtang National Park. The area of the park is extended into 3 districts Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok but the Gsaikunda lake falls under Rasuwa District.

Point of interest

• Langtang National Park
• Gosaikunda Lake
• Rasuwagadhi

References