Beni Municipality
बेनी नगरपालिका
Beni Bazaar
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Aerial view of the municipality in 2012
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| Motto:
दुई खोलाको संगम
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  Beni Municipality Location in Nepal Show map of Gandaki Province Beni Municipality Beni Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°21′0″N 83°34′0″E / 28.35000°N 83.56667°E / 28.35000; 83.56667 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki Province |
| District | Myagdi District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Surat K.C. (CPNUML) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jyoti Lmichhane (Nepal Communist Party Maoist Centre) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.77 km2 (20.37 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 28,511 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code |
33200
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| Area code | 069 |
| Website | http://benimun.gov.np/ |
Beni is a municipality and the district headquarters of Myagdi DistrictinGandaki Province, Nepal. Municipality was announced by merging the then Ratnechaur, Jyamrukot, Arthunge, Pulachaur, Singa village development committees since 18 May 2014.[1]
Beni is located at the confluence of the Kali Gandaki River and Myagdi River at an altitude of 899 meters. Being the northernmost of the Tri-cities area of Nepal, it is located 12 km to the north of Zonal headquarters Baglung. It is mainly divided into two parts by the Kali Gandaki River. The Western Part lies in Myagdi District and the main offices lie there. The other part lies in Parbat District and is relatively small.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Beni Municipality had a population of 34,878. Of these, 92.9% spoke Nepali, 2.8% Magar, 1.9% Newar, 0.7% Chantyal, 0.3% Bhojpuri, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Maithili, 0.2% Thakali, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Sanskrit, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[2]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 29.0% were Chhetri, 21.7% Magar, 13.3% Hill Brahmin, 8.1% Damai/Dholi, 8.0% Kami, 6.3% Sarki, 3.8% Newar, 2.6% Thakuri, 2.2% Chhantyal, 1.1% Gurung, 1.0% Thakali, 0.6% Kisan, 0.4% Musalman, 0.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.4% others.[3]
In terms of religion, 92.2% were Hindu, 6.2% Buddhist, 1.0% Christian, 0.4% Muslim and 0.1% others.[4]
In terms of literacy, 77.2% could read and write, 2.3% could only read and 20.4% could neither read nor write.[5]
Beni meaning the place where two rivers meet was the winter headquarters of Parvat Rajya. It was on the Tibet-Nepal trading route before the invasion of Parvat Rajya.[6]
Beni municipality has many private, community as well as government schools. Some of them are as follows.
Although Beni is small but it is really beautiful. Some of the popular tourist destinations are:
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