Myanglung
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Myanglung Municipality म्याङलुङ नगरपालिका |
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 Myanglung Municipality
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| Coordinates: 27°7′38″N 87°32′10″E / 27.12722°N 87.53611°ECoordinates: 27°7′38″N 87°32′10″E / 27.12722°N 87.53611°E | |
| State | Nepal |
| Zone | Koshi zone |
| District | Terhathum District |
| Population 2011 | |
| • Total | 19,659 |
| Time zone | NST (UTC+5:45) |
Myanglung (Nepali: म्याङलुङ) is a municipality and the district headquarters of Terhathum District of Kosi Zone in eastern Nepal. The municipality is situated at an elevation of about 1500 metres above sea level. Myanglung was converted into a municipality from a village development committee on 18 May 2014, merging the existing village development committees of Myanglung, Piple, Jirikhimti, Ambung, Sabla and Tamphula. According to the census of 2011 the total population of Myanglung is 19,659 including five VDCs.
A mixed variety of people inhabit the municipality, though Limbus and Newars are the major inhabitants of this region. Nepali is the most commonly spoken language. Newars are regarded as ethnic or indigenous people, though they are not as numerous in comparison to other castes. This may be due to the immigration of people from different areas into Myanglung.
The Myanglung, along with the Tehrathum, were annexed into the unified Nepal by Prince Bahadur Shah in 1780s. Earlier it was a province of Pallo Kiraat. A story behind the naming of the place is popularly recited in the area. There was a chautari under a big tree (वरको रूख). Two porters who had stopped on the chautari were amazed when their cooking pot fell down from the fireplace after an unusual shaking. That made a "Myang lung" sound which they gave to the place as a good name. A temple is standing there that carries a history of the ancient chautari. In Limbu language, myang means cat and lung means stone. Myanglun was formed by the two Limbu language words.
Singha Bahini Higher Secondary School and Saraswoti Secondary School are the community schools, whereas other couple of english medium boarding schools have been run by the private sector; such as Deepjyoti English Boarding School, Araniko English Boarding School & Annapurna English Boarding School. For higher education, Myanglung campus situated at Myanglung Municipality and Terathum Campus (popularly known as Chuhandada Campus) situated at Chuhandanda are prominent academies in the area. The Tehrathum Campus is one of the oldest campus in the Nepal established in 2017 B.S.
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