Rupa Rural Municipality रुपा गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
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Coordinates: 28°09′09″N 84°09′02″E / 28.152586°N 84.150477°E / 28.152586; 84.150477
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Kaski District
Area
• Total	94.8 km2 (36.6 sq mi)
Population
• Total	14,526
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://rupamun.gov.np/

Rupa Rural Municipality (Rupa Gaupalika) (Nepali: रुपा गाउँपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Kaski District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, in which VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Rupa is one of these 753 local units.^[1][2][3]

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Rupa Rural Municipality had a population of 14,526. Of these, 76.7% spoke Nepali, 13.4% Gurung, 4.0% Newar, 3.2% Urdu, 2.0% Magar, 0.2% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Tamang and 0.4% other languages as their first language.^[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 25.8% were Hill Brahmin, 14.6% Gurung, 11.6% Chhetri, 9.4% Kami, 6.9% Newar, 6.1% Magar, 5.4% Damai/Dholi, 4.4% Thakuri, 4.3% Kumal, 3.9% Sarki, 3.3% Musalman, 2.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Khawas, 0.2% Bote, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Tamang, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Rai and 0.3% others.^[5]

In terms of religion, 86.4% were Hindu, 9.8% Buddhist, 3.3% Muslim, 0.3% Christian and 0.1% others.^[6]

In terms of literacy, 75.1% could both read and write, 2.0% could only read and 22.8% could neither read nor write.^[7]

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