Narayan Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Narayan

| native_name = नारायण

| settlement_type = Municipality

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| pushpin_map = Nepal Karnali Province#Nepal

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Karnali

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Dailekh

| subdivision_type3 = No. of wards

| subdivision_name3 = 11

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| government_type = Local Government

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Mr. Loman Sharma(UML)

| leader_title1 = Deputy mayor

| leader_name1 = Mrs. Tapta Khadka Thapa (UML)

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 26 March 1997

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| area_total_km2 = 110.63

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| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_total = 27037

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = NST

| utc_offset = +5:45

| coordinates = {{coord|28|50|43|N|81|42|50|E|type:city_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

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| blank_name = Headquarters

| blank_info = Dailekh Bazar

| website = {{URL|narayannepal.com.np}}

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Narayan ({{langx|ne|नारायण}}) is a municipality located in Dailekh District of Karnali Province of Nepal.{{cite web |url= http://103.69.124.141/ |title= स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण |trans-title= Details of the local level bodies |language= ne |access-date= 17 July 2018 |website= www.mofald.gov.np/en |publisher= Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/ |archive-date= 31 August 2018 |url-status= dead }}

The total area of the municipality is {{convert|110.63|sqkm|sqmi}} and the total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 27,037 individuals. The municipality is divided into total 11 wards.{{cite web |url= http://mofald.gov.np/sites/default/files/News_Notices/Final%20District%201-75%20Corrected%20Last%20for%20RAJPATRA.pdf |title=District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA |website=www.mofald.gov.np |access-date=17 July 2018}}

The municipality was established on 26 March 1997 merging the then Village development committees of Narayan, Belaspur, Saraswati, Triveni and Basantamala. That time the area of the municipality was {{convert|44.26|km2|mi2}} and the total population of those area was 21,110 (according to the 2011 Nepal census).

On 10 March 2017 Government of Nepal restricted old administrative structure and announced 744 local level units (although the number increased to 753 later) as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015.{{cite news |url= https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/new-local-level-structure-comes-effect-today/ |title= New local level structure comes into effect from today |date=10 March 2017 |website=www.thehimalayantimes.com |publisher=The Himalayan Times |access-date=17 July 2018}}{{cite web |url= http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2017-03-11/new-local-level-units-come-into-existence.html |title= New local level units come into existence |date=11 March 2017 |website=www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com |access-date=18 July 2018}} Thus, on 10 March 2017, Bhawani, Bindhyabasini and Kharigaira Village development committees were incorporated with former municipality. The headquarters of the municipality is situated at Dailekh Bazar