Tokha
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tokha
| official_name = Tokha Municipality
| native_name = टोखा
| native_name_lang = ne
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Chandeshwori Temple Tokha Tokha Municipility Kathmandu Nepal Rajesh Dhungana (19).jpg
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| image_caption = Tokha Chandeshwori Temple, Tokha Municipality
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| pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal
| coordinates = {{coord|27|45|33|N|85|19|42|E|region:NP_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Nepal
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = District
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| subdivision_name1 = Bagmati
| subdivision_name2 = Kathmandu
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| established_title = Established
| established_date = 2 December 2014
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Prakash Adhikari (NCP){{cite news |title=UML emerges victorious in Tokha Municipality |url=http://www.dainiknepal.com/2017/05/237051.html |access-date=19 November 2022 |work=Dainik Nepal |date=19 May 2017 |location=Kathmandu |archive-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511235945/http://www.dainiknepal.com/2017/05/237051.html |url-status=dead }}
| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
| leader_name1 = Murari Tamang (NC)
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| area_total_km2 = 16.9
| area_total_sq_mi = 6.525
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| population_total = 133,755
| population_as_of = 2021 Nepal census
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
| population_blank1 = Newar, Bahun, Chhetri, Tamang, Magar
| population_blank2_title = Language
| population_blank2 = Nepali, Nepal Bhasa, Tamang Bhasa, Dhut Magar
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| website = {{URL|http://www.tokhamun.gov.np/en}}
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Tokha ({{langx|ne|टोखा}}) is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal established 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Dhapasi, Jhor Mahankal, Gongabu, Tokha Chandeshwari and Tokha Saraswati.{{cite news|title=Govt announces 61 municipalities|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/12/02/news/govt-announces-61-municipalities/270367.html|access-date=2 December 2014|work=The Kathmandu Post|date=3 December 2014}}{{cite news|title=Govt creates 61 new municipalities|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=87849|access-date=2 December 2014|work=República|date=3 December 2014}} The municipality derives its name from the historical town of Tokha (current ward 2 and 3).
Etymology
Tokha comes from two Newari words Tu, meaning 'sugarcane' and Khya meaning 'field'.{{Cite web|url=http://ecs.com.np/features/the-many-tales-of-tokha|title=The Many Tales of Tokha|website=ECS NEPAL|language=en|access-date=2019-02-17}} Tokha is known for its production of chaku, a delicacy made from raw sugarcane juice.{{Cite web|url=http://ecs.com.np/features/tokha-and-the-chaku-factories|title=Tokha and the Chaku Factories|website=ECS NEPAL|language=en|access-date=2019-02-17}}
Population
Tokha has a total population of 99,032 according to 2011 Nepal census.{{cite news|title=2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)|url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf|access-date=12 August 2015|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics|date=November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731124937/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf|archive-date=2013-07-31}} There are 25,561 families in the municipality. The total male population is 48,323 and the female population is 50,909. The population of the municipality grew to 133,755 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.4% of the residents were Nepali citizens and 91.1% were literate in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Tokha (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/mun/admin/kathmandu/2711__tokha/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=citypopulation.de}}
Governance
Tokha was created as a municipality on 2 December 2014 after merging Dhapasi, Jhor Mahankal, Gongabu, Tokha Chandeshwari and Tokha Saraswati. Since 2017, Tokha has been divided into 11 wards. Each ward has four ward members, two male members, one female member and one minority member, and one ward chairperson who are elected for a five-year term. The municipality is headed by a directly elected mayor. Prakash Adhikari was the first directly elected mayor of the municipality, elected in May 2017. The current municipal council has 36 members from Nepal Communist Party and 21 members from Nepali Congress.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
Social Organization
There are many business or social organizations in Tokha Municapility. The List of Organization who are established for the change of the nation by youth. We believe for the change the Organization Is necessary in any part of Nation.
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! Organization Name ! Type ! Established ! Nickname ! Motto ! Logo ! Reference | |||||||
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| 1 | [https://nepayouthclub.com.np Nepa Youth Club] | Non-Profit Youth Social Organization | 2074 B.S | NYC | We Rise By Lifting Others. | File:NepaYouthClub.png | nepayouthclub.com.np |
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Sports
Shree Bhagwati Club, an amateur football club, which plays in the Martyr's Memorial B-Division League, is based in Tokha.{{Cite news|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/shree-bhagwati-jhamsikhel-promoted/|title=Shree Bhagwati, Jhamsikhel promoted|date=2016-06-27|work=The Himalayan Times|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.tokhamun.gov.np/en Tokha]
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Category:Populated places in Kathmandu District
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