Palungtar is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province, in central Nepal. It was made from seven former village development committees: Aanppipal, Chyangli, Dhuwakot, Gaikhur, Khoplang, Mirkot and Palumtar. The town lies on the bank of the Marshyangdi River, and the Government of Nepal has planned to make it the country's first smart city. At the 2011 census it had a population of 38,174 people in 9,924 households, a figure that its demographics section gives as 38,244. Most people speak Nepali, with Tamang, Magar, Gurung and Newar minorities, and the population is mostly Hindu with Buddhist and Christian communities. Palungtar Airport lies in the municipality but is out of service.
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At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 38,174 people living in 9,924 individual households
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is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province, central Nepal
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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
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