2003:ED:E703:7F00:1F41:88AE:CECF:7D7D: Replace 'market place' with exact terminology 'Village development committee (Nepal)' in the text.

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Replace 'market place' with exact terminology 'Village development committee (Nepal)' in the text.

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Palung
| native_name = पालुङ्ग
| other_name =
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| mapsize = 300px
| map_caption = Map of the village development committees in Makwanpur District
| pushpin_map = Nepal
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal
| coordinates = {{coord|27.65|85.07|type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Province of Nepal|Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Nepal|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bagmati Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Makwanpur District|Makwanpur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Local government area|Area]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Thaha Municipality]]
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Lav Sher Bista
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| population_total = 5,603
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities
| population_note = Male Population: 2,619<br>Female Population: 2,984
| postal_code_type = Postal Code
| postal_code = 44110
| area_code = 057
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| timezone = [[Nepal Time]]
| utc_offset = +5:45
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'''Palung''' ('''पालुङ्ग''') is an ancient [[village development committee (Nepal)]] in [[Thaha Municipality]] in [[Makwanpur District]] in the [[Bagmati Province]] of [[Nepal]]. At the time of the [[1991 Nepal census|2011 Nepal census]] it had a population of 5,603 people living in 1,236 individual households.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/National%20Report/National%20Report.pdf|title=Nepal Census 2001|last=|first=|date=|work=Nepal's Village Development Committees|publisher=[[Digital Himalaya]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221003017/http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/National%20Report/National%20Report.pdf|archive-date=21 December 2016|accessdate=9 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Media==
To Promote local culture and development Palung has two FM radio stations namely [[Radio Palung 107.2 MHz|Radio Palung 107.2 MHz]], is a community radio station and Radio Aawaj 88.8 MHz is a private radio station. The former is the first community radio station of Makwanpur district. In addition to electronic media, Shantipur daily newspaper and weekly newspaper Bikash Kharpatrika and Thaha Darshan are in publication.

=== Education ===
Palung, now [[Thaha Municipality|Thaha municipality]] is one of the leading education center in northern part of [[Makwanpur District|Makwanpur district]]. This is enriched with Palung multiple campus, Janakalyan Higher Secondary School, Bajrabarahi Higher Secondary School, Jhamkeshwori Secondary School, Matsyanarayan Secondary School and Sunaula Secondary School providing higher level education from government sector whereas Himalayan English Boarding School, Palung Modern Secondary School, Palung English School, Palung Valley Heart Academy providing secondary level education as private institutions.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Populated places in Makwanpur District]]
[[Category:Thaha Municipality]]

{{Makwanpur-geo-stub}}

Palung - Revision history

2003:ED:E703:7F00:1F41:88AE:CECF:7D7D: Replace 'market place' with exact terminology 'Village development committee (Nepal)' in the text.