Hatuwagadhi Rural Municipality


Hatuwagadhi is one of 7 rural municipalities of Bhojpur District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 9 municipalities in Bhojpur of which 2 are urban and 7 are rural.
Hatuwagadhi has an area of and the total population of the municipality is 20,543 as of Census of Nepal 2011.
Hatuwagadhi was known as Majh Kirant kingdom before the unification of Nepal by Shah Kings. It was capital of Kirat Kingdom. The ruins of the ancient capital and forts still exist at Hatuwagadhi.