Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality धवलागिरी गाउँपालिका
Gaunpalika
Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°28′28″N 83°21′18″E / 28.474543°N 83.354875°E / 28.474543; 83.354875
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki
District	Myagdi District
Area
• Total	1,037 km2 (400 sq mi)
• Rank	10th (Nepal)
Population
• Total	14,104
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	http://dhawalagirimun.gov.np/

Dhaulagiri Municipality (Nepali :धवलागिरी गाँउपालिका) is a Gaunpalika in Myagdi District in Gandaki Province of Nepal. On 12 March 2017, the government of Nepal implemented a new local administrative structure, with the implementation of the new local administrative structure, VDCs have been replaced with municipal and Village Councils. Dhaulagiri is one of these 753 local units.^[1][2]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality had a population of 14,112. Of these, 94.7% spoke Nepali, 4.6% Kham, 0.2% Sanskrit, 0.2% Sign language, 0.1% Chantyal and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[3]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 33.6% were Magar, 30.9% Kami, 12.9% Chhetri, 9.8% Chhantyal, 5.0% Hill Brahmin, 1.9% Damai/Dholi, 1.9% Gurung, 1.3% Thakuri, 1.1% other Dalit, 0.6% Sarki, 0.6% Thakali, 0.1% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.1% Pattharkatta/Kushwadiya and 0.3% others.^[4]

In terms of religion, 94.0% were Hindu, 4.0% Buddhist, 1.8% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.^[5]

In terms of literacy, 63.6% could read and write, 3.9% could only read and 32.4% could neither read nor write.^[6]