Sonama Rural Municipality Explained

Sonama (Nepali: सोनमा) is a rural municipality in Mahottari District in Madhesh province of Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 8 sections (wards) from previous 8 former VDCs.^[1] It occupies an area of 57.77 km² with a total population of 51732.[1]^{[2] [3] [4]}

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