Kaligandaki Rural Municipality, Gulmi

Kaligandaki is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal.
The rural municipality spans of area, with a total population of 18,876 according to a 2011 Nepal census.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local level bodies into 753 new local level structures.
The previous Harmichaur, Phoksing, Arbani, Jayakhani, Purtighat, Khadgakot and Bhurmung VDCs were merged to form Kaligandaki Rural Municipality.
Kaligandaki is divided into 7 wards, with Purtighat declared the administrative center of the rural municipality.