Makalu Rural Municipality

Makalu () is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of five rural municipality located in Sankhuwasabha District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 10 municipalities in Sankhuwasabha in which 5 are urban and 5 are rural.
According to Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Developme Makalu has an area of and the total population of the municipality is 13204 as of Census of Nepal 2011.
Makalu, part of Yamphu, Num, part of Pawakhola and Pathibhara which previously were all separate Village development committee merged to form this new local level body. Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development replaced all old VDCs and Municipalities into 753 new local level body (Municipality).
The rural municipality is divided into total 6 wards and the headquarter of this newly formed rural municipality is situated in Num.