Beni, Myagdi

Beni Municipality बेनी नगरपालिका Beni Bazaar
Municipality
Aerial view of the municipality in 2012
Motto:  दुई खोलाको संगम
Beni Municipality Location in Nepal Show map of Gandaki Province Beni Municipality Beni Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 28°21′0″N 83°34′0″E / 28.35000°N 83.56667°E / 28.35000; 83.56667
Country	Nepal
Province	Gandaki Province
District	Myagdi District
Government
• Mayor	Surat K.C. (CPNUML)
• Deputy Mayor	Jyoti Lmichhane (Nepal Communist Party Maoist Centre)
Area
• Total	52.77 km2 (20.37 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	28,511
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	33200
Area code	069
Website	http://benimun.gov.np/

Beni is a municipality and the district headquarters of Myagdi District in Gandaki Province, Nepal. Municipality was announced by merging the then Ratnechaur, Jyamrukot, Arthunge, Pulachaur, Singa village development committees since 18 May 2014.^[1]

Beni is located at the confluence of the Kali Gandaki River and Myagdi River at an altitude of 899 meters. Being the northernmost of the Tri-cities area of Nepal, it is located 12 km to the north of Zonal headquarters Baglung. It is mainly divided into two parts by the Kali Gandaki River. The Western Part lies in Myagdi District and the main offices lie there. The other part lies in Parbat District and is relatively small.