title: Mahakali, Darchula
text: # Mahakali, Darchula
  
  Mahakali (Nepali: महाकाली) is a municipality located in Darchula District of Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.
  
  The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 named "Api Municipality" merging the former village development committees of: Brahmadev, Chhapari, Dhap, Kante and Khalanga. The total area of "Api municipality" had 1,314 square kilometres (507 sq mi) and it had total population of 20,797 people.
  
  Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal 2015, all old municipalities and villages (which were more than 3900 in number) were restructured into 753 new units, thus this municipality upgraded into Mahakali municipality
  
  On 10 March 2017, during upgradation of Api municipality a small portion of this municipality (ward 1, 2 & 3) excluded from it and Dattu Village development committee merged to it and renamed as Mahakali municipality. Now total area of the municipality has 135.11 square kilometres (52.17 sq mi) and total population of it is 21231 people, the municipality is divided into total 9 wards.
  
  