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Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and It ...

Itahari Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Itahari city is business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the second most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar. Situated at a dis ...

Tarahara Tarahara (तरहरा) is a town in the Sunsari District of Nepal. It is located on the Koshi Highway in between Itahari and Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which ...

Barahakshetra Barahachhetra (also Barahakshetra or Varahakshrata; ne, वराहक्षेत्र) is a Hindu and Kirat piligram site which remains between the confluence of Koka and Koshi rivers in Barahakshetra, Sunsari of Province No. 1, Nepal. T ...

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Dharan Clock Tower Dharan Clock Tower (also known as ''Ghantaghar or घन्टाघर'' ) is located in Bhanuchowk, Dharan, Nepal. The tower was constructed under the twenty-year plan of the city at the cost of NPR 5,639,000. The financial support was colle ...

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Province No. 1 Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan, Sagarmatha, Birat and Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The province covers an ...

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and 75 districts. Major cities in Sunsari district are Inaruwa],

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, and Duhabi. Some religious places of this district are

Budha Subba Temple Introduction of Budhasubba Temple Budha Subba Temple is a well known religious temple of the eastern Nepal people. It is situated in Bijayapur of Dharan, Nepal. It is believed to fulfill the wishes and bring good luck to the people visiting th ...

Ramdhuni Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the Sunsari district, Koshi Zone of Eastern Nepal. It was established in 2014. Ramdhuni previously known as Jhumka Bazar. It is approximately 356km far from Kathmandu. This town lies in the middle of two ...

Chataradham Barahachhetra (also Barahakshetra or Varahakshrata; ne, वराहक्षेत्र) is a Hindu and Kirat piligram site which remains between the confluence of Koka and Koshi rivers in Barahakshetra, Sunsari of Province No. 1, Nepal. Th ...

, Baraha, Bishnupaduka, Dantakali, and Pindeshor Babadham. The lowlands of Limbuwan, present day Terai lands of Sunsari,

Morang Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Su ...

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Jhapa District Jhapa ( ne, झापा जिल्ला; ) is a district of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi word "Jhapa" meaning "to cover" (verb). The latest official data, the 2021 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the ...

s was collectively known as Morang District since the time of King Mung Mawrong Hang of the 7th century.

Geography and climate

Demographics

Administration

The district consists of two Sub-metropolitan Cities, four urban

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Sub-metropolitian cities

Municipalities

* Inaruwa * Duhabi *

Ramdhuni-Bhasi Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the Sunsari district, Koshi Zone of Eastern Nepal. It was established in 2014. Ramdhuni previously known as Jhumka Bazar. It is approximately 356km far from Kathmandu. This town lies in the middle of two f ...

Barahachhetra Municipality Barahakshetra Municipality ( ne, बराहक्षेत्र नगरपालिका) is a newly formed municipality located in Sunsari District of Province No. 1 in Nepal. The area of the municipality is 222 km2 and according to 2 ...

Rural municipalities

* Koshi *

Gadhi Gadhi is a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

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* Bhokraha, Sunsari * Harinagara *

Dewanganj Dewanganj ( ne, देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका) is a rural community (Gaunpalika) located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Geography It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar (India) and the neares ...

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

* Amaduwa * Amahibelha * Aurabarni(Now Gadhi Gaupalika *

Bakalauri Bakalauri is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

Barahachhetra Barahachhetra (also Barahakshetra or Varahakshrata; ne, वराहक्षेत्र) is a Hindu and Kirat piligram site which remains between the confluence of Koka and Koshi rivers in Barahakshetra, Sunsari of Province No. 1, Nepal. Th ...

* Basantapur * Bhadgaun Sinawari (now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality) *

Bhaluwa Bhaluwa is a former village development committee, now part of the municipality of Duhabi-Bhaluwa in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national ...

(now Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality) * Bharoul * Bhokraha * Bishnupaduka (now Dharan Municipality) * Chadbela *

Chhitaha Chhitaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

* Chimdi *

* Dharan Municipality * Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality * Dumaraha * Gautampur * Ghuski * Harinagar * Haripur * Inaruwa Municipality * Itahari Municipality *

Jalpapur Jalpapur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal.It is bounded by satterjhora in the east, Gautampur in the south and Ramnagar in southwest and Babia in the North Respectively. At the time ...

* Kaptanganj *

Laukahi Laukahi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It lies in koshi Gaupalika-01. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by th ...

Madheli Madheli is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

Madhesa Madhesa is a former village development committee (VDC) in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It merged with the district's headquarter Inaruwa. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread n ...

Madhuwan Madhuwan is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Sta ...

Madhyeharsahi Madhyeharsahi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau o ...

* Mahendranagar * Narshinhatappu * Panchakanya (now Dharan Municipality) * Paschim Kasuha * Prakashpur * Purbakushaha * Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality * Ramganj Belgachhi *

Ramganj Senuwari Ramganj Senuwari is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

Ramnagar Bhutaha Ramnagar Bhutaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Burea ...

* Sahebgunj *

Satterjhora Satterjhora ( ne, सत्तेरझोरा गाबिस), a village development committee in Sunsari District in Province No. 1 of south-east Nepal. Its population (2011) was 9,507 in 1,889 households. Among them the male and female ...

* Simariya * Singiya (now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality) * Sonapur *

Sripurjabdi Sripurjabdi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of ...

* Tanamuna

References

External links

Official Web Portal of Sunsari District
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