Kosi or Koshi (, ) was one of the fourteen zones of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

until the restructure of zones to

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. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was

Biratnagar Biratnagar () is a List of cities in Nepal, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Koshi Province. With a Metropolitan Urban Agglomeration population of 244,750 as per the 2021 Nepal census, 2021 census, it is the largest c ...

which was also its largest city. Other cities of Kosi Zone were Inaruwa,

Dharan Dharan () is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern 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 I ...

Dhankuta Dhankuta ( ) is a hill town and the headquarters of Dhankuta District in Koshi Province in Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants. History Until about 1963, Dhankuta Bazaar (the town) was the ...

, Jhumka, Duhabi, Tarahara and

Itahari Itahari () is a sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Koshi Province in Nepal. Itahari city has grown as an important business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the second most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar. Situated 25 ...

. Its main rivers were Arun, Tamor and

Sapta Koshi The Kosi or Koshi is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onw ...

Administrative subdivisions

Kosi was divided into six

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; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part of

Province No. 1 Koshi Province () is an autonomous province of Nepal adopted by the Constitution of Nepal on 20 September 2015. It covers an area of , about 17.5% of the country's total area. With the industrial city of Biratnagar as its capital, the province i ...

Famous and religious places

* Pindeswari Temple,

* Budha Subba Temple,

* Panchakanya Temple, Dharan * Bishnupaduka Temple, Dharan * Kali Mandir,

* Chintaangdevi Temple,

* Namaste Jharana, Vedetar * Ramdhuni Mandir, Dhuni Ban * Jhumkeshwar Mahadev, Jhumka * Barahkshetra Mandir Barahachhetra * Auliya Baba Mandir,

Chatara Chatara is a village, in Sahid Matangini CD block in Tamluk subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countrie ...

* Jabdi Mata Mandir, Pakali * Betana Shimsar,

Belbari Belbari, () officially known as Belbari municipality, is one of the major suburb of Morang district, Koshi Province. It lies in the eastern Terai region of Nepal. Previously a Village Development Committee (VDC), it was upgraded to the municipal ...

* Durgadevi Mandir,

Laukahi Laukahi may refer to: *Laukahi, Nepal, a village in Nepal *Laukahi, Madhubani, a village in Madhubani district, Bihar, India *Laukahi, Pilibhit, a village in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, India *Laukahi, Saharsa, a village in Saharsa District, ...

References

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Administrative subdivisions

Famous and religious places

See also

References