Letang, "लेटाङ " is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

with 9 wards in Morang District in the

Koshi Province Koshi Province () is an autonomous Provinces of Nepal, 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 cap ...

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. It was formed by merging the existing Village Development Committees of Letang, Jante, Warrangi and Bhogateni. This municipality is situated in Hilly Region as well as

Terai Region The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by ...

. Previously it was called Letang Bhogateni but now it's known as Letang.

Location

Letang is in the north of Morang District. It has 9 wards, and an area of . Letang is situated on the bank of the Chisang River. It is located 46 km Northeast of

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 ...

394 km east of

Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...

, at the northern edge of the

Terai The Terai or Tarai is a lowland region in parts of southern Nepal and northern India that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. This lowland belt is characterised by ...

plain below the Hills. It is a municipality and the urban core of a rapidly growing urban agglomerate in

. It has neighbouring municipalities like Koshi Haraicha,

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 ...

, Pathari-Sanischare etc.. Letang Municipality is one of the developed municipalities of Morang district with various utilities including drinking water, electricity, communication, etc. There is also uneven population distribution in this VDC. Many national politicians, players, and film actors such as Chandan Khanal, Ishwari Koirala, Babu Bogati, Praween Khatiwada, and Ram Bhujel are also from this village. A Nepali music composer, Pralhad Bogatee, from Kathmandu is also staying here for years. The yearly Rajarani Festival (Mohatshob) is also celebrated by various organizations. The villages including Phadani, Budhabare, Kheruwa, Khaireni, Kirtiman, Kamalpur, Lokhra, Kuinkunda, Biran, etc. lie here. Among them

Letang Bazaar Letang may refer to: Geography * Letang Municipality, Province No. 1, Nepal *Letang, New Brunswick, Canada People * Alan Letang, OHL coach and former NHL player *Doreen Ann Letang, plaintiff of the British case ''Letang v Cooper'' * Kris Letang, ...

is the most developed and Rajarani has religious and tourism importance being an old village in Letang.

Population

At the time of the

2021 Nepal Census The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 case ...

Letang had a population of 38,152 people. There were 18,038 males and 20,114females.

Religion and ethnicity

Temples including Rajarani

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(one of the oldest temple of this area), Laxmi Narayan Mandir, Laxmi Panchayan Mandir etc. lies here. The main ethnic groups here are

Limbu Limbu may refer to: * Limbu people, an indigenous tribe living in Nepal, Sikkim (India) and Bhutan ** Limbu language, their Sino-Tibetan language *** Limbu script **** Limbu (Unicode block) * Rambahadur Limbu Rambahadur Limbu, (; 8 July 1939 � ...

Brahmin Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali language, Nepali speaking people historically associated with the warrior class and administration, some of ...

, Magar, Rai, Tamang etc.

Economy

More than 70% of the people in this municipality are engaged in agriculture.

Education

Schools and educational campuses in the area include Letang Campus, Shanti Bhagawati School Shree Shiksha Vikash M. V. (Kheruwa), Laxmi School, Galaxy Academy, Green Valley School, Minaruwa School, Letang Secondary Boarding School, Bal Niketan School, Pathibhara Boarding School lies here. There is the eastern regional training academy of Nepal Army and also the eastern regional training Centre of Agricultural Development Bank, though the bank does not exist nearby. ssB NOOP

References

Letang Municipality Municipalities in Koshi Province Municipalities in Morang District {{Morang-geo-stub