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 ...

is the easternmost

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. It is surrounded by

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region of

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to the north, the

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n states of

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and

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to the east and

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to the south and Nepal's Bagmati and

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provinces to the west. Koshi occupies most of the area of what was previously Eastern Development Region. EDR had 3 zones and 16 districts. The districts were further subdivided into

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and village development committees.

Administrative structure

Koshi Province is divided into 14 districts and districts are subdivided into municipalities.

Districts

is divided into 14 districts.

Municipality

There are two types of Municipality: #Urban Municipality ''(Nagarpalika)'' ##Metropolitan City ##Sub-Metropolitan City ##

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Metropolitan City

There is only one metropolitan city in Koshi Province.

Sub-Metropolitan City

There are 2 sub-metropolitan cities in Koshi Province.

Municipalities

There are 46 municipalities in Koshi Province.

Rural Municipality

There are 88 rural municipalities in Koshi Province:

Judiciary

High court

Biratnagar High Court () is the high court of

. The high court established according to the new constitution of Nepal. Article 139 of the constitution says “there shall be a High Court in each state”. According to article 300 (3): “The High Courts set forth in Article 139 shall be established no later than one year after the date of commencement of this Constitution. The Appellate Courts existing at the time of commencement of this Constitution shall be dissolved after the establishment of such courts”. The government of Nepal transformed the existing appellate court in Biratnagar on 14 September 2016. As per the government decision, there will be extended benches in Illam,

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 ...

and Okhaldhunga under the high court in Biratnagar. Tej Bahadur KC is the current chief judge of Biratnagar High Court.

District court

Clause 148, 149, 150 and 151 of Constitution of Nepal, 2015 defines District Courts, appointment, qualification, terms and remuneration of chief justices. There are 14 district courts in Koshi Province. Each district has one District court.

Legislature

Pradesh Sabha (Provincial assembly) of

is the

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legislative assembly.

Constituency

Koshi Province have 56 constituencies (provincial seats) under the FPtP (First-Past-the-Post).

District Coordination Committee

District Coordination Committee is the legislative body at district level. The Head of a district development committee is elected by the district assembly. The DCC acts as an executive to the district Assembly. The DCC coordinates with the Provincial Assembly to establish coordination between the Provincial Assembly and rural municipalities and municipalities and to settle disputes, if any, of political nature. It also maintains coordination between the provincial and Federal government and among the local bodies in the district. It also monitors development within the district.

Executive

The head of the provincial government is the Chief Minister, who is the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority or the highest number of seats in the assembly. The assembly can force the resignation of the chief minister with a vote of no confidence.

District Administration

District Administration Office (DAO) is a general administration of government in each district. The

Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, the i ...

appoints a chief district officer (CDO) in each DAO.

References

External links

Kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
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