Rangeli is a

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and rural market town in Morang District in the

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of south-eastern

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. This municipality was formed merging existing four villages i.e. Amgachhi, Babiabirta, Darbesa and Rangeli itself since May 2014. At the time of the

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it had a

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of 12,325 people living in 2463

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households. It is in the centre of a fertile agricultural region and there are numerous factories surrounding the town such as brick kilns and

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mills. Rangeli is linked by regular buses to the industrial city of

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. Rangeli was once the district headquarters of Morang district, and was in the past a historically important trading town, although its role has declined over the last half a century with the growth of

. Nevertheless, it remains an important market centre serving south-eastern Morang district. The first recorded settlement in the region dates back to 7th century, when King Mung Mawrong Hang came to prominence in the historical terai lands of Limbuwan (present-day Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa area). He cleared much of the forest area in present-day Rangeli, east of Biratnagar, and built a town there. He named his Kingdom Morang after his name and rose to power.

Wards

There are 9 wards in Rangeli, made up from wards of the former village development committees as follows:

References

Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Koshi Province Municipalities in Morang District Bazaars in Nepal {{Morang-geo-stub