Ratnanagar 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 ...
in
Chitwan District of
Bagmati Province
Bagmati Province ( ne, बाग्मती प्रदेश, ''Bagmati Pradesh'') is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. The province is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest provin ...
in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
. It is the second biggest municipality after
Bharatpur Metropolitan City that was formed in 1997 through the merger of the former
Village Development Committees
A village development committee ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs, ...
Old-Ratnanagar and
Panchakanya.
It is adjacent to
Chitwan National Park, and serves as a gateway to the park. Agricultural products produced from Ratnanagar includes rice, maize, mustard and vegetables. This municipality is also a major place for production of poultry products and animal husbandry. Tourism is another source of income generation for the people in Ratnanagar. People are directly or indirectly dependent in tourism industry. Ratnanagar is also concerned in environment preservation so in order to preserve and protect environment, eco-friendly electric risk-shaw has also been introduced and available in different parts of this municipality.
It lies on the bank of
East Rapti River.
In 2014, the former
Village Development Committees
A village development committee ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति; ''gāum̐ vikās samiti'') in Nepal was the lower administrative part of its Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Each district had several VDCs, ...
Bachhayauli and
Pithuwa were merged into Ratnanagar.
[Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)]
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Sauraha that lies in Ratnanagar's vicinity is a touristic hub with many hotels, resorts and shops, as it borders Chitwan National Park. There is also an Elephant Breeding Station.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
it had a population of 69,851 people living in 16,070 individual households.
Transportation
Ratnanagar lies on Mahendra Highway
Mahendra Highway (), also called East-West Highway () runs across the Terai geographical region of Nepal, from Mechinagar in the east to Bhim Datta in the west, cutting across the entire width of the country. It is the longest highway in Nepal ...
, one of the main highways in Nepal.
Media
To Promote local culture and cast local news Ratnanagar has three community radio
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They broadcast content that is popul ...
stations, Radio Arpan - 104.5 MHz, Radio Chitwan 94.6 MHz and Relation F.M
See also
* Sauraha
References
Populated places in Chitwan District
Village development committees (Nepal)
Nepal municipalities established in 1997
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