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Dharan Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, 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 ...

Itahari Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Itahari city is business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the second most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar. Situated at a dist ...

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Dharan Clock Tower Dharan Clock Tower (also known as ''Ghantaghar or घन्टाघर'' ) is located in Bhanuchowk, Dharan, Nepal. The tower was constructed under the twenty-year plan of the city at the cost of NPR 5,639,000. The financial support was collec ...

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District Coordination Committee District administration makes up the third level of government division in Nepal. The provision for a District Assembly, which acts as the legislature at the district-level, is mentioned in Part 17 of the Constitution of Nepal. The 77 districts of ...

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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 ...

. The district is located in the eastern part of the Outer Terai and covers an area of . According to the

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Morang District Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and S ...

but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 districts. Major cities in Sunsari district are Inaruwa],

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, and Duhabi. Some religious places of this district are Budha Subba Temple, Ramdhuni,

Chataradham Barahachhetra (also Barahakshetra or Varahakshrata; ne, वराहक्षेत्र) is a Hindu and Kirat piligram site which remains between the confluence of Koka and Koshi rivers in Barahakshetra, Sunsari of Province No. 1, Nepal ...

, Baraha, Bishnupaduka, Dantakali, and Pindeshor Babadham. The lowlands of Limbuwan, present day Terai lands of Sunsari,

Morang Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and ...

and

Jhapa District Jhapa ( ne, झापा जिल्ला; ) is a district of Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi word "Jhapa" meaning "to cover" (verb). The latest official data, the 2021 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the ...

s was collectively known as

since the time of King Mung Mawrong Hang of the 7th century.

Geography and climate

Demographics

Administration

The district consists of two Sub-metropolitan Cities, four urban

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

and six rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Sub-metropolitian cities

Municipalities

* Inaruwa * Duhabi * Ramdhuni-Bhasi * Barahachhetra Municipality

Rural municipalities

* Koshi *

Gadhi Gadhi is a village development committee in Rautahat District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

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Bhokraha, Sunsari Bhokraha is former a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal.Currently, it merged with Narsinghtappu to become a gaunpalika. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a wid ...

* Harinagara * Dewanganj

Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

* Amaduwa * Amahibelha *

Aurabarni(Now Gadhi Gaupalika Aurabarni is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

Bakalauri Bakalauri is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

* Barahachhetra * Basantapur * Bhadgaun Sinawari (now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality) *

Bhaluwa Bhaluwa is a former village development committee, now part of the municipality of Duhabi-Bhaluwa in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread natio ...

(now Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality) * Bharoul * Bhokraha * Bishnupaduka (now Dharan Municipality) * Chadbela *

Chhitaha Chhitaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

* Chimdi * Dewanganj * Dharan Municipality * Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality *

Dumaraha Dumraha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. According to the State Reformation Act by Nepal Government, it now lies in two municipalities; Inaruwa Municipality and Ramdhuni Municip ...

* Gautampur *

Ghuski Ghuski is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. 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 ...

* Harinagar * Haripur *

Inaruwa Municipality Inaruwa (Nepali: इनरुवा) is a municipality and headquarters of Sunsari District located east of the Koshi Barrage and east of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in Province No. 1, Nepal. It covers an area of . Inaruwa Municipality is a ...

* Itahari Municipality * Jalpapur * Kaptanganj *

Laukahi Laukahi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It lies in koshi Gaupalika-01. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the ...

Madheli Madheli is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stati ...

* Madhesa * Madhuwan * Madhyeharsahi * Mahendranagar *

Narshinhatappu Bhokharaha Narshingh gaupalika is aRural municipality in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2017 Nepal census it had a population of 31,468 people living in 3799 individual households. References 1. T ...

Panchakanya ''Panchakanya'' ( sa, पञ्चकन्या, IAST:, ) is a group of five iconic women of the Hindu epics, extolled in a hymn and whose names are believed to dispel sin when recited. They are Ahalya, Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, and Mandodari. ...

(now Dharan Municipality) * Paschim Kasuha *

Prakashpur Prakashpur is a small town in Sunsari District in the Koshi Zone in southeastern Nepal.It lies in ward no.10 of Barahakshetra municipality.It is near the Indo-Nepal border.It is famous for its beautiful and peaceful environment. Most of the peop ...

* Purbakushaha *

Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the Sunsari district, Kosi Zone, Koshi Zone of Eastern Nepal. It was established in 2014. Ramdhuni previously known as Jhumka Bazar. It is approximately 356km far from Kathmandu. This town lies in the midd ...

* Ramganj Belgachhi * Ramganj Senuwari *

Ramnagar Bhutaha Ramnagar Bhutaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau ...

* Sahebgunj * Satterjhora *

Simariya Simariya is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

Singiya Singiya(VDC) has been replaced by municipality in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

(now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality) * Sonapur *

Sripurjabdi Sripurjabdi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of S ...

Tanamuna Tanamuna is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Stat ...

References

External links

Official Web Portal of Sunsari District
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