Suryodaya Municipality is a municipality located in Koshi Pradesh of

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Ilam district Ilam district () is one of Districts of Province No. 1, 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is a Geography of Nepal#The Hill Region, Hill districts of Nepal, district and covers . The 2011 Nepal census, 2011 census counted 290,25 ...

. Suryodaya is the Nepali translation for “Sunrise". It was formed by merging three village development committees i.e. Phikal Bazar,

Panchakanya The Panchakanya () 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 (Ramayana), Tara, and Mandodari. While Draupadi and Kunti ...

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Kanyam Kanyam () is a town and a tourist destination located in Ilam District of Nepal. It comes under Suryodaya Municipality in Ilam District in Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is situated at coordinates 27.1536° N and 87.9336°W. Kanyam i ...

in May 2014 and Pashupatinagar, Shree Antu,

Samalbung Samalbung is a town and Village Development Committee (Nepal), Village Development Committee in Ilam District in the Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,106 persons living in 776 individua ...

Gorkhe Gorkhe is a town and Village Development Committee in Ilam District in the Province No. 1 of 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 St ...

, Laxmipur (except ward number 5) and ward 8 and 9 of Jogmai in February 2017. It is the largest municipality in the district of Ilam in terms of area. It covers the central part of the district of Ilam bordering Darjeeling in the east in east, Ilam municipality in the West, Rong Rural Municipality in the South, Mai Municipality in the South-West and Maijogmai rural municipality in the North. It offers three major transit points to India namely Pashupatinagar, Chhabisay and Manebhanjyang including other minor points like Okayti Godamdhura. Kanyam 2

Population

The 2011 population was 56,691. Kanyam by nepakrish

Suryodaya Municipality hosts many tourist attractions like Shree Antu, Kanyam tea garden and Pashupatinagar.

Localities

* Gairigaun

Geography

Latitude: 26°53'27"N Longitude: 88°3'54"E Climate: sub-tropical and sub-humid Topography: Terrain Elevation: 1,565 m (5,135 ft) Area: 225.52 km² Population: 58114 Population Density: 251/km^2

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Populated places in Ilam District Municipalities in Koshi Province Nepal municipalities established in 2014 Municipalities in Ilam District {{IlamNP-geo-stub

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