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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 It ...
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Itahari
Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a Municipalities in Province No. 1, sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Itahari city is business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the List of cities of Nepal, second most populous ...
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Tarahara
Tarahara (तरहरा) is a town in the Sunsari District of Nepal. It is located on the Koshi Highway in between Itahari and Dharan
Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which ...
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Barahakshetra
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. Thi ...
Temple: BPKIHS, Dharan :
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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Province No. 1
Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat Autonomous State, Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal, Khambuwan, Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Virata, Birat and Koshi River, Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven Provinces of Nepal, province ...
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Sunsari District is one of 14 districts in
Province No. 1
Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat Autonomous State, Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal, Khambuwan, Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Virata, Birat and Koshi River, Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven Provinces of Nepal, province ...
of
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 mai ...
. The district is located in the eastern part of the
Outer Terai and covers an area of .
According to 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 ...
, the population was 753,328.
The district headquarters is located in
Inaruwa.
The area was originally part of
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 Suns ...
but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14
zones
Zone or The Zone may refer to:
Places Climate and altitude zones
* Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
* Frigid zone, ...
and 75 districts.
Major cities in Sunsari district are Inaruwa],
Itahari
Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a Municipalities in Province No. 1, sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Itahari city is business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the List of cities of Nepal, second most populous ...
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Jhumka
Jhumka is a town in the Sunsari District
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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 It ...
, and
Duhabi. Some religious places of this district are
Budha Subba Temple
Introduction of Budhasubba Temple
Budha Subba Temple is a well known religious temple of the eastern Nepal people. It is situated in Bijayapur of Dharan, Nepal. It is believed to fulfill the wishes and bring good luck to the people visiting th ...
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Ramdhuni
Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the Sunsari district, 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 middle of two f ...
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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. T ...
,
Baraha
Baraha is a word processing application for creating documents in Indian languages. It was developed by Sheshadrivasu Chandrasekharan with an intention to provide a software to enable and encourage Indians use their native languages on the co ...
, Bishnupaduka,
Dantakali, and Pindeshor Babadham.
The lowlands of
Limbuwan
Limbuwan is an area of the Himalayan region historically made up of 10 Limbu people, Limbu kingdoms, now part of eastern Nepal. Limbuwan means "abode of the Limbus" or "Land of the Limbus".
In modern times, a political movement in Nepal has deve ...
, 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 Sunsar ...
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 d ...
s was collectively known as
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 Suns ...
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 go ...
and six
rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Sub-metropolitian cities
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Itahari
Itahari ( ne, ईटहरी) is a Municipalities in Province No. 1, sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. Itahari city is business hub of eastern Nepal. It is the List of cities of Nepal, second most populous ...
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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 It ...
Municipalities
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Inaruwa
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Duhabi
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Ramdhuni-Bhasi
Ramdhuni is a municipality located in the Sunsari district, 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 middle of two f ...
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Barahachhetra Municipality
Barahakshetra Municipality ( ne, बराहक्षेत्र नगरपालिका) is a newly formed municipality located in Sunsari District of Province No. 1 in Nepal. The area of the municipality is 222 km2 and according to 20 ...
Rural municipalities
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Koshi Koshi or Kōshi may refer to:
Places
*Koshi River, a river in Nepal
*Koshi District, Niigata, a former district in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
*Koshi Province, a historic province of Japan
*Kōshi, Kumamoto, a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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Gadhi
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Barju
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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 ...
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Harinagara
Harinagar ( ne, हरिनगर गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (gaunpalika) out of six rural municipality located in Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. There are a total of 12 municipalities in Sunsari in which ...
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Dewanganj
Dewanganj ( ne, देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका) is a rural community (Gaunpalika) located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.
Geography
It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar (India) and the near ...
Former Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities
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Amaduwa
Amaduwa 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 Statis ...
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Amahibelha
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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 ...
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Bakalauri
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Barahachhetra
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. Thi ...
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Basantapur
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Bhadgaun Sinawari (now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality)
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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 national ...
(now Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality)
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Bharoul
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Bhokraha
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Bishnupaduka
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Bishnupaduka is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3651 people living in 661 individual households. It was merged into Dharan ...
(now Dharan Municipality)
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Chadbela
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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 ...
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Chimdi
Chimdi 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 Statist ...
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Dewanganj
Dewanganj ( ne, देवानगञ्ज गाउँपालिका) is a rural community (Gaunpalika) located in the Sunsari District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.
Geography
It is about 5–6 km away from Bihar (India) and the near ...
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Dharan Municipality
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Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality
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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 Municipa ...
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Gautampur
Gautampur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It has neighbouring villages called Ramnagar (popularly known as Bhutaha) in the west, Harinagra in the south whereas Jalpapur village a ...
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Ghuski
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Harinagar
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Haripur
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Inaruwa Municipality
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Itahari Municipality
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Jalpapur
Jalpapur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal.It is bounded by satterjhora in the east, Gautampur in the south and Ramnagar in southwest and Babia in the North Respectively. At the time ...
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Kaptanganj
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Madhesa
Madhesa is a former village development committee (VDC) in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It merged with the district's headquarter Inaruwa. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread n ...
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Madhuwan
Madhuwan 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 ...
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Madhyeharsahi
Madhyeharsahi 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 ...
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Mahendranagar
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Narshinhatappu
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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)
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Paschim Kasuha
Paschim Kasuha 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 o ...
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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 ...
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Purbakushaha
Purbakushaha 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 ...
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Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality
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Ramganj Belgachhi
Ramganj Belgachhi 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 Burea ...
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Ramganj Senuwari
Ramganj Senuwari 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 ...
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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 ...
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Sahebgunj
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Satterjhora
Satterjhora ( ne, सत्तेरझोरा गाबिस), a village development committee in Sunsari District in Province No. 1 of south-east Nepal. Its population (2011) was 9,507 in 1,889 households. Among them the male and female pop ...
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Simariya
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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 it had a population of 82843 people living in 1632 individual households.
References
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(now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality)
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Sonapur
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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 ...
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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 ...
See also
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Zones of Nepal
Until the establishment of seven new provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones ( Nepali: अञ्चल; ''anchal'') and 77 districts ( Nepali: जिल्ला; ''jillā''). The 14 administrative zones were grouped ...
References
External links
Official Web Portal of Sunsari District
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Districts of Nepal established in 1962
Districts of Province No. 1