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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 di ...

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 ...

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. ...

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Municipality 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 ...

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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, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. The district is located in the eastern part of the Outer Terai and covers an area of . According to the 2011 Nepal census, 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 Sunsa ...

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],

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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 Limbuwan is an area of the Himalayan region historically made up of 10 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 developed which ...

, 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 ...

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 go ...

and six rural municipalities. These are as follows:

Sub-metropolitian cities

Municipalities

* Inaruwa * Duhabi *

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 ...

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 2 ...

Rural municipalities

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 *Ko ...

* Gadhi * Barju * Bhokraha, Sunsari *

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 ...

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

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 ...

* Amahibelha * Aurabarni(Now Gadhi Gaupalika * Bakalauri *

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. ...

* Basantapur * Bhadgaun Sinawari (now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality) * Bhaluwa (now Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality) * Bharoul * Bhokraha *

Bishnupaduka Q 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) * Chadbela * Chhitaha *

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 ...

* Dharan Municipality * Duhabi-Bhaluwa Municipality * Dumaraha *

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 ...

* Ghuski * Harinagar * Haripur * Inaruwa Municipality * Itahari Municipality *

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 ...

* Kaptanganj * Laukahi * Madheli * Madhesa *

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 ...

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 ...

* Mahendranagar * Narshinhatappu *

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 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 ...

* Prakashpur *

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 ...

* Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality *

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 ...

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 ...

* Ramnagar Bhutaha * Sahebgunj *

Satterjhora Satterjhora ( ne, :ne:सत्तेतझोरा गाबिस, सत्तेरझोरा गाबिस), a Village development committee (Nepal), village development committee in Sunsari District in Province No. 1 of south-east Nepal ...

* Simariya *

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 ...

(now Ramdhuni-Bhasi Municipality) * Sonapur * Sripurjabdi * Tanamuna

References

External links

Official Web Portal of Sunsari District
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