Dhangadhi

Dhangadhi (Nepali: धनगढी) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It shares a border with India in the south, Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the North, Kailari Rural Municipality in the east and Kanchanpur District in the west. Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolis divided into . It has an area of 271.74 Square kilometer. It is one of the major cities of Far-west Province (Sudurpashchim) of Nepal along with Mahendranagar, Dadeldhura, and Patan. The city is connected with the , about 660 kilometers west of Kathmandu.

Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality. The population was 198,792 as per the 2021 Nepal census. It is the most densely populated city in the province. It became the first sub-metropolitan city in the far-west after it was transformed to a sub-metropolis from municipality status on 18 September 2015. This added village development committees Fulbari and Urma into Dhangadhi and later wards 9 and 11 of former Attariya Municipality were also merged.

Dhangadhi is the biggest city in western Nepal and the largest Sub-metropolitan city in Nepal. Dhangadhi is known for its love for the sports Cricket and often called City of Cricket.