Bhimdatta
Sign in to saveMahendranagar (), officially known as Bhimdattanagar (), is a municipality in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. The city and the municipality were named Mahendranagar in honour of the late King Mahendra of Nepal. After becoming a republic in 2008, the Mahendranagar municipality name was changed to Bhimdatta municipality in honour of the revolutionary farmer leader Bhimdatta Panta (1926-1953). It is surrounded by Bedkot Municipality in the east, Dadeldhura District in the north, Shuklaphanta National Park in the south and Uttarakhand, India in the west.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bhimdatta
- Settlement.native_name
- भीमदत्त
- Settlement.other_name
- Mahendranagar (महेन्द्रनगर)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality (नगरपालिका)
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- Dodhara Chadani Bridge, Kanchanpur.jpg
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- 300px
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- Dodhara Chandani Bridge
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- 300px
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- Map of the Village Development Committees in Kanchanpur District
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- 300
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- Bhimdatta municipality in Kanchanpur District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Nepal
- Country
- Nepal
- Located in
- Kanchanpur District
- Population
- +104599
- Area
- +171.24
- Elevation
- +220
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45
- Capital of
- Kanchanpur District
- Official website
- bheemdattamun.gov.np
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Mahendranagar (), officially known as Bhimdattanagar (), is a municipality in Kanchanpur District of Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal. The city and the municipality were named Mahendranagar in honour of the late King Mahendra of Nepal. After becoming a republic in 2008, the Mahendranagar municipality name was changed to Bhimdatta municipality in honour of the revolutionary farmer leader Bhimdatta Panta (1926-1953). It is surrounded by Bedkot Municipality in the east, Dadeldhura District in the north, Shuklaphanta National Park in the south and Uttarakhand, India in the west.
Mahendranagar is the 9th largest city in Nepal. It is east of the Indian border and west of Kathmandu. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 62,050. According to the census of 2001, the city's population was 80,839. Bhimdatta is a hub of activity for industries running between India and Nepal. It is also a gateway to Shuklaphanta National Park, formerly Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve.