Dhankuta

Dhankuta ( ) is a hill town and the headquarters of Dhankuta District in Koshi Province in Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants.

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Place details

Locality: Ramailo Ghumti Tole
Region: कोशी प्रदेश
Country: नेपाल
Population: 22,084
Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Dhankuta
Settlement.nickname: Eastern Hillstation
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.motto: Hamro Dhankuta, Ramro Dhankuta
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.flag_size: 300px
Settlement.image_skyline: Dhankuta.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: A view of Dhankuta hill town
Settlement.mapsize: 300px
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Dhankuta District. Dhankuta is shaded in light blue second from top.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nepal Province1#Nepal
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Koshi Province
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Koshi Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Nepal
Country: Nepal
Located in: Dhankuta District
Population: 26440
Time zone: UTC+05:45
Capital of: Eastern Development Region
Official website: dhankutamun.gov.np
Image: Dhankuta.jpg
Dialing code: 026

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postal code: 56800

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Dhankuta ( ) is a hill town and the headquarters of Dhankuta District in Koshi Province in Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dhankuta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.