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Lahan

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Also known as Lahan Municipality, Lahan Nagarpalika, Lahan, Nepal, Lahan, Siraha

Lahan (लहान) is a municipality in the Siraha district of Madhesh, Nepal. Lahan is the 36th densest municipality in the country, with a population of 102,031 spread out across 24 wards, the most wards of any Nepalese municipality. It is connected by the east-west highway. It is located nearly 261 km east of the capital, Kathmandu via B.P. Highway and E-W Highway and 424 km east via Narayanghat-Mugling Highway. Lahan is located at the latitude of 26.717 and longitude of 86.483. It is at an elevation of 111 meters above sea level. It follows the Nepali time zone, UTC Offset: +05:45

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Place details

Locality
लहान
Region
मधेश प्रदेश
Country
नेपाल
Population
102,955
Timezone
Asia/Kathmandu

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Lahan
Settlement.native_name
लहान
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality (नगरपालिका)
Settlement.image_skyline
Mahendra Highway in Lahan, Nepal.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Mahendra highway passing through the Lahan municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nepal
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Nepal
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Madhesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Siraha
Settlement.government_type
Lahan Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Mahesh Prasad Chaudhary (Congress)

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Wikidata facts

Official website
lahanmun.gov.np
Image
Mahendra Highway in Lahan, Nepal.jpg
Dialing code
033
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postal code
56502
Commons category
Lahan Municipality
P12749
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Lahan (लहान) is a municipality in the Siraha district of Madhesh, Nepal. Lahan is the 36th densest municipality in the country, with a population of 102,031 spread out across 24 wards, the most wards of any Nepalese municipality. It is connected by the east-west highway. It is located nearly 261 km east of the capital, Kathmandu via B.P. Highway and E-W Highway and 424 km east via Narayanghat-Mugling Highway. Lahan is located at the latitude of 26.717 and longitude of 86.483. It is at an elevation of 111 meters above sea level. It follows the Nepali time zone, UTC Offset: +05:45 hours.

Laukaha in India and the nearby town of Thadi which is 18 km south of Lahan in Nepal are a part of one of the agreed routes for mutual trade between India and Nepal. Lahan connects Thadi to the rest of Nepal. Nepal The Government of Nepal has set up a dedicated customs office in the town. and Government of India has set up a Land Customs Station with a Superintendent level officer. So, in simple import and export are allowed in this location.

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