Nepalgunj
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Place details
- Locality
- नेपालगञ्ज
- Region
- लुम्बिनी प्रदेश
- Country
- नेपाल
- Population
- 166,258
- Timezone
- Asia/Kathmandu
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Nepalgunj
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Sub-Metropolitan City (उपमहानगरपालिका)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bageshwori Temple Nepalgunj, Banke.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Bageshwori Temple
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nepal Lumbini Province#Nepal
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lumbini
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bheri
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Located in
- Banke District
- Population
- +72503
- Area
- +85.94
- Elevation
- +150
- Capital of
- Banke District
- Official website
- www.nepalgunjmun.gov.np
- Image
- Nepalgunj skyline.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- P12749
- IC 4115
via Wikidata · CC0
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- References
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Nepalgunj (; ), also spelled Nepalganj, is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nepalgunj is 153 kilometers south-west of Ghorahi and 16 km south of Kohalpur. Former Village Development Committee: Udayapur, Bhawaniyapur, Piprahawa, Jaispur, Paraspur, Indrapur, Khaskarkado, Basudevpur, Manikapur and Puraina were added to territory in order to make it Sub metropolitan city on 2071 Paush 28 and later Puraini was also added in list on 2072 Paush 21. Further, while restructuring of local levels nationwide, ward no. 23 (former Indrapur VDC) was taken out to Janaki Rural Municipality and ward no. 7 of Hirminiya VDC was added to Nepalgunj.
==Demographics== At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City had a population of 141,241. Of these, 33.7% spoke Nepali, 30.7% Awadhi, 27.2% Urdu, 2.1% Hindi, 1.8% Tharu, 1.4% Maithili, 1.0% Newar, 0.6% Magar, 0.3% Doteli and 1.2% other languages as their first language.