Sundar Haraicha Municipality

Sundar Haraicha (Nepali: सुन्दर हरैचा) is a municipality in Morang District of Koshi Province in Nepal. It is centered around Biratchowk town which is the gateway to Biratnagar. It borders Itahari Sub- Metropolitan city to the west, Dharan Sub- Metropolitan city to the Northwest and Belbari municipality to the east and is connected by Mahendra Highway. It is one of the fastest growing cities in eastern Nepal and the second largest city of Morang district after Biratnagar, with 121,305 inhabitants living in 26,677 households. It consists of the town centres of Biratchowk and Gothgaun which are parts of the Greater Birat Development Area which incorporates the cities of Biratnagar-Itahari-Gothgau-Biratchowk-Dharan primarily located on the Koshi Highway in Eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households.

Sundar Haraicha Municipality
सुन्दर हरैचा नगरपालिका
Municipality
Sundar Haraicha Municipality
Sundar Haraicha Municipality
Location of Sundar Haraicha in map of Koshi Province
Sundar Haraicha Municipality
Sundar Haraicha Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26.668203°N 87.385310°E / 26.668203; 87.385310
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictMorang
Wards12
Government
  MayorKedar Prasad Guragain (CPN-UML)
  Deputy MayorAkali Chaudhary (CPN-UML)
Area
  Total110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
  Total121,305
  Rank28th (Nepal)
5th (Koshi Province)
  Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
WebsiteOfficial website

It was established on 10 March 2017 by merging the former municipalities Sundar Dulari(Sundarpur VDC and Dulari VDC) and Koshi Haraicha(Indrapur VDC, Mirgulia VDC and Haraicha VDC). At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the localities formed had a joint population of 80,518 people living in 18,610 individual households.

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