Birgunj

Birganj
वीरगञ्ज
Gateway of Nepal
Birganj Metropolitan City
Ghadiarwa Pokhari
Ghantaghar
Shankharacharya,Gate
Birganj is located in Madhesh Province
Birganj
Birganj
Location of Birganj in Madhesh Province
Birganj is located in Nepal
Birganj
Birganj
Birganj (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°0′N 84°52′E / 27.000°N 84.867°E / 27.000; 84.867
Country   Nepal
ProvinceMadhesh
DistrictParsa
Founded1897
Founded byBir Shamsher JBR
Government
 • MayorRajesh Man Singh (JSP)[1]
 • Deputy MayorImtiyaz Alam (NC)
 • Chief Administrative OfficerLaxmi Prasad Paudel
Area
 • Total
75.24 km2 (29.05 sq mi)
Dimensions
 • Length19 km (12 mi)
 • Width4 km (2 mi)
Elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
268,273
 • Rank5th largest
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
DemonymBirganj
Languages
 • OfficialNepali
 • NativeBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
44300, 44301
Area code51
Websitebirgunjmun.gov.np

Birganj (Nepali: वीरगञ्ज) is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies 135 km (84 mi) south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar.[3] As an entry point to Nepal from Patna, Birganj is known as the "Gateway of Nepal". It is also called the "Commercial Capital of Nepal". The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as most of the trade with India is via Birganj and the Indian town of Raxaul. The Tribhuvan Highway links Birganj to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.

Birganj was one of the first three municipalities formed during the rule of Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. It was declared a Metropolitan City on 22 May 2017 along with Biratnagar and Pokhara. Birganj is one of the largest cities in Nepal and the largest in Madhesh Province. Birganj is the fifth most populated metropolis of the nation.

  1. ^ "Know Birgunj Mayor Rajesh Man Singh in 5 points". No. 24 May 2022. Online Khabar. Online Khabar. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Preliminary Report of National Population 2021". Central Bureau Statistics, Nepal. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "ABOUT BIRGANJ". www.cgibirgunj.org. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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