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Mahottari District

Coordinates: 26°38′0″N 85°48′0″E / 26.63333°N 85.80000°E / 26.63333; 85.80000
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Template:Infobox Nepal district Mahottari District (Template:Lang-ne,Listenⓘ), a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,002 km² and had a population of 553,481 in 2001 and 627,580 in 2011.[1]

Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means the 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority of Bihari people.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 85.0%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft. 		15.0%

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

VDCs and Municipalities in Mahottari District

The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by the government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees (VDC) within the Mahottari District.[3]

  1. Anakar
  2. Aurahi
  3. Bagada
  4. Bagiya Banchauri
  5. Bairgiya Laksminiya
  6. Balawa
  7. Banauli Donauli
  8. Banauta
  9. Bardibas Municipality
  10. Basabitti
  11. Bathnaha
  12. Belgachhi
  13. Bhangaha
  14. Bharatpur
  15. Bhatauliya
  16. Bijayalpura
  17. Bhramarpura
  18. Damhi Marai
  19. Dhamaura
  20. Dharmapur
  21. Dhirapur
  22. Ekadarabela
  23. Ekarahiya
  24. Etaharwakatti
  25. Gaidha Bhetpur
  26. Gauribas
  27. Gaushala Municipality
  28. Gonarpura
  29. Halkhori
  30. Hariharpur Harinagari
  31. Hathilet
  32. Hatisarwa
  33. Jaleshwar Municipality
  34. Khairbanni
  35. Khaya Mara
  36. Khopi
  37. Khuttapipradhi
  38. Kisan Nagar
  39. Kolhusa Bagaiya
  40. Laksminiya
  41. Loharpatti
  42. Mahadaiyatapanpur
  43. Mahottari
  44. Maisthan
  45. Majhora Bishnupur
  46. Manara
  47. Matihani
  48. Meghanath Gorhanna
  49. Nainhi
  50. Nigaul
  51. Padaul
  52. Parsa Pateli
  53. Parsadewadh
  54. Pashupatinagar
  55. Phulahatta Parikauli
  56. Phulakaha
  57. Pigauna
  58. Pipra
  59. Pokharibhinda Samgrampur
  60. Raghunathpur
  61. Ramgopalpur
  62. Ramnagar
  63. Ratauli
  64. Sahasaula
  65. Sahorawa
  66. Samdha
  67. Sarpallo
  68. Shamsi
  69. Sripur
  70. Simardahi
  71. Singyahi
  72. Sisawakataiya
  73. Sonama
  74. Sonamar
  75. Sonaum
  76. Suga Bhawani
  77. Sundarpur

References

  1. ^ Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal
  2. ^ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013 {{citation}}: horizontal tab character in |series= at position 91 (help)
  3. ^ National Planning Commission Secretariat (November 2012). "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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