Sundar Haraicha Municipality

Sundar Haraicha (Nepali: सुन्दर हरैचा) is a municipality in Morang District of Province No. 1 in Nepal that was established on 10 March 2017 by merging the former municipalities Sundar Dulari and Koshi Haraicha.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

Sundar Haraicha Municipality

सुन्दर हरैचा नगरपालिका
Municipality
Sundar Haraicha Municipality
Sundar Haraicha Municipality
Location of Sundar Haraicha in map of Province No. 1
Sundar Haraicha Municipality
Sundar Haraicha Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26.668203°N 87.385310°E / 26.668203; 87.385310
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictMorang
Wards12
Government
 • MayorShiv Prasad Dhakal (NC)
 • Deputy MayorDhan Maya Tamang (NCP)
Area
 • Total110 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total80,518
 • Rank7th (Province No. 1)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
WebsiteOfficial website

History

On 10 March 2017, Sundar Haraicha was created through merging the former municipalities Sundar Dulari and Koshi Haraicha.

Sundar Dulari

Sundar Dulari Municipality was a municipality in Morang District in south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was formed by the Government of Nepal merging two villages i.e. Sundarpur and Dulari in May 2014. That is the reason why birat chowk was renamed as sundar haraicha.[5][6]

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6860 people living in 1262 individual households.[7]

Koshi Haraicha

Koshi Haraicha Municipality was a municipality in Morang District in south-eastern Nepal. Earlier, the municipality was formed merging the three existing villages, Haraicha, Mrigaulia, and Indrapur, in May 2014.[8][9]

At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,592 living in 1,930 households.[10]

Transportation

Mahendra Highway passes through Sundar Haraicha and links the municipality to the whole Terrai region of Nepal.

Town Centers

Sundar Haraicha consists of 12 wards.[11] These include:

Notable people

References
  1. "Sundarharaicha municipality in Nepal". www.citypopulation.de. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. http://mofald.gov.np/sites/default/files/News_Notices/Final%20District%201-75%20Corrected%20Last%20for%20RAJPATRA.pdf
  3. "Govt announces 72 new municipalities". Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. 72 new municipalities announced My Republica
  6. Govt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post
  7. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  8. 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
  9. Govt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post
  10. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  11. "वडा कार्यालयहरु" (in Nepali). Sundar Haraincha Municipality. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

26.668203°N 87.385310°E / 26.668203; 87.385310


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