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Nawalparasi District

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Country
  
Nepal

Time zone
  
NPT (UTC+5:45)

Zone
  
Lumbini Zone

Headquarter
  
Area
  
2,162 km²

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Main language(s)
  
Nepali, Tharu and Magar

Region
  
Western Development Region, Nepal

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Nawalparasi District (Nepali: ne:नवलपरासी जिल्ला,  Listen , part of which belongs to Province No. 4 and part to Province No. 5, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Ramgram as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,162 square kilometres (835 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 643,508.

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Map of Nawalparasi, Nepal

This district has given birth to many Nepal's top-level people, including the late Prime Minister Tanka Prasad Acharya. The midpoint of Nepal's east–west highway Mahendra Highway lies in this district. The Nawalpur valley is the part of greater Chitwan Valley of inner terai where most of the populations are the Terai caste Tharu,Hill castes people Magar and Brahmins who settled migrating from the hills. The big industries such as Chaudhary Udhyog Gram (CUG), Bhrikuti pulp and paper factory are located in the nawalpur area of this district. Since Parasi is the headquarter of Nawalparasi district many of the clerical offices are located there. Nepal's one of the biggest Sugar factory, Lumbini Sugar Industry, which was made by China's support, also lies in Sunwal Municipality of this district. Nowadays many industries are also being operated here like Sarbottam Cement factory, butwal cement factory,Triveni distillery, cement factory of CG in dumkibas, jamuwad paper factory and other cottage industries. Developing cities such as Devchuli Municipality, Gaindakot Municipality, Kawasoti Municipality Sunwal Municipality, Madhyabindu Municipality and Bardaghat Municipality are located here. Famous towns in Nawalpur Ragion are Gaidakot, Rajahar, Keurani, Pragatinagar, Kawasoti, aidnagar Danda, Chormara, Arunkhola etc. Half of the Nawalpur Region is mainly hilly areas mainly populated by Brahmins, Magar and Chhetri people and terai area is mainly populated by Tharu people.

Nawalparasi district is connected to Rupandehi District on the west, Palpa and Tanahun Districts on the north, Chitwan District on the east and south and the Indian border. The longest road of Mahendra highway, 99 km in length, lies in this district. Major cities of Nepal such as Butwal, Siddharthanagar, Tansen and Bharatpur Sub metropolitan municipality are located in neighbouring districts.Zone Lumbini nepal District Nawalparasi Post office Hupsekot 2 Village Dhaula Masahar Jogigaira Bhadari Jagadej

Geography and Climate

The highest peak in Nepal's Churia range, Mt. Devchuli 1,937 metres (6,355 ft), is in this district.

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities in Nawalparasi

  • Amraut
  • Badahara Dubauliya
  • Baidauli
  • Banjariya
  • Bardaghat Municipality
  • Benimanipur
  • Bharatipur
  • Bhujhawa
  • Bulingtar
  • Dadajheri Tadi
  • Dawanne Devi
  • Dedgaun
  • Deurali
  • Devachuli Municipality
  • Devagawa
  • Dhobadi
  • Dhurkot
  • Dumkibas
  • Gaidakot Municipality
  • Germi
  • Guthi Parsauni
  • Guthisuryapura
  • Hakui
  • Harpur
  • Humsekot
  • Jahada, Lumbini
  • Jamuniya
  • Jamuwad
  • Jaubari
  • Kawasoti Municipality
  • Kolhuwa
  • Kotathar
  • Kudiya
  • Kumarwarti
  • Kusma
  • Madhyabindu Municipality
  • Mainaghat
  • Manari
  • Manjhariya
  • Mithukaram
  • Naram
  • Narsahi
  • Naya Belhani
  • Pakalihawa
  • Palhi
  • Ramgram Municipality
  • Parsauni
  • Pratappur
  • Rajahar
  • Rakachuli
  • Rakuwa
  • Ramgram Municipality
  • Ramnagar
  • Rampur Khadauna
  • Rampurwa
  • Ratnapur
  • Ruchang
  • Rupauliya
  • Saidnagar Danda
  • Sanai
  • Sarawal
  • Somani
  • Sukrauli
  • Sunwal Municipality
  • Suryapura
  • Swathi
  • Tamasariya
  • Thulo Khairatawa
  • Tilakpur
  • Tribenisusta
  • Unwach
  • Upallo Arkhale
  • References

    Nawalparasi District Wikipedia