Country Nepal Geocode NP-ON | Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) Area 25,905 km² | |
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Province No. 1 is the provisional designation of one of the provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015.
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Introduction
The province No. 1 embraces the snow-capped peaks including Mt. Everest, Mt.Kangchenjunga, Mt. Makalu with Solukhumbu, Sankhuwasabha, and Taplejung districts towards the north, the jungle clad hill tracts of Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Ilam district and Panchthar in the Mid and the alluvial fertile plains of Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa is a veritable accumulation of flora and fauna in all its comprehendible multiplicities in the south. This is not only the most tempting and captivating part of Nepal displaying nature's bounty at its best but also pretends a wide diversity of cultures woven together by the underlying thread of nationalism. The profusion of natural resources connected with the amiable and warm nature of the inhabitants makes the region uniquely different.
Mountains
Mt. Everest, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu and Cho Oyu are the main mountains of Province No. 1
Protected Areas
Sagarmatha National Park, Makalu Barun National Park, Kanchanjunga Conservation Area and Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve are the main protected area of this region.
Geography
The Province No. 1 consists of about 25,905 square kilometers of area. This Province has three-fold geographical division: Himalayan in the north, Hilly in the middle and Terai in the southern part of Nepal, varying between an altitude of 60 m and 8,848 m.. Terai, extended from east to west, is made up of alluvial soil. To the west of Koshi River, in between Mahabharat and Churia, there elongates a valley called Inner Terai. Churai ranges, Mahabharat, hills of various height, basins, tars and valleys form hilly region. Some parts of this region are favourable for agriculture but some other parts are not. Himalayan region, in the north, consists of many mountains ranges. Mahalangur, Kumbhakarna, Umvek, Lumba Sumba and Janak are some of them. The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest (8848 metre); and the third highest mountain, Kangchenjunga (8598 meters) lie in this Province.
Nepal’s lowest point, Kechana Kalan at 60 m, is located in the Jhapa district of this Province. There are many river basins and gentle slopes as well. Churai, Mahabharat, many basins, tars and valleys form the Terai region. Between the Churia and Mahabharat a low land of inner Terai exists. The Koshi river flows through the region with its seven tributaries like Indrawati, Likhu, Tamur, Dudh Kosi, Arun, Tamakoshi and Bhote Koshi (Sunkoshi). There are other rivers as well. Tundra vegetables, coniferous forest, deciduous monsoon forests and sub-tropical evergreen woods are vegetations found here. Sub-tropical, temperate, sub-temperate, and alpine and tundra types of climates are found here.
Districts
The province is made up of the following districts:
- Bhojpur District
- Dhankuta District
- Ilam District
- Jhapa District
- Khotang District
- Morang District
- Okhaldhunga District
- Panchthar District
- Sankhuwasabha District
- Solukhumbu District
- Sunsari District
- Taplejung District
- Terhathum District
- Udayapur District
Cities
The major cities of this Province are Dharan, Dhankuta, Itahari, Mechinagar, Birtamod, Damak, Gaighat, Ilam and Bhadrapur,Damak Other notable places are Namche Bazaar, the town near the base camp of Mt. Everest.