Inaruwa Municipality
Inaruwa (Nepali: इनरुवा) is the headquarter of Sunsari district that lies in the Koshi province of Eastern Nepal. Inaruwa is a municipality since the time of Panchayat in the year 2047 BS. After 2015, it has been operating under a mayor-council form of government and is currently led by Mayor Kedar Bhandari. Spanning 77.92 square kilometers, the municipality is home to a population of nearly 75 thousand residents.
Inaruwa | |
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Municipality | |
Signature well of Inaruwa | |
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Seal Coat of arms | |
Ward division | |
Inaruwa position in Koshi Inaruwa Inaruwa (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°36′09″N 87°09′00″E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Sunsari |
| First estd. as Municipality | 2047 BS |
| No. of Wards | 10 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Inaruwa municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kedar Bhandari (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Binita Mehta (NC) |
| • CAO | Dasrath Rai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.92 km2 (30.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 74,914 |
| • Density | 961/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Shahu Teli Brahmin kushwaha Tharu Chetri Jhangad Muslim |
| • Literacy | 75.3 % |
| Demonym | Inaruwawasi (NP:इनरुवावासी) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Nepali |
| • Additional | Maithili |
| Development Index | |
| • HDI | 0.49 (low) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Area code | 025 |
| Geocode | 11309 |
| Annual Budget | $9.69 Million (FY 2077/78) |
| Website | inaruwamun |
In 2015, after the implementation of federalism all over Nepal, VDCs like Babiya , Madhesa, Dumraha, Jalpapur , Chadwela were merged into this municipality. Geographically, Inaruwa is surrounded by Gadhi Rural Municipality in the east, Bhokraha Rural Municipality in the west, Itahari Sub-metropolitan city and Ramdhuni Municipality in the north and Harinagar Rural Municipality in the south. The municipality is politically divided into 10 wards.