Kimathanka
Kimathanka is a Village (previously, a village development committee) in Bhotkhola rural municipality of Sankhuwasabha District of Province No. 1, Nepal and serves as the Nepalese counterpart of the Nepal-China (Tibet autonomous region) border at Zhentang (Chentang). At the time of the 1991 census, it had a population of 303 people living in 50 individual households.
Kimathanka
किमाथांका | |
|---|---|
Village (ward) | |
Map of the village development committees in Sankhuwasabha District | |
Kimathanka Location in province Kimathanka Kimathanka (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27.8569°N 87.4181°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Sankhuwasabha |
| Rural Municipality | Bhotkhola |
| Part of (ward) | Ward no. 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 368 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Being among the most remote Himalayan villages of Nepal, Kimathanka is also the end point of the in-progress 362 kilometers long Biratnagar-Khandbari-Kimathanka road called Koshi Highway, which plans to connect the village with the provincial headquarter of Biratnagar and subsequently, with the Indian border town of Jogbani. The Arun River runs through the valley below the village. In 2019, road embankment construction on the Chinese side led to fear of potential downstream flooding in Kimathanka. In November 2020, Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli visited Kimathanka inspecting the progress of Koshi Highway and other infrastructure projects in the area.