Kohalpur
Kohalpur (Nepali: कोहलपुर) is a municipality in Banke District of Lumbini province of Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 merging the existing two Village Development Committees i.e. Rajhena and Kohalpur. The town is in East-West highway and one of the fastest developing places in Nepal. A neighboring city Nepalgunj is on South (16 km [9.9 mi]), with Ghorahi city (135 km [84 mi]) to west in Dang District and further 6 km (3.7 mi) is the Indian border. In fact it is a growing city in the western region of Nepal. It has a junction to diverse the roadway transport to east, west, north and south from the city.
Kohalpur
कोह Kolpur | |
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Municipality | |
| Kohalpur Municipality | |
Roundabout at Kohalpur Chowk (2019) | |
Kohalpur Location in Lumbini Province Kohalpur Kohalpur (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′55″N 81°41′28″E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Banke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Purna Acharya (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sangita Subedi (NC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 685 km2 (264 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 100,289 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 21904 |
| Area code | 081 |
| Website | www.kohalpurmun.gov.np |
It is accessible by air (Nepalgunj Airport) and by road (535 km [332 mi] west of Kathmandu).
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