Biratnagar
metropolitan city in Nepal
Biratnagar (Nepali: विराटनगर) is a major industrial city and the second largest city in Nepal.[2] Its geographical location is 26°28'60"N 87°16'60"E.[3] The city is located in the Morang District in the Koshi Province of Nepal. It is the capital of the Koshi Province.[4]
Biratnagar
बिराटनगर Gograha (Old Name) | |
|---|---|
 View of Sunrise in Biratnagar | |
| Nickname: Industrial capital city of Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°27′15″N 87°16′47″E / 26.45417°N 87.27972°E | |
| Nepal | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Morang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.48 km2 (22.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 201.125 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 56600, 56613, 56614 |
| Area code | 021 |
| Website | biratnagar.gov.np biratnagarmun.gov.np |
Related pages
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change- ↑ "National Population Census 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: More than one of|archivedate=and|archive-date=specified (help); More than one of|archiveurl=and|archive-url=specified (help) - ↑ "Introducing Biratnagar". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ Location of Biratnagar - Falling Rain Genomics
- ↑ "Nepal's 'Province 1' renamed 'Koshi' after country's largest river". Canada Asia Sustainability Tracker. 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
