Kankai Municipality
municipality in Jhapa District, Nepal
Kankai Municipality is a municipality in Jhapa District of Nepal. In May 2014 two village development committees, Surunga and Ghailadubba joined together to form this municipality.[1][2][3]
Kankai Municipality
कन्काई नगरपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Kankai Municipality Kankai Municipality in Province No. 1 of Nepal  Kankai Municipality Kankai Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Mechi Zone |
| District | Jhapa District |
| Incorporated | November 16, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Kankai Municipality |
| • Mayor | Rajendra Kumar Pokharel |
| • Deputy Mayor | Manju Prasai |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NST) |
| Area code | 023 |
Surunga, Ghailadubba, Laxmipur and Durgapur are major places for trade in this municipality.[4]
References
change- ↑ 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
- ↑ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
- ↑ population data
- ↑ "details by MUAN Nepal". Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
