Birendranagar
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Birendranagar वीरेन्द्रनगर dovanchaur |
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Surkhet Ghantaghar
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 Birendranagar
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| Coordinates: 28°36′N 81°38′E / 28.600°N 81.633°ECoordinates: 28°36′N 81°38′E / 28.600°N 81.633°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Bheri Zone |
| District | Surkhet District |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 52,137 |
| Time zone | NST (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal code | 21700 |
| Area code(s) | 083 |
| Website | birendranagarmun.gov.np |
Birendranagar (Nepali: वीरेन्द्रनगर) is a city in mid-western Nepal, located in the Surkhet District of Bheri Zone. At the 2011 census the city's population was 52,137 in 12,045 households. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 22,937 people residing in 4773 individual households.
This city is located in the Surkhet Valley and this is headquarter of pardesh no 6, and is a principal township in the western hills region of Nepal. Birendranagar is so named in honour of the late King Birendra, who planned and established it as the first planned town in Nepal.
Birendranagar is surrounding by hills and made it valley. A lot of area of valley are assigned as Birendranagar Municipality included Village development committee are Uttarganga, Latikoili.
Historically, Birendranagar and the surrounding area of Surkhet were the lands of the Tharu and Local Rajhi; however the region has seen increased migration from the surrounding mountain regions as well as other parts of the country, although unstable political conditions have affected Birendranagar. The population of the city is approximately 55,000. Villagers from smaller surrounding communities migrate there in search of increased security and opportunity.This is one of most beautiful city of Nepal.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Birendranagar was 41.8 °C (107.2 °F) on the 5th May 1999, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was −0.7 °C (30.7 °F) on the 9th January 2013 .
Birendranagar is the main food supplier of the rural Karnali Zone, which can be reached by the Karnali Highway. It is also the main shopping destination of the Dailekh Jajrkot Acham district. There is also a domestic airport (with the code SKH) east of the city. There are direct flights from Kathmandu to Birendranagar and from Birendranagar to Jumla, Humla, Kalikot, Dolpa, Mugu, and other districts. The main road connecting Birendranagar to the rest of the country is the Ratna Highway. There is regular bus and taxi service to Kathmandu, Pokhara, Bharatpur, Dharan, Biratnagar,Nepal and other parts of the county.
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