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Kamalamai

Kamalamai
कमलामाई नगरपालिका
Municipality
Kamalamai is located in Nepal
Kamalamai
Kamalamai
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°9′0″N 85°54′0″E / 27.15000°N 85.90000°E / 27.15000; 85.90000Coordinates: 27°9′0″N 85°54′0″E / 27.15000°N 85.90000°E / 27.15000; 85.90000
Country    Nepal
Zone Janakpur Zone
District Sindhuli District
Government
 • Type Mayor–council
 • Mayor Khadga Khatri
 • Deputy Mayor Manju Devkota
Population (2011)
 • Total 39,413
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)
Postal code 45900
Area code(s) 047
Website www.kamalamaimun.gov.np

Kamalamai (former name: Sindhulimadi; Nepali: सिन्धुलीमाडी) is a municipality in Sindhuli District, in the Janakpur zone of central south Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 39,413 people in 9,304 households. The city is located in the Sindhuli Valley of central south Nepal. The historic symbol of the valley, Sindhuli Gadhi fort, is at the peak of a hill of the Mahabharata range. The city is in the plain valley made by the Kamla River. Kamalamai Municipality is the largest municipality of Nepal according to area.

Rice and maize are the major productions in this area.

The occupation of the Kuti Pass in about 1756 stopped the valley's trade with Tibet. Finally, King Prithvi Narayan Shah entered the valley after the victory of Kirtipur. King Jaya Prakash Malla of Kathmandu sought help from the British and so the East India Company sent a contingent of soldiers under Captain Kinloch in 1767. The British force was defeated at Sindhuli by Prithvi Narayan Shah's army. It was the first time a British force was defeated in Asia. The British soldiers were completely taken aback by the geography of the place. They were equipped with modern arms and ammunition like guns and cannons but the Gorkha army was brave and they had a better understanding of the terrain. The place where the army of the British Empire was defeated has widely gained popularity. It is called "Sindhuli Gadhi" and is of great historic significance to Nepal.

Kamalamai municipality has a good facility of education up to SLC levels. Suryodaya, Bhagwati, Siddhasthali ,Swiss are one of the best boarding in Sindhuli district and Janakpur zone. The quality of +2 levels too is fine here. Many private colleges run +2 commerce affiliated to HSEB. However, the number of +2 science colleges are very few. Science college like Kamala Higher Secondary School is providing good practical based education to students of Sindhuli. This college has been serving as the central of excellence for all science students throughout Sindhuli valley. There are also colleges to teach technical educations. The technical subjects affiliated with CTEVT too are taught here.


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