Kanchanpur, Sagarmatha
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Kanchan Rup कञ्चन रूप नगरपालिका |
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| Municipality | |
 Kanchan Rup
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| Coordinates: 26°38′N 86°55′E / 26.64°N 86.91°ECoordinates: 26°38′N 86°55′E / 26.64°N 86.91°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal
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| Zone | Sagarmatha Zone |
| District | Saptari District |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,000(apx.) |
| Time zone | NST (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal code | 56404 |
| Area code(s) | 031 |
Kanchan Rup is a Municipality in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. This municipality was formed on 18 May 2014 by merging nine villages around it i.e. Baramjhiya, Badgama, Theliya, Jagatpur, Kanchanpur, Pipra (Purba), Rupnagar, Dharmpur and Ghoghanpur. The office of the municipality is set-up at Kanchanpur Barrier.
At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6007.
Kanchapur being the central and developed part of the municipality where Barrier(now Beriyar), Main market, Hatiya and all major government offices are included. People from kanchanpur (then VDC) have attempted to name the municipality KANCHANPUR. Since this municipality was formed on 18 May 2014 by merging nine villages around it those areBaramjhiya, Badgama, Theliya, Jagatpur, Kanchanpur, Pipra (Purba), Rupnagar, Dharmpur and Ghoghanpur, people from Rupnagar agigated by the decision once made to name it Kanchanpur. Though other eight villages which were also merged and have very equal contribution in development and land area as that of Rupnagar hadn't have anything to do with naming hence did not take part in the movement to change the name of the municipality. Once for a while, the municipality was named as Rupkanchan. The controversy started as the Rupkanchan was attempted to put on. Many believe that the influence of people from Rupnagar to higher designation in several ministries and departments was the main cause for the controversy to come into existence. Later, huge pressure and attempts from the public of kanchanpur got the name changed from Rupkanchan to Kanchanrup. The people believe justice has been done to some extent.
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