Mithila (Nepal)
| Province No. 2 | |
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| Country |
 Nepal
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| Area | |
| • Total | 9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,404,145 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
| Geocode | NP-TW |
| Main language | Maithili |
Province No. 2 is the provisional designation of one of the provinces established in southeastern Nepal by the Constitution of Nepal, which was adopted on 20 September 2015. It is the province with majority of Maithili speaking population of Nepal, including total eight districts bordering from current Parsa District to Saptari District of Nepal. The official name and headquarters of the province has not yet been decided. The Sub-Metropolitan City of Janakpur, also known as Janakpurdham, is a centre for religious and cultural tourism. It is also thought to be the capital of the Videha dynasty that ruled Mithila region in ancient times. The metropolitan city of Birgunj is an economically important industrial centre and the only metropolitan city in this province. It is a candidate for the province's capital.
The province comprises the following districts:
The region is surrounded by:
As per Central Bureau of Statistics(CBS) the province covers about 9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi). of Nepal's total area of 147,181 km2 (56,827 sq mi). with total number of 5,404,145 inhabitants, it is by far the second most populous of the new provinces after Province No. 3.
Janakpurdham lies 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the East-West Highway. At its eastern end this road joins an Tribhuvan Highway that connects it to Kathmandu, the capital city of the country and Pokhara. At its western end it enters the Lumbini state of the country which further links to Nepalgunj and Birgunj, the industrial states of Nepal. The Mahendra (East-West) Highway is the longest in the country, at 1,000 kilometres (620 mi). The Tribhuvan Highway does not cross as much of the province no. 2 of Nepal as the Mahendra Highway, but it is equally important as it connects the province to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on one side and to the Indian states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on the other side.
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