Simara पिपरा सिमरा |
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Town | |
Location in Nepal | |
Coordinates: 27°10′N 84°58′E / 27.16°N 84.97°ECoordinates: 27°10′N 84°58′E / 27.16°N 84.97°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Zone | Narayani Zone |
District | Bara District |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 17,122 |
Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Area code(s) | 053-52xxxx |
Pipara Simara (also Pipra Simra or Simara or Simra; Nepali: पिपरा सिमरा or सिमरा) is a town in Gadhimai Municipality in Bara District in the Narayani Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly Village Development Committee was merged to form a new municipality on 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 17,122.
To promote local culture, giving peoples news and entertainment, Simara has three FM radio stations. Radio Simara (106 MHz) is a community radio station and a new FM station is going to be on air soon called Radio Samarpan 98.2 MHz which is testing its transmission.