Province No. 1
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Province No. 1 १ नं प्रदेश, कोशी प्रदेश, कोचकिराँत प्रदेश, सगरमाथा प्रदेश |
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| Country |
 Nepal
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| Area | |
| • Total | 25,905 km2 (10,002 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,534,943 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
| Geocode | NP-ON |
Province No. 1 is the provisional designation of one of the provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015.
The province No. 1 embraces the snow-capped peaks including Mt. Everest, Mt.Kangchenjunga, Mt. Makalu with Solukhumbu, Sankhuwasabha, and Taplejung districts towards the north, the jungle clad hill tracts of Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Ilam district and Panchthar in the Mid and the alluvial fertile plains of Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa is a veritable accumulation of flora and fauna in all its comprehendible multiplicities in the south. This is not only the most tempting and captivating part of Nepal displaying nature's bounty at its best but also pretends a wide diversity of cultures woven together by the underlying thread of nationalism. The profusion of natural resources connected with the amiable and warm nature of the inhabitants makes the region uniquely different.
Mt. Everest, Kanchanjunga, Makalu, Lhotse, Pumori are the main mountains of Province No. 1
Sagarmatha National Park, Makalu Barun National Park, Kanchanjunga Conservation Area and Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve are the main protected area of this region.
The Province No. 1 consists of about 25,905 square kilometers of area. This Province has three-fold geographical division: Himalayan in the north, Hilly in the middle and Terai in the southern part of Nepal, varying between an altitude of 60 m and 8,848 m.. Terai, extended from east to west, is made up of alluvial soil. To the west of Koshi River, in between Mahabharat and Churia, there elongates a valley called Inner Terai. Churai ranges, Mahabharat, hills of various height, basins, tars and valleys form hilly region. Some parts of this region are favourable for agriculture but some other parts are not. Himalayan region, in the north, consists of many mountains ranges. Mahalangur, Kumbhakarna, Umvek, Lumba Sumba and Janak are some of them. The highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest (8848 metre); and the third highest mountain, Kangchenjunga (8598 meters) lie in this Province.
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