Sunsari सुनसरी |
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District | |
Location of Sunsari district in Nepal |
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Country | Nepal |
Region | Eastern (Purwanchal); Terai-Madhesh plain, Limbuwan. |
Zone | Koshi |
Established | 1962 |
Headquarters | Inaruwa |
Area | |
• Total | 1,257 km2 (485 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 763,497 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
Website | Official website |
Sunsari District (Nepali: Listen ), a part of Province No. 1 in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal in Terai plain of Southern Nepal. The district, with Inaruwa as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,257 km² and at the 2011 census had a population of 763,487.
The area was originally part of Morang District but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 districts.
Major cities in Sunsari district are Inaruwa, Itahari, Jhumka and Dharan, Duhabi, and Mahendranagar. Some religious places of this district are Budha Subba Temple ,Ramdhuni, Chataradham ( prachin haridwar), Baraha Kshetra, Bishnupaduka, Dantakali, and Pindeshori.
Sunsari lies in the Outer Terai-Madhesh plain of Nepal.
Coordinates: 26°36′07″N 87°08′51″E / 26.602019°N 87.147550°E