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Ilam, Nepal

Southern Asia

Ilam is an urban municipality and the headquarters of Ilam District, in the Mahabharata hill range of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. It is the main producing region of Nepali tea, and its tea gardens are a major tourist attraction. The municipality was started as the seat of Ilam Gauda in 1818 and declared a municipality in 1958, and in 2015 several neighbouring village development committees were added to it. It covers 173.32 square kilometres in twelve wards. The name is explained from the Limbu words for winding and way. The population was 48,563 at the 2011 census and rose to 50,085 at the 2021 census.

Facts
Population
50,085 1
Area (sq km)
173.32 1
Founding Year
1818 1
Founding Year
1818 1
Elevation (m)
1219 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+05:45 5
Sources
1. Ilam Municipality (Wikipedia)
  • Demographics, population
    The population of the municipality rose to 50,085 at the 2021 Nepal census.
  • Lead, area
    The total area of the municipality is 173.32 square kilometres
  • Article text on establishment of the municipality
    Ilam (Ilam Bazar; the core area) was established as the headquarters of Ilam Gauda in 1818 (1875 BS)
  • Part Of: Nepal, Lead, location
    is one of four urban municipalities of Ilam District, which lies in the Mahabharata hilly range of Koshi Province, eastern Nepal
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, location in Nepal
    is one of four urban municipalities of Ilam District, which lies in the Mahabharata hilly range of Koshi Province, eastern Nepal
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): SRTM 90 m elevation at 26.909431, 87.928242
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)
  • results, elevation (metres)
    "elevation": 1219.0
  • results, elevation 1219 metres
    "elevation": 1219.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Nepal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    0 km (landlocked)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Geography, Location
    Southern Asia, between China and India
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4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell containing Ilam, Nepal
Quote, Grid cell containing Ilam, Nepal
26.75 87.75 Cwa
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kathmandu, Nepal
Quote, Zone Asia/Kathmandu, Nepal
5:45 - %z
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