Itahari

Itahari is a sub-metropolitan city in the Sunsari District of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal and an important business hub of the region. It lies 25 kilometres north of Biratnagar and 16 kilometres south of Dharan, at the junction of the east-west Mahendra Highway and the north-south Koshi Highway, and is the second most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar. The town is divided into 20 wards and is one of the cities of the Greater Birat Development Area, which also takes in Biratnagar, Gothgau, Biratchowk and Dharan. The municipality was established in 1997 and became a sub-metropolitan city in 2014. Winters are mild, summers hot and humid, and rainfall is heavy during the monsoon, peaking in July. Its population is a mix of Chhetri, Hill Brahman, Tharu, Rai, Limbu and Newar communities.