Mai

Mai, also called Mai Municipality, is one of the four municipalities of Ilam District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. It was formed in May 2017 by merging the former village development committees of Mahamai, Danabari and Chisapani, and it is divided into ten wards. It is bordered by Deumai and Ilam municipalities to the north, Suryodaya Municipality to the north-east, Jhapa District to the south-east and the rural municipalities of Mangsebung and Chulachuli to the west. The area is 264 square kilometres and the 2011 census recorded 33,210 people, of whom 17,111 were women. After the local election of 2022 Khamba Singh Limbu became mayor and Hima Bhandari deputy mayor.