Bhojpur is one of the two urban municipalities of Bhojpur District in Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. It is the traditional home of the Kirat Rai people, and its bazaar is known for metalwork, particularly khukuri knives and Karuwa metal vessels. Before 2014 Bhojpur was a village development committee; on 18 May 2014 the Government of Nepal declared Bhojpur Municipality, and in March 2017 it was enlarged by merging the former Aamtep, Helauchha, Siddheshwar and Gupteshwar committees and rearranged into twelve wards. The municipality covers 159.51 square kilometres and had a population of 27,204 at the 2011 census, and its administrative headquarters is at Bhojpur Bazar in ward 7. The Koshi Highway, completed in 2012, links it to Dharan, Dhankuta and Hile.
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Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Bhojpur (Wikipedia)
Background, area
Now total area of the municipality is 159.51 square kilometres (61.59 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 27,204.
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Bhojpur (Nepali: भोजपुर) is one of the two urban municipalities of Bhojpur District of Koshi Province of Nepal.
View the Source2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation for Bhojpur
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation at the municipality coordinates
"elevation": 1596.0
SRTM 90 m elevation of 1596 m, band by the 10, 500 and 1500 metre thresholds
"elevation": 1596.0
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Nepal
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, CoastlineQuote, Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
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)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.25 87.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.25 87.25
27.25 87.25 Cwb
5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kathmandu, current ruleQuote, Zone Asia/Kathmandu, current rule
5:45 - %z
Nepal (Wikipedia)
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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Lead, Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
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