Biratnagar is the capital of the easternmost Koshi Province in Nepal and serves as the headquarters of Morang district. The 2021 census recorded a population of 244,750 within an area of 77.06 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest city in Nepal, and it was elevated to metropolitan city status on May 22, 2017. The city is home to the first large-scale industry built in Nepal, the Biratnagar Jute Mills, which earned it recognition as the industrial capital of the country, and it also functions as a border gateway to India.
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1. Biratnagar (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 242,548 (2011)
2. Biratnagar (Wikipedia)
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Biratnagar (Nepali: विराटनगर) is the capital and largest & fastest growing city of the easternmost Koshi Province, Nepal.
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- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 87.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.25, 87.25
26.25 87.25 Cwa
4. GeoNames: Biratnagar - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1283582, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 1283582, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
26.45505 87.27007 P PPL NP 1 12095492 12096209 244750 74 Asia/Kathmandu
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