Arjundhara
अर्जुनधारा | |
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Coordinates: 26°41′06″N 87°59′29″E / 26.685052°N 87.99136°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Koshi |
District | Jhapa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Baldevsingh Gomden Tamang (CPN UML) |
• Deputy Mayor | Khadga Maya Parajuli (CPN UML) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 60,205 |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Postal Code | 57205 |
Area code | 023 |
Website | official website |
Arjundhara (Nepali: अर्जुनधारा) is a municipality in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 in Eastern Nepal. It was formed in 2014[citation needed] by merging the former village development committees Arjundhara, Shanischare, and Khudunabari.[1][2] It was named Shani-Arjun initially but was changed to Arjundhara again in January 2017.[citation needed] It is named after a holy place situated here, Arjundhara Temple. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 60,205 people living in 13,623 individual households.[3]