Bhojpur Municipality

Bhojpur Municipality भोजपुर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Bhojpur Municipality
Map of Bhojpur District showing all local level units
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Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E / 27.167°N 87.050°E / 27.167; 87.050
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Bhojpur District
Wards	12
Headquarter	Bhojpur
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Kailash Kumar Ale (NC)
• Deputy Mayor	Nirmala Sherpa (CPN (US))
Area
• Total	159.51 km2 (61.59 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	27,204
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	NST
Postal code	57000
Area code	029
GDP (Nominal)	2017
- Total	RsBillion $Million(Billion, PPP)
- per capita	Rs $(PPP)
- GDP growth	Moderate (2016)
Licence plate prefixes	initiating with Province No 1, Koshi Zone
City flower	Rhododendron
City trees	Orange, Rudraksha and Amba
Climate	Cwb
Website	www.bhojpurmun.gov.np/en (in English)

Bhojpur (Nepali: भोजपुर) is one of the two urban municipalities of Bhojpur District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

Bhojpur is the traditional home of the Kirat Rai people and has a long history since the settlement of the Kirat Rai people. Bhojpur bazaar is famous for its metalwork, particularly khukuri knives and Karuwa (metal vessels). It is home to many businesses as well as skilled craftsmen. Other major towns in the district include Dingla to the north, Ghoretar to the south, and Taksar near the airstrip, from where flights connect to Biratnagar and Kathmandu.^{[citation needed]}

The design and construction of the 240 km Koshi Highway in east Nepal between Dharan on the Terai Plain and Num in the Middle Himalaya commenced in the early 1970s and was completed in 2012 when the first vehicles were able to drive to Num.^[2] Construction of this highway links Bhjopur to other major cities and towns like Hile, Dhankuta and Dharan.

Historically it is a part of Majh Kirat (middle Kirat/ Khambuwan), and used to be called "east number 4". Middle Kirat consists mainly of Bhojpur and Khotang districts, the traditional home of kirat Rai people, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal. In addition to Rais, other ethnic groups include castes like Chhetris, Bahuns, and Dalits.^{[citation needed]}