Dhangadhi

For other uses, see Dhangadhi (disambiguation).

Dhangadhi
धनगढी
Sub-Metropolitan City
Behda Baba Temple
Behda Baba Temple
Dhangadhi is located in Sudurpashchim Province
Dhangadhi
Dhangadhi
Location in Nepal
Dhangadhi is located in Nepal
Dhangadhi
Dhangadhi
Dhangadhi (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°42′49″N 80°34′09″E / 28.71361°N 80.56917°E / 28.71361; 80.56917
Country   Nepal
ProvinceSudurpashchim
DistrictKailali
Government
 • MayorGopal Hamal (Independent)[1]
 • Deputy MayorKandakala Kumari Rana (UML)
Area
 • Total271.74 km2 (104.92 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total204,788
 • Rank7th largest
 • Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code
10900
Area code091
Websitewww.dhangadhimun.gov.np

Dhangadhi (Nepali: धनगढी) is a sub-metropolitan city[3] and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It shares a border with India in the south, Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the North, Kailari Rural Municipality in the east and Kanchanpur District in the west. Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolis divided into 19 wards.[4] It has an area of 271.74 Sq. KM. It is one of the major cities of Far - West Province of Nepal along with Mahendranagar.[5][6] The city is connected with the Mahakali Highway, about 750 kilometers west of Kathmandu.

Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality.[7] There is a fable. Rana Tharu of Dhangadhi used to bury their wealth in the ground due to the fear of robbers. That is why the name of Dhangadhi remained Dhangadhi.[8]

198,792 population as per 2021 Nepal census. It is the most densely populated city in the province.[9] It became the first sub-metropolitan city in the far-west after it was upgraded to a sub-metropolis from municipality status on 18 September 2015 as the village development committees Fulbari and Urma were merged into Dhangadhi and later wards 9 and 11 of former Attariya Municipality were also merged.

  1. ^ "धनगढीका मेयर गोपाल हमालको मतले कैलाली जिससमा गठबन्धन विजयी".
  2. ^ "Preliminary Report of National Population 2021". Central Bureau Statistics, Nepal. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The Kathmandu Post :: Govt declares 26 new municipalities". Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "PSU Dhangadhi | Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) - II". lgcdp.gov.np. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Brief Introduction". Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ^ "26 new Municipalities announced". The Rising Nepal. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  9. ^ "population | national_population and housing_census_year results". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 3 February 2024.