Jitpursimara

Jitpursimara
जीतपुर सिमरा
Nickname: 
Simara
Jitpursimara is located in Nepal
Jitpursimara
Jitpursimara
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°10′N 84°59′E / 27.16°N 84.98°E / 27.16; 84.98
CountryNepal
ProvinceMadhesh
DistrictBara
Government
 • MayorMr.Rajan paudel (NCP)
 • Deputy MayorMr Bhola Adhikari (NCP)
Area
 • Total309.67 km2 (119.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total117,094
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code053
Websitewww.jeetpursimaramun.gov.np

Jitpursimara (also Jeetpursimara or Jeetpur Simara) is a sub-metropolitan city in Bara District in Province No. 2 of southern Nepal that was formed on 10 March 2017 after merging Gadhimai Municipality, Inarwasira, Amlekhganj, as well as parts of Manharwa, Haraiya and Rampur Tokani to form a new sub-metropolitan city.[1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the former settlements that would make up the sub-metropolitan city had a joint population of 117,094 people living in 21,670 individual households.[2]

  1. ^ "Kalaiya residents agitate demanding sub metropolitan city". My Republica. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  2. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.