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Belbari | |
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 Map of the village development committees in
Morang District | |
  Belbari Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′N 87°26′E / 26.67°N 87.43°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Morang |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Dil Prasad Rai (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Nitu Thapa (NC) |
| • Chief administrative officer | Ganesh Raj Karki |
| • Information Officer | Mahendra Khadka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132.79 km2 (51.27 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 81,837 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Bahun Chhetri Limbu people |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Area code | 56600 |
| Website | official website |
Belbari, (Nepali: बेलबारी) officially known as Belbari municipality, is one of the major suburb of Morang district, Province No. 1. It lies in the eastern Terai region of Nepal. Previously a Village Development Committee (VDC), it was upgraded to the municipality status in 2014.[1][2] In order to meet the requirements to become a municipality, Belbari VDC merged Kaseni VDC with itself, making it larger in total area. Moreover, in 2017 AD VDC like Dangihat and Bahuni merged with it to become present Belbari Municipality. Now it have 11 wards offices. It had a population of 81,837 people living in 18,945 households making it the third most populous city in Morang district.[3]
Belbari spreads over an approximate area of 25 square miles. All of the area is plane land, geographically. It is bordered on North and East by the largest and the densest forest of Nepal, the Charkose Jhadi (English translation: "Four Yard Bush"). It is bounded on the northeast by Charkose Jhadi, while to the east lies another suburb, Laxmimarga and Kanepokhari Rural Municipality. Similarly, the north part is bounded by Kerabari Rural Municipality and Letang Municipality, while to the west lie the Sundar Haraicha Municipality. As of 2011 Nepal census the total population of Belbari was 24076, which included 5724 households.[4]
- ^ 72 new municipalities announced Archived June 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine My Republica
- ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
- ^ "National Census 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). 2014. National Population and Housing Census 2011: Village Development Committee/Municipality, Morang