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Birendranagar
वीरेन्द्रनगर | |
|---|---|
 Surkhet Ghantaghar | |
  Birendranagar Location in province  Birendranagar Birendranagar (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°36′N 81°38′E / 28.600°N 81.633°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Karnali |
| District | Surkhet |
| Established | 2033 BS (1976 AD) |
| Named for | King Birendra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohanmaya Dhakal (UML) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Nilkantha khanal (UML) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 154,886 |
| • Rank | 17th |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 21700 |
| Area code | 083 |
| Website | birendranagarmun |
Birendranagar (Nepali: वीरेन्द्रनगर) officially Birendranagar Municipality is a city in Surkhet District in Karnali Province of Nepal.[2] It is the capital city of Karnali province as well as the district headquarter of Surkhet district. As of March 2022, Birendranagar has a population of 154,886, making it the 17th most populous city of Nepal. Birendranagar is the largest city of Karnali province and 7th largest in Western Nepal. It is one of the fastest growing cities of Nepal and is on two national highways, Ratna Highway and Karnali Highway. It is one of the constituent city of the Ratna Highway Metropolitan Areas along with Nepalgunj and Kohalpur. Birendranagar compromises of panoramic view of Mahabharata and Chure ranges and the plain of the inner Terai. A major trade center in mid-western Nepal, Birendranagar is considered the most expensive city to live in Nepal.
In February 2018, the city was made the capital of the province of Karnali.[3] At the 2011 census the city's population was 100,458 in 12,029 households. This city is located in the Surkhet Valley at the northern Bank of Bheri River which separates it from Bheriganga municipality. Birendranagar is named in honour of the late King Birendra, who planned and established it as the first planned town in Nepal.[citation needed]
Birendranagar is located in a valley and surrounded by hills. The Birendranagar municipality includes village development committee are Uttarganga, Latikoili.[citation needed]
- ^ "Preliminary Report of National Population 2021". Central Bureau Statistics, Nepal. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008
- ^ "Province 6 named Karnali, capital Surkhet". Kathmandu: Kathmandu Post. 2018.