Kohalpur

Kohalpur
कोह
Kolpur
Kohalpur Municipality
Roundabout at Kohalpur Chowk (2019)
Roundabout at Kohalpur Chowk (2019)
Kohalpur is located in Lumbini Province
Kohalpur
Kohalpur
Location in Lumbini Province
Kohalpur is located in Nepal
Kohalpur
Kohalpur
Kohalpur (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°11′55″N 81°41′28″E / 28.19861°N 81.69111°E / 28.19861; 81.69111
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictBanke
Government
 • MayorPurna Acharya (NC)
 • Deputy MayorSangita Subedi (NC)
Area
 • Total
685 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
100,289
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
21904
Area code081
Websitewww.kohalpurmun.gov.np

Kohalpur (Nepali: कोहलपुर) is a municipality in Banke District of Lumbini province of Nepal.[2] The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 merging the existing two Village Development Committees i.e. Rajhena and Kohalpur. The town is in East-West highway and one of the fastest developing places in Nepal. A neighboring city Nepalgunj is on South (16 km [9.9 mi]), with Ghorahi city (135 km [84 mi]) to west in Dang District and towards south further 6 km (3.7 mi) is the Indian border. In fact it is a growing city in the western region of Nepal. It has a junction to diverse the roadway transport to east, west, north and south from the city.

It is accessible by air (Nepalgunj Airport) and by road (535 km [332 mi] west of Kathmandu).

  1. ^ City population
  2. ^ Gaviria, G., Lee, J., Ospina, P., Soloman, S. and Suharyanto I. (2012). 'Kohalpur: strategic transition from VDC to municipality and potentials for sustainable growth along a strategic highway junction', in Urban Management 2012 Applied Research Project: Four Case Studies in Nepal. Berlin: Technische Universitat Berlin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)