Mahottari District

Mahottari District
महोत्तरी जिल्ला
Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple, a major Shiva temple in Mahottari
Jaleshwar Mahadev Temple, a major Shiva temple in Mahottari
Mahottari District (dark yellow), in Madhesh Province
Mahottari District (dark yellow), in Madhesh Province
Country Nepal
RegionMithila
ProvinceMadhesh Province
Admin HQ.Jaleshwar
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Mahottari
Area
 • Total1,002 km2 (387 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total705,838
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code044
Main Language(s)Maithili (88.0%), Nepali (5.6%), other (6.4%)
Websiteddcmahottari.gov.np

Mahottari District (Nepali: महोत्तरी जिल्ला, Listen), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarter, covers an area of 1,002 km2 (387 sq mi) and had a population of 553,481 in 2001, 627,580 in 2011 and 705,838 in 2021 census.[1] Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means the 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority Maithili population.