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Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका | |
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| Motto: To develop local area. | |
  Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका Location in Koshi Province  Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′00″N 88°07′20″E / 26.66667°N 88.12222°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Development Region | Eastern |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| District | Jhapa District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022-2027) | Gopal Chandra Budhathoki(NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mina Upreti (NCP) |
| • Chief District Officer | Bishwanath Baral |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 131,520 |
| • Rank | 4th (Province No. 1) 26th (Nepal) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57207, 57208 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | mechinagarmun |
Mechinagar (Nepali: मेचीनगर) is a municipality in Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's customs office is in Kakarvitta (Nepali: काँकडभिट्टा), a section of the municipality. The city lies 475 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu and 115 km east of Biratnagar, the capital of Province No. 1.