Mechinagar Municipality

Mechinagar Municipality
मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Flag of Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Motto: 
To develop local area.
Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका is located in Koshi Province
Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Mechinagar Municipality
मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Location in Koshi Province
Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका is located in Nepal
Mechinagar Municipality मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Mechinagar Municipality
मेचीनगर नगरपालिका
Mechinagar Municipality
मेचीनगर नगरपालिका (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°40′00″N 88°07′20″E / 26.66667°N 88.12222°E / 26.66667; 88.12222
Country   Nepal
Development RegionEastern
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictJhapa District
Government
 • Mayor (2022-2027)Gopal Chandra Budhathoki(NCP)
 • Deputy MayorMina Upreti (NCP)
 • Chief District OfficerBishwanath Baral
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
131,520
 • Rank4th (Province No. 1)
26th (Nepal)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
57207, 57208
Area code023
Websitemechinagarmun.gov.np

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.