Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City
तुल्सीपुर उप-महानगरपालिका | |
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  Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°07′40″N 082°17′44″E / 28.12778°N 82.29556°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Dang District |
| Established | 1992 (2048 B.S.) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tika Ram Khadka (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Syani Chaudhary (NCP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 384.63 km2 (148.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 180,734 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Nepali, Tharu Bhasa |
| • Official | Nepali, Tharu Bhasa |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 22402 |
| Area code | 082 |
| Website | tulsipurmun |
Tulsipur is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Dang District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is the district's second most populous city after Ghorahi. It was established in 1992 by merging the former village development committees (VDCs) Tulsipur and Amritpur. In 2014, it was expanded with the addition of VDCs of Urahari, Tarigaun, Pawannagar and Halwar.[2] At the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 141,528 people in 31,243 households.[3]
- ^ "Preliminary Report of National Population 2021". Central Bureau Statistics, Nepal. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "पृष्ठभूमि तथा अवस्था" (in Nepali). Tulsipur Su-Metropolitan City. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.