Katari Municipality

Katari is a Municipality in Udayapur District in the Koshi province of south-eastern Nepal.It lies by the Tawa river (formed by unification of original Tawa river and Baidhyanath river) having the bridge of length 123.5m. This was established by merging two existing village development committees i.e. Triveni and Katari on 18 May 2014.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7230 people living in 1410 individual households.[3] Thirty years later, Katari had undergone rapid growth, achieving a population of 56,146 people by the 2011 census.

Katari Municipality
कटारी नगरपालिका
Katari Municipality is located in Koshi Province
Katari Municipality
Katari Municipality
Location in Province No. 1
Katari Municipality is located in Nepal
Katari Municipality
Katari Municipality
Katari Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26.95°N 86.37°E / 26.95; 86.37
CountryNepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictUdayapur
No. of wards14
Established2014
Incorporated (VDC)Tribeni, Katari, Risku, Lekhani, Hardeni, Limpatar, Sorungchabise, Sirise
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  BodyKatari Municipality
  MayorMr. Rajesh Chandra Shrestha (NC)
  Deputy MayorMrs. Geeta Khadka (NCP)
  MP & ConstituencyUdayapur 2
Ambar Bahadur Rayamajhi (UML)
  MLA & ConstituencyUdayapur 2(B)
Ram Kumar Khatri (NCP)
Area
  Total424.89 km2 (164.05 sq mi)
  Rank3rd in Province
Population
 (2011)
  Total56,146
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Websitekataarimun.gov.np

See also

References

  1. 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
  2. Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
  3. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.


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