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Kankai Municipality
Kankai Municipality is a municipality in Jhapa District of eastern Nepal.
Kankai Municipality कन्काई नगरपालिका | |
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Kankai Municipality Location of Kankai Municipality in Province No. 1 Kankai Municipality Kankai Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°ECoordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Mechi Zone |
| District | Jhapa |
| Wards | 9 |
| Incorporated | November 16, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Kankai Municipality |
| • Mayor | Rajendra Kumar Pokharel (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Asha Sharma Shiwakoti(NC) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NST) |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | official website |
This municipality is formed merging two village development committees i.e. Ghailadubba and Surunga in May 2014.[1][2] This municipality is one of the developed and biggest municipalities in Jhapa.
Trade centers
- Ghailadubba
- Surunga
- Durgapur, Jhapa
- Laxmipur, Jhapa
Tourist destinations
- Kankai Dham (Kotihome)[3]
- Jamunkhadi Simsar
- Domukha Jhapa
- Dhanuskoti Dham
- Selfi Dada
- Jhandi dada
- Naya basti plotting
References
- ^ 72 new municipalities announced 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
- ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
- ^ "Kankai Dham". Kankai Dham organization.