Sunsari District
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Kosi Zone

Koshi Zone Koshi Zone is divided into six districts:*Bhojpur District*Dhankuta District*Morang District*Sankhuwasabha District*Sunsari District*Terhathum District-See also:*Zones of Nepal*Regions of Nepal*Districts of Nepal...

, is one of the seventy-five districts

Districts of Nepal

Nepal's 14 administrative zones are subdivided into 75 districts . These districts are listed below, by zone...

 of Nepal

Nepal

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, a landlocked

Landlocked

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 country of South Asia

South Asia

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. The district, with Inaruwa as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,257 km² and has a population (as of the 2001 census

2001 Nepal census

Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2001 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each district of the country...

) of 625,633.

The area was originally part of Morang but became its own district in 1962 when Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 districts.

Major cities in Sunsari district are Dharan

Dharan, Nepal

Dharan is a major city in eastern Nepal, in the Sunsari District, situated on foothills of Mahabharat Range with southern tip touching the edge of the Terai at an altitude of 1148 ft . It serves as a trading post between the hilly region and the plains of Terai region. It was once the...

 (the third largest city in Nepal), Itahari

Itahari

Itahari is a town and municipality in Sunsari District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is located at the main transportation junction of eastern Nepal. It is the center of the west-east Mahendra Highway and south-north Koshi Highway and thus is a town of emerging importance...

, Tarahara

Tarahara

Tarahara is a town in the Sunsari District of Nepal. It is located on the Koshi Highway in between Itahari and Dharan.It is famous in the eastern region primarily for Sekuwa .There is a government-owned agricultural research center....

, Duhabi

Duhabi, Kosi

Duhabi, Kosi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 17,574 people living in Duhabi....

, and Inaruwa.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

• Ekamba
• Amaduwa
  Amaduwa
  Amaduwa is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4715 people living in 857 individual households....
  
  
• Amahibelaha
  Amahibelaha
  Amahibelaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4700 people living in 834 individual households....
  
  
• Aurabani
• Babiya
  Babiya
  Babiya is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5546 people living in 888 individual households....
  
  
• Baklauri
• Barahachhetra
  Barahachhetra
  Barahachhetra is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8602 people living in 1695 individual households....
  
  
• Basantapur
  Basantapur, Sunsari
  Basantapur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5566 people living in 879 individual households....
  
  
• Bhadgaun Sinawari
• Bhaluwa
  Bhaluwa
  Bhaluwa is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3537 people living in 668 individual households....
  
  
• Bharaul
  Bharaul
  Bharaul is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,192 people living in 2254 individual households....
  
  
• Bhokraha
  Bhokraha, Kosi
  Bhokraha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,683 people living in 2146 individual households....
  
  
• Bishnupaduka
  Bishnupaduka
  Bishnupaduka is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3651 people living in 661 individual households....
  
  
• Chandbela
• Chhitaha
  Chhitaha
  Chhitaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7285 people living in 1298 individual households....
  
  
• Chimdi
  Chimdi
  Chimdi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4142 people living in 799 individual households....
  
  
• Dewanganj
  Dewanganj
  Dewanganj is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4372 people living in 774 individual households....
  
  
• Dharan
  Dharan, Nepal
  Dharan is a major city in eastern Nepal, in the Sunsari District, situated on foothills of Mahabharat Range with southern tip touching the edge of the Terai at an altitude of 1148 ft . It serves as a trading post between the hilly region and the plains of Terai region. It was once the...
  
  
• Ghuskee
• Duhabi
  Duhabi, Kosi
  Duhabi, Kosi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 17,574 people living in Duhabi....
  
  
• Dumaraha
  Dumaraha
  Dumaraha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 13,215 people living in 2426 individual households....
  
  
• Gautampur
  Gautampur
  Gautampur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3193 people living in 545 individual households....
  
  
• Hansposa
• Harinagara
• Haripur
  Haripur, Kosi
  Haripur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6499 people living in 1240 individual households....
  
  
• Inaruwa
• Itahari
  Itahari
  Itahari is a town and municipality in Sunsari District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is located at the main transportation junction of eastern Nepal. It is the center of the west-east Mahendra Highway and south-north Koshi Highway and thus is a town of emerging importance...
  
  
• Jalpapur
  Jalpapur
  Jalpapur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4256 people living in 663 individual households....
  
  
• Kaptanganj
  Kaptanganj, Nepal
  Kaptanganj is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6084 people living in 1034 individual households....
  
  
• Khanar
  Khanar
  Khanar is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7934 people living in 1536 individual households....
  
  
• Laukahi
  Laukahi
  Laukahi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3133 people living in 591 individual households....
  
  
• Madhelee
  Madhelee
  Madhelee is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6816 people living in 1190 individual households....
  
  
• Madhesa
  Madhesa
  Madhesa is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4972 people living in 891 individual households.Madhesa has 9 VDC...
  
  
• Madhuwan
  Madhuwan
  Madhuwan is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5737 people living in 1036 individual households....
  
  
• Madhyaharsahi
• Mahendranagar
  Mahendranagar, Kosi
  Mahendranagar is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Situated nearby the Koshi River the village is a developing rapidly and is soon to be a municipality. Most of the residents,as it is common in Nepal, depend on agriculture...
  
  
• Narshinhatappu
  Narshinhatappu
  Narshinhatappu is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 10,468 people living in 1799 individual households....
  
  
• Pakali
  Pakali
  Pakali is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9500....
  
  
• Panchakanya
  Panchakanya, Kosi
  Panchakanya is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9422 people living in 1803 individual households....
  
  
• Paschim Kushaha
• Prakashpur
  Prakashpur
  Prakashpur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,110 people living in 1987 individual households....
  
  
• Purba Kushaha
• Ramganj Belgachhiya
• Rajganj Sinuwari
• Ramnagar Bhutaha
  Ramnagar Bhutaha
  Ramnagar Bhutaha is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8003 people living in 1325 individual households....
  
  
• Sahebganj
  Sahebganj, Nepal
  Sahebganj is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5479 people living in 842 individual households....
  
  
• Satterjhora
• Simariya
  Simariya
  Simariya is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4127 people living in 791 individual households....
  
  
• Singiya
  Singiya
  Singiya is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 8843 people living in 1632 individual households....
  
  
• Sonapur
  Sonapur, Kosi
  Sonapur is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6241 people living in 1154 individual households....
  
  
• Sripurjabdi
  Sripurjabdi
  Sripurjabdi is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,937....
  
  
• Tanamuna
  Tanamuna
  Tanamuna is a village development committee in Sunsari District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4859 people living in 922 individual households....
  
  

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