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Bhojpur Municipality

Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E / 27.167°N 87.050°E / 27.167; 87.050
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Bhojpur Municipality
भोजपुर नगरपालिका
Bhojpur Municipality
Bhojpur Municipality
Map of Bhojpur District showing all local level units
Map of Bhojpur District showing all local level units
Bhojpur Municipality is located in Koshi Province
Bhojpur Municipality
Bhojpur Municipality
Location in Province No. 1
Bhojpur Municipality is located in Nepal
Bhojpur Municipality
Bhojpur Municipality
Bhojpur Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°10′N 87°3′E / 27.167°N 87.050°E / 27.167; 87.050
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictBhojpur District
Wards12
HeadquarterBhojpur
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorKailash Kumar Ale (NC)
 • Deputy MayorNirmala Sherpa (CPN (US))
Area
 • Total159.51 km2 (61.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,204
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneNST
Postal code
57000
Area code029
GDP (Nominal)2017
 - TotalRsBillion
$Million(Billion, PPP)
 - per capitaRs
$(PPP)
 - GDP growthModerate (2016)
Licence plate prefixesinitiating with Province No 1, Koshi Zone
City flowerRhododendron
City treesOrange, Rudraksha and Amba
ClimateCwb
Websitewww.bhojpurmun.gov.np/en (in English)

Bhojpur (Nepali: भोजपुर) is one of the two urban municipalities of Bhojpur District of Province No. 1 of Nepal.

Bhojpur is the traditional home of the Kirat Rai people and has a long history since the settlement of the Kirat Rai people. Bhojpur bazaar is famous for its metalwork, particularly khukuri knives and Karuwa (metal vessels). It is home to many businesses as well as skilled craftsmen. Other major towns in the district include Dingla to the north, Ghoretar to the south, and Taksar near the airstrip, from where flights connect to Biratnagar and Kathmandu.[citation needed]

The design and construction of the 240 km Koshi Highway in east Nepal between Dharan on the Terai Plain and Num in the Middle Himalaya commenced in the early 1970s and was completed in 2012 when the first vehicles were able to drive to Num.[2] Construction of this highway links Bhjopur to other major cities and towns like Hile, Dhankuta and Dharan.

Historically it is a part of Majh Kirat (middle Kirat/ Khambuwan), and used to be called "east number 4". Middle Kirat consists mainly of Bhojpur and Khotang districts, the traditional home of kirat Rai people, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal. In addition to Rais, other ethnic groups include castes like Chhetris, Bahuns, and Dalits.[citation needed]

Background

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All VDCs within Bhojpur district

Bhojpur was a VDC in Bhojpur District before 2014. According to the 2011 Nepal census it had total population of 7,446 with 2,070 households.[3]

On 18 May 2014 Government of Nepal declared 72 new municipality within the hole country.[4] Same time Bhojpur Municipality declared, incorporating Bhojpur, Bhaisipankha, Bokhim and Taksar VDCs diving in 11 ward units.

In March 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured all the local level bodies of Nepal into 753 new local level structures.[5][6] The previous Aamtep, Helauchha, Siddheshwar and Gupteshwar VDCs merged again in Bhojpur Municipality and rearranged the 11 wards into 12 wards.

Now total area of the municipality is 159.51 square kilometres (61.59 sq mi) and total population according to the 2011 Nepal census is 27,204. The admin headquarter of the municipality is located at Bhojpur Bazar (ward no. 7).[7]

Ward distribution of Bhojpur Municipality
Former VDC Ward Area (KM²) Population Map
Helauchha 1 19.08 1500
2 20.77 2211
Gupteshwar 3 17.31 1914
Siddheshwar 4 17.47 2842
Bokhim 5 16 2882
Bhojpur 6 4.03 1710
7* 2.29 2805
8 4.75 1160
9 2.38 1771
Bhaisipankha 10 18.28 2434
Aamtep 11 16.44 2635
Taksar 12 20.72 33.50

Constituency

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Bhojpur Municipality is divide into two Provincial constituencies as below:

Constituency MLA Party Ward No. Neighborhood
Bhojpur 1(A) Rajendra Kumar Rai Nepal Communist Party 1 & 2 Helauchha
3 Gupteshwar
4 Siddheshwar
5 Bokhim
10 Bhaisipankha
Bhojpur 1(B) Sher Dhan Rai Nepal Communist Party 6,
7,
8,
9
Bhojpur
11 Aamtep
12 Taksar

People

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Religion

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College & Universities

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Tourism Spots

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Transportation

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Airways

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Bhojpur Airport

Public Bus

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Bhojpur Bus Park

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "थप ४१ नगरपालिका घोषणा". कान्तिपुर दैनिक. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  2. ^ Hearn, G. J. (2017-07-27). "Engineering geomorphology of the Koshi Highway, east Nepal". Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 50 (3): 354. doi:10.1144/qjegh2016-112. ISSN 1470-9236.
  3. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee" (PDF). MOFALD. 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  5. ^ "New local level structure comes into effect from today". www.thehimalayantimes.com. The Himalayan Times. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. ^ "New local level units come into existence". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.