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Dharān
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About Dharān
Dharān sits on the route: 20 minutes from Īṭahari̇̄.
Dharān is in Koshi, Nepal, with about 170,000 people. The nearest town is Īṭahari̇̄, about 17 km away.
Dharan (Nepali: धरान) is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal. It was established as the fourth municipality in the Kingdom of Nepal in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itahari. The Nepali word "dharan" means a saw pit.
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British Gurkha camp was also established near the city. The use of the camp by British Gurkhas ended in the mid-1990s. Dharan has an estimated city population of 173,096 living in 34,834 households as per the 2021 Nepal census. It is one of the cities of the Greater Birat Development Area which incorporates the cities of Biratnagar-Itahari-Gothgau-Biratchowk-Dharan primarily located on Koshi Highway in eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households. It is the largest city in the Koshi Province by area, at 192.61 square kilometres; Biratnagar and Itahari are the second- and third-largest cities by area respectively.
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Dharān is in Koshi, Nepal, about 17 km from Īṭahari̇̄.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 173,096
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Nepal
- Region
- Koshi
- Timezone
- Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates
- 26.8144, 87.2797
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