Arjundhara Municipality
Arjundhara
अर्जुनधारा | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 26°41′06″N 87°59′29″E / 26.685052°N 87.99136°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Jhapa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Baldevsingh Gomden Tamang (CPN UML) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Khadga Maya Parajuli (CPN UML) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 84,018 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 57200 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | official website |
Arjundhara (Nepali: अर्जुनधारा) is a municipality in Jhapa District of Province No. 1 in Eastern Nepal. It was formed in 2014 by merging the former village development committees Arjundhara, Shanischare, and Khudunabari. It was named Shani-Arjun initially but was changed to Arjundhara again in January 2017. It is named after a holy place situated here, Arjundhara Temple. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census it had a population of 84,018 people living in 20,935 individual households.