Dhangadhi
Dhangadhi
धनगढी | |
|---|---|
Behda Baba Temple | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′49″N 80°34′09″E / 28.71361°N 80.56917°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim |
| District | Kailali |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gopal Hamal (Independent) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Kandakala Kumari Rana (UML) |
| Area | |
• Total | 271.74 km2 (104.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 204,788 |
| • Rank | 7th largest |
| • Density | 750/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Post code | 10900 |
| Area code | 091 |
| Website | www |
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Dhangadhi (Nepali: धनगढी) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal. It shares a border with India in the south, Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the North, Kailari Rural Municipality in the east and Kanchanpur District in the west. Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolis divided into 19 wards. It has an area of 271.74 Sq. KM. It is one of the major cities of Far - West Province of Nepal along with Mahendranagar. The city is connected with the Mahakali Highway, about 750 kilometers west of Kathmandu.
Dhangadhi was established in 1976 as a municipality. There is a fable. Rana Tharu of Dhangadhi used to bury their wealth in the ground due to the fear of robbers. That is why the name of Dhangadhi remained Dhangadhi.
The population was 198,792 as per the 2021 Nepal census. It is the most densely populated city in the province. It became the first sub-metropolitan city in the far-west after it was upgraded to a sub-metropolis from municipality status on 18 September 2015 as the village development committees Fulbari and Urma were merged into Dhangadhi and later wards 9 and 11 of former Attariya Municipality were also merged.