Itahari ईटहरी | |
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| Motto(s): "Clean, Green and Commercial City". | |
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  Itahari Itahari (Nepal) Show map of Nepal | |
| Coordinates:26°39′47″N87°16′28″E / 26.66306°N 87.27444°E /26.66306; 87.27444 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Sunsari |
| Wards | 20 |
| Settled | - |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Hem Karna Paudel(Congress) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sangita Kumari Chaudhary (CPN-UML) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.21 sq mi (93.78 km2) |
| Elevation | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 198,098 |
| • Rank | 9th (Nepal) 2nd (Province No. 1) |
| • Density | 5,471/sq mi (2,112/km2) |
| • Ethnicities | BahunChhetriTamangLimbuRaiTharuMagarsNewars |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 56705 |
| Area code | 025 |
| Climate | Cwa |
| Website | itaharimun |
Itahari (Nepali:ईटहरी) is asub-metropolitan city in theSunsari District ofKoshi Province inNepal. Itahari city has grown as an important business hub of eastern Nepal. It is thesecond most populous city in eastern Nepal afterBiratnagar. Situated 25 kilometres north of the provincial capital ofBiratnagar, 16 kilometres south ofDharan and 92 kilometres west ofKakarbhitta, Itahari serves as a junction point of the east-westMahendra Highway and the north–southKoshi Highway. Itahari has an estimated city population of 200,000 living in 40,207 households as per2021 Nepal census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Eastern Nepal. It is one of the cities of theGreater Birat Development Area which incorporates the cities ofBiratnagar-Itahari-Gothgau-Biratchowk-Dharan[1] primarily located on the Koshi Highway in Eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households.[2]
According to theMinistry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Itahari has an area of 93.78 square kilometres (36.21 mi2) with 140,517 people living in 33,794 individual households as ofCensus of Nepal 2011.[3][4][5][6] The town is divided into a total of 20 wards.[3] The municipality was established in 1997 and became a sub-metro in 2014.
In the winter season, the temperature of Itahari is 10–18 °C, it increases to 30–45 °C during the summer season.[7][8] About 2007 mm of precipitation falls annually. There is 4 mm of precipitation in December. In July, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 571 mm.[9]
| Climate data for Itahari (Tarahara) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.2 (90.0) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 25.3 (77.5) | 30.1 (86.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 24.3 (75.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 14.5 (58.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) | 13.2 (0.52) | 20.7 (0.81) | 69.6 (2.74) | 174.5 (6.87) | 295.1 (11.62) | 538.2 (21.19) | 376.0 (14.80) | 294.9 (11.61) | 93.8 (3.69) | 14.1 (0.56) | 13.0 (0.51) | 1,919.6 (75.57) |
| Source 1: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology[10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Agricultural Extension in South Asia (precipitation 1976–2005)[11] | |||||||||||||
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 60% | |||
| Kirat | 15% | |||
| Christian | 8% | |||
| Buddhism | 7% | |||
| Islam | 3% | |||
| Others | 7% | |||
At the time of the 2021 Census of Nepal, 56.7% of the population in the City spokeNepali, 16.3%Tharu, 8.7%Maithili, 2%Rai, 2.4%Limbu Language, 2.1%Tamang, and 11.8% spoke other languages as their first language.[13]
The largest ethnic group isChhetri, who makes 20.8% of the population,Hill Brahman andTharu comes to second and third with 16.9% and 15.9% each respectively. Other groups in Itahari includes theRai (7.9%),Limbu (3.4%),Newar (4.5%) and others various ethnic groups makes(30.6%) of the population.[14]
| Party | Mayor/Chairperson | Deputy Mayor/Chairperson | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Hem Karna Poudel | - | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Yam Kumar Chungwang Limbu | Sangita Kumari Chaudhari | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | - | - | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | - | Keshav Kumar Bista | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Akash Hang Limbu | Babita Kumari Chaudhari | |
| CPN Maoist Socialist | Bhanu Bhakta Koirala | - | |
| Janata Samajwadi Party | Dilli Prasad Limbu | Yamuna Guragain | |
| Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha Nepal | Desh Maya Rai | - | |
| Maulik Jarokilo Party | Rameswar Thapa | Sharmila Baral | |
| Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | Bhim Kumar Limbu | Dilita Limbu | |
| Nagarik Unmukti Party | Akshay Kumar Chaudhari | - | |
| Mangol National Organization | Dipendra Rai | - | |
| Loktantrit Samajwadi Party | Ganga Bahadur Shrestha | - | |
| Independents | Jhamak Bahadur Karki | - | |
| Independents | Dilli Ram Dahal | - | |
| Independents | Padam Kumar Adhikari | - | |
| Independents | Tek Raj Bhujel | - | |
| Independents | - | Anju Kumari Singh |
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