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14-559: Bordering districts are Bhojpur , Tehrathum , Dhankuta , Solukhumbu and Taplejung in Koshi Province . Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north. The Arun River enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter Makalu to

28-602: Is divided into 14 districts. (2011)--(2021) There are two types of Municipality: There is only one metropolitan city in Koshi Province. There are 2 sub-metropolitan cities in Koshi Province. There are 46 municipalities in Koshi Province. There are 88 rural municipalities in Koshi Province: Biratnagar High Court ( Nepali : बिराटनगर उच्च अदालत ) is the high court of Koshi Province . The high court established according to

42-475: Is divided into the following subdivisions: 27°22′N 87°13′E  /  27.367°N 87.217°E  / 27.367; 87.217 This article about a location in the Sankhuwasabha District of Nepal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bhojpur District, Nepal Bhojpur District ( Nepali : भोजपुर जिल्ला [bʱod͡zpur] )

56-648: Is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal . The district 's area is 1,507 km with a population of 182,459 (2011). The administrative center is Bhojpur . It is surrounded by Dhankuta and Sankhuwasabha in the east, Khotang in the west, again Sankhuwasabha in north-east, Solukhumbu in the north-west and Udayapur in the South. According to the District Coordination Committee Bhojpur, this place

70-563: Is the unicameral legislative assembly . Koshi Province have 56 constituencies (provincial seats) under the FPtP (First-Past-the-Post). District Coordination Committee is the legislative body at district level. The Head of a district development committee is elected by the district assembly. The DCC acts as an executive to the district Assembly. The DCC coordinates with the Provincial Assembly to establish coordination between

84-619: The Subtropical Zone between 1,000 and 2,000 meters and 15% is Temperate (2,000 to 3,000 meters). 2% rises higher into the Subalpine Zone . Bhojpur is divided into two urban and seven rural municipalities: At the 2021 Nepal census , Bhojpur District had a population of 157,923. Bhojpur had a literacy rate of 78.9% and a sex ratio of 1,019 females per 1,000 males. 55,349 (35.05%) lived in urban areas. Ethnicity/caste of Bhojpur district (2021) Ethnicity/caste: 34.11% of

98-475: The Provincial Assembly and rural municipalities and municipalities and to settle disputes, if any, of political nature. It also maintains coordination between the provincial and Federal government and among the local bodies in the district. It also monitors development within the district. The head of the provincial government is the Chief Minister, who is the parliamentary party leader of the party with

112-427: The east and Bihar to the south and Nepal's Bagmati and Madhesh provinces to the west. Koshi occupies most of the area of what was previously Eastern Development Region . EDR had 3 zones and 16 districts. The districts were further subdivided into municipalities and village development committees . Koshi Province is divided into 14 districts and districts are subdivided into municipalities. Koshi Province

126-699: The existing appellate court in Biratnagar on 14 September 2016. As per the government decision, there will be extended benches in Illam , Dhankuta and Okhaldhunga under the high court in Biratnagar. Tej Bahadur KC is the current chief judge of Biratnagar High Court. Clause 148, 149, 150 and 151 of Constitution of Nepal, 2015 defines District Courts , appointment, qualification, terms and remuneration of chief justices. There are 14 district courts in Koshi Province. Each district has one District court. Pradesh Sabha (Provincial assembly) of Koshi Province

140-512: The new constitution of Nepal. Article 139 of the constitution says “there shall be a High Court in each state”. According to article 300 (3): “The High Courts set forth in Article 139 shall be established no later than one year after the date of commencement of this Constitution. The Appellate Courts existing at the time of commencement of this Constitution shall be dissolved after the establishment of such courts”. The government of Nepal transformed

154-497: The population spoke Nepali as their first language. The district was affected by an earthquake on 25 April 2015 . 27°10′21″N 87°02′53″E  /  27.17250°N 87.04806°E  / 27.17250; 87.04806 Districts of Province No. 1 Koshi Province is the easternmost province of Nepal . It is surrounded by Tibet region of China to the north, the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal to

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168-598: The population were Rai , 17.66% Chhetri , 10.78% Tamang , 7.65% Newar , 4.94% Magar , 4.58% Bahun , 4.27% Kami , 2.70% Damai , 2.44% Sarki , 2.20% Kulung , 1.88% Bhujel and 1.76% Sherpa . Religion: 46.39% were Hindu , 36.29% Kirati , 16.04% Buddhist ,1.21% Christian and 0.07% others. Languages of Bhojpur district (2021) As their first language, 47.81% of the population spoke Nepali , 20.04% Bantawa , 7.48% Tamang , 3.52% Magar , 3.29% Newari , 2.90% Kulung , 2.69% Dungmali , 2.19% Sampang , 1.86% Rai , 1.50% Sherpa , 1.49% Chamling . In 2011, 49.08% of

182-1374: The west and 8,586 meter Kangchenjunga to the east. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census , Sankhuwasabha District had a population of 158,742. As their first language, 46.1% spoke Nepali , 8.8% Tamang , 8.0% Sherpa , 6.6% Kulung , 5.0% Limbu , 4.3% Yakkha , 3.2% Yamphu , 2.9% Gurung , 2.3% Magar , 2.2% Rai , 1.9% Newar , 1.8% Lohorung , 1.6% Mewahang , 1.1% Khaling , 0.9% Chamling , 0.6% Thulung , 0.4% Lhomi, 0.3% Maithili , 0.2% Bantawa , 0.2% Nachhiring , 0.1% Bahing , 0.1% Bhujel , 0.1% Dumi , 0.1% Jerung , 0.1% Koi , 0.1% Sampang , 0.1% Sindhi and 0.5% other languages. Ethnicity/caste: 18.3% were Chhetri , 8.1% Rai , 11.0% Tamang , 6.2% Kulung , 5.8% Sherpa , 6.5% Limbu , 5.4% Gurung , 5.3% Hill Brahmin , 4.8% Kami , 4.7% Newar , 3.6% Yakkha , 3.3% Magar , 2.7% Yamphu, 2.2% Bhote , 2.2% Damai /Dholi, 1.4% Mewahang Bala, 1.3% Sarki , 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Kumal , 0.6% Lohorung , 0.5% Gharti/ Bhujel , 0.5% Lhomi, 0.4% Thulung, 0.3% Khaling, 0.2% Chamling, 0.1% Kayastha , 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Marwadi , 0.1% Nachhiring, 0.1% Thakuri and 0.5% others. Religion (2011): 42.7% were Hindu , 28.8% Kirati , 26.6% Buddhist , 1.5% Christian , 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others. Literacy: 69.3% could read and write, 2.8% could only read, and 27.8% could neither read nor write. Sankhuwasabha District

196-535: Was named for the Himalayan birch ( Betula utilis ; Nepali भोजपत्र bhojpatra ), which was found here in large quantities. Pur means 'city'. Classified as a hill district, Bhojpur actually spans five of Nepal's eight climate zones . 3% of the district's area is below 300 meters elevation in the Lower Tropical zone and 31% is Upper Tropical from 300 to 1,000 meters. 50% of the land area belongs to

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