Kimathanka
Village in Province No. 1, Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kimathanka is a Village (previously, a village development committee) in Bhotkhola rural municipality of Sankhuwasabha District of Province No. 1, Nepal and serves as the Nepalese counterpart of the Nepal-China (Tibet autonomous region) border at Zhentang (Chentang). At the time of the 1991 census, it had a population of 303 people living in 50 individual households.[1]
Kimathanka
किमाथांका | |
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Village (ward) | |
Map of the village development committees in Sankhuwasabha District | |
Coordinates: 27.8569°N 87.4181°E / 27.8569; 87.4181 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Province No. 1 |
District | Sankhuwasabha |
Rural Municipality | Bhotkhola |
Part of (ward) | Ward no. 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 368 |
• Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Being among the most remote Himalayan villages of Nepal, Kimathanka is also the end point of the in-progress 362 kilometers long Biratnagar-Khandbari-Kimathanka road called Koshi Highway, which plans to connect the village with the provincial headquarter of Biratnagar and subsequently, with the Indian border town of Jogbani.[2][3] The Arun River runs through the valley below the village. In 2019, road embankment construction on the Chinese side led to fear of potential downstream flooding in Kimathanka.[4] In November 2020, Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli visited Kimathanka inspecting the progress of Koshi Highway and other infrastructure projects in the area.[5][6]