Inaruwa Municipality
Municipality in Koshi province / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Inaruwa (Nepali: इनरुवा) is the headquarter of Sunsari district that lies in the Koshi province of Eastern Nepal. Inaruwa is a municipality since the time of Panchayat in the year 2047 BS. After 2015, it has been operating under a mayor-council form of government and is currently led by Mayor Kedar Bhandari. Spanning 77.92 square kilometers, the municipality is home to a population of nearly 75 thousand residents.
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Inaruwa | |
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Coordinates: 26°36′09″N 87°09′00″E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Koshi |
District | Sunsari |
First estd. as Municipality | 2047 BS |
No. of Wards | 10 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Inaruwa municipal council |
• Mayor | Kedar Bhandari (NC) |
• Deputy Mayor | Binita Mehta (NC) |
• CAO | Dasrath Rai |
Area | |
• Total | 77.92 km2 (30.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 74,914[1] |
• Density | 961/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
• Ethnicities | Shahu Teli Brahmin kushwaha Tharu Chetri Jhangad Muslim |
• Literacy | 75.3 % |
Demonym | Inaruwawasi (NP:इनरुवावासी) |
Language | |
• Official | Nepali |
• Additional | Maithili |
Development Index | |
• HDI | 0.49 (low) |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Area code | 025 |
Geocode | 11309 |
Annual Budget | $9.69 Million (FY 2077/78) |
Website | inaruwamun |
In 2015, after the implementation of federalism all over Nepal, VDCs like Babiya , Madhesa, Dumraha, Jalpapur , Chadwela were merged into this municipality. Geographically, Inaruwa is surrounded by Gadhi Rural Municipality in the east, Bhokraha Rural Municipality in the west, Itahari Sub-metropolitan city and Ramdhuni Municipality in the north and Harinagar Rural Municipality in the south. The municipality is politically divided into 10 wards.