Udayapur District
Udayapur District
उदयपुर जिल्ला | |
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Gaighat, Headquarter of Udayapur District | |
| Nickname: ghaighat | |
Udayapur district in Province No. 1 | |
Political division of Udayapur | |
| Coordinates: 26°55′N 86°40′E / 26.917°N 86.667°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| Established | During Rana regime |
| Admin HQ. | Gaighat (Triyuga) |
| Municipality | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Udayapur |
| • Head | Subash karki |
| • Deputy-Head | Indira karki |
| • Parliamentary constituencies | 2 (UP1 & UP2) |
| • Provincial constituencies | 4 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,063 km2 (797 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,310 m (7,580 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 342,773 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Households | 75,937 |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| • Female ♀ | 53% |
| • Male ♂/100 female | 89.21 |
| Human Development Index | |
| • Income per capita (US dollars) | 920 USD |
| • Poverty rate | 29.74 |
| • Literacy | 69% |
| • Life Expectancy | 69.29 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 56300, 56301, 56302, 56303, 56305, 56306... 56312 |
| Telephone Code | 035 |
| Main Language(s) | Nepali, Magar, Tharu |
| Major highways | Sagarmatha |
| Website | ddcudayapur |
Udayapur District (Nepali: उदयपुर जिल्लाⓘ, is one of the 14 districts of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. The district, with Triyuga as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,063 km2 (797 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 287,689, in 2011 of 317,532, in 2021 of 342,773
Rivers and hills form natural borders for Udayapur District. The Koshi River to the east separates it from Sunsari District and the Sun Kosi River to the north separates it from Bhojpur and Khotang Districts. The Tawa Khola separates it from Sindhuli District to the west and the Siwalik foothills to the south separate it from the outer Tarai of Siraha and Saptari. The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve lies to the east in Udayapur, Sunsari and Saptari Districts.
According to the former administrative divisions of Nepal, Udayapur falls in Eastern Development Region in Sagarmatha Zone.