Gauradaha Municipality
Gauradaha
गौरादह | |
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Gauradaha Location in Koshi Province
jhapa Gauradaha Gauradaha (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 87°43′E / 26.56°N 87.72°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi |
| District | Jhapa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chattrapati Subedi (UML) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jalbarsha Rajbanshi (UML) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 60,451 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 57216 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | gauradahamun.gov.np |
Gauradaha (Nepali: गौरादह) is a municipality located in the Jhapa District of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 19 September 2015 through the merger of five existing Village Development Committees (VDCs): Maharanijhoda, Baigundhura, Juropani, Kohabara, and Gauradaha. This consolidation was part of a broader governmental initiative that increased the total number of municipalities in Nepal to 217. The administrative centre of Gauradaha Municipality is situated in Dhobiniya chowk, which lies in the central part of the municipality.