Mechinagar Municipality

Mechinagar
मेचीनगर
Motto: 
To develop local area.
Mechinagar
Location in Koshi Province
Mechinagar
Mechinagar (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°40′00″N 88°07′20″E / 26.66667°N 88.12222°E / 26.66667; 88.12222
Country   Nepal
ProvinceKoshi Province
DistrictJhapa District
Government
 • Mayor (2022-2027)Gopal Chandra Budhathoki(NCP)
 • Deputy MayorMina Upreti (NCP)
 • Chief District OfficerBishwanath Baral
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
131,520
 • Rank4th (Province No. 1)
26th (Nepal)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
57207, 57208
Area code023
Websitemechinagarmun.gov.np

Mechinagar (Nepali: मेचीनगर) is a municipality in Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's customs office is in Kakarvitta (Nepali: काँकडभिट्टा), a section of the municipality. The city lies 475 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu and 115 km east of Biratnagar, the capital of Koshi Province.