Tulsipur, Dang
Tulsipur
तुल्सीपुर | |
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Tulsipur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°07′59.8″N 082°17′53.0″E / 28.133278°N 82.298056°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Dang District |
| Established | 1992 (2048 B.S.) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tika Ram Khadka (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Syani Chaudhary (NCP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 384.63 km2 (148.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 180,734 |
| • Rank | 13th, Literacy rate - 85.1% |
| • Density | 469.89/km2 (1,217.0/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Local | Nepali, Tharu Bhasa |
| • Official | Nepali, Tharu Bhasa |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 22402 |
| Area code | 082 |
| Website | tulsipurmun |
Tulsipur is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Dang District of Lumbini Province of Nepal. It is the district's second most populous city after Ghorahi. It was established in 1992 by merging the former village development committees (VDCs) Tulsipur and Amritpur. In 2014, it was expanded with the addition of VDCs of Urahari, Tarigaun, Pawannagar and Halwar. At the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 141,528 people in 31,243 households.