Kankai Municipality

Place in Mechi Zone, Nepal
Kankai Municipality
कन्काई नगरपालिका
26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°E / 26.633; 87.983
Country   Nepal
ZoneMechi Zone
DistrictJhapa
Wards9
IncorporatedNovember 16, 1960
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyKankai Municipality
 • MayorRajendra Kumar Pokharel (NCP)
 • Deputy MayorAsha Sharma Shiwakoti(NC)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NST)
Area code023
Websiteofficial website

Kankai Municipality is a municipality in Jhapa District of eastern Nepal.

This municipality is formed merging two village development committees i.e. Ghailadubba and Surunga in May 2014.[1][2] This municipality is one of the developed and biggest municipalities in Jhapa.

Trade centers

Tourist destinations

References

  1. ^ 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
  2. ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
  3. ^ "Kankai Dham". Kankai Dham organization.


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