Kankai Municipality

Kankai Municipality कन्काई नगरपालिका
Kankai Municipality Location of Kankai Municipality in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°ECoordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E / 26.633°N 87.983°E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Mechi Zone
District	Jhapa
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zone	NST (UTC+05:45)
Area code(s)	023

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

• Ghailadubba
• Surunga
• Durgapur
• Laxmipur, Jhapa

Tourist Destination

• Kankai Dham (Kotihome)^[3]
• Jamunkadhi Simsar
• Domukha
• Dhanuskoti Dham

References

1. 72 new municipalities announced My Republica
2. Govt announces 72 new municipalities The Kathmandu Post
3. "Kankai Dham". Kankai Dham organization.