Mahottari District

Mahottari महोत्तरी जिल्ला
District
Location of Mahottari
Country	Nepal
Region	Central (Madhya Anchal)
Zone	Janakpur
Headquarters	Jaleshwar
Area
• Total	1,002 km^2 (387 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	627,580
• Density	630/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	maithili (80%), nepali (7.2%), other (5.5%)

Mahottari District (Nepali: महोत्तरी जिल्ला, Listen ), a part of Province No. 2, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,002 km² and had a population of 553,481 in 2001 and 627,580 in 2011.^[1]

Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means the 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority of Maithili people. In janakpur zone there are two districts ; mahottari and dhanusha and both are in a distance of 1 hour.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[2]	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 meters (1,000 ft)	85.0%
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	15.0%

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Municipalities

VDCs and Municipalities in Mahottari District

The 2011 National Population and Housing Census by the government of Nepal identifies 77 municipalities and village development committees (VDC) within the Mahottari District.^[3]

1. Anakar
2. Aurahi
3. Bagada
4. Bagiya Banchauri
5. Bairgiya Laksminiya
6. Balawa
7. Banauli Donauli
8. Banauta
9. Bardibas Municipality
10. Basabitti
11. Bathnaha
12. Belgachhi
13. Bhangaha
14. Bharatpur
15. Bhatauliya
16. Bijayalpura
17. Bhramarpura
18. Damhi Marai
19. Dhamaura
20. Dharmapur
21. Dhirapur
22. Ekadarabela
23. Ekarahiya
24. Etaharwakatti
25. Gaidha Bhetpur
26. Gauribas
27. Gaushala Municipality
28. Gonarpura
29. Halkhori
30. Hariharpur Harinagari
31. Hathilet
32. Hatisarwa
33. Jaleshwar Municipality
34. Khairbanni
35. Khaya Mara
36. Khopi
37. Khuttapipradhi
38. Kisan Nagar
39. Kolhusa Bagaiya
40. Laksminiya
41. Loharpatti
42. Mahadaiyatapanpur
43. Mahottari
44. Maisthan
45. Majhora Bishnupur
46. Manara
47. Matihani
48. Meghanath Gorhanna
49. Nainhi
50. Nigaul
51. Padaul
52. Parsa Pateli
53. Parsadewadh
54. Pashupatinagar
55. Phulahatta Parikauli
56. Phulakaha
57. Pigauna
58. Pipra
59. Pokharibhinda Samgrampur
60. Raghunathpur
61. Ramgopalpur
62. Ramnagar
63. Ratauli
64. Sahasaula
65. Sahorawa
66. Samdha
67. Sarpallo
68. Shamsi
69. Sripur
70. Simardahi
71. Singyahi
72. Sisawakataiya
73. Sonama
74. sonamai bhoil
75. Sonaum
76. Suga Bhawani
77. Sundarpur

References

1. Household and population by districts, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Nepal
2. The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013 horizontal tab character in |series= at position 91 (help)
3. National Planning Commission Secretariat (November 2012). "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

• "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

Coordinates: 26°38′0″N 85°48′0″E / 26.63333°N 85.80000°E