Dhankuta

Dhankuta धनकुटा
City
A view of Dhankuta hill town
Nickname:  Eastern Hillstation
Motto(s):  Hamro Dhankuta, Ramro Dhankuta
Dhankuta Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°59′0″N 87°20′0″E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Koshi Zone
District	Dhankuta District
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Mr. Chintan Tamang
• Deputy Mayor	Ms. Shakuntala Basnet
Population  (2011 [1])
• Total	26,440
• Ethnicities	Limbu Yakha Brahmin Chhetri Rai Gurung
• Religions	Hinduism Buddhist and Kirat
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal Code	56800
Area code	026
Climate	Cwa
Website	Dhankuta Municipality,District Coordination Committee

Dhankuta (Nepali: धनकुटा listen )^[2] is a town in the hills of eastern Nepal. It is the headquarters of Koshi Zone. It is located in Dhankuta district. Nepali is spoken there, and English is also spoken in some offices.

Related pages

• Zones of Nepal

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
2. http://www.ddcdhankuta.gov.np

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