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Madhesh Province

Madhesh Province (Nepali: मधेश प्रदेश) is a province in the southeastern region of Nepal.

मधेश प्रदेश
Province
Location of Madhesh Province
Location of Madhesh Province
Coordinates: 26°32′N 85°25′E / 26.54°N 85.42°E / 26.54; 85.42
CountryFile:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal
Formation20 September 2015
Capital CityJanakpur[1]
Largest cityBirgunj
Districts8
Government
 • TypeSelf governing province
 • BodyGovernment of Madhesh Province
 • GovernorHari Shankar Mishra[2]
 • Chief MinisterMohammad Lalbabu Raut
 • Deputy Chief MinisterRam Saroj Yadav
 • High CourtJanakpur High Court
 • Provincial AssemblyUnicameral (107 seats)
Area
 • Total9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total6,126,288
 • Rank1st
 • Density634.13/km2 (1,642.38/sq mi)
  • Rank1st
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Official languageNepali (under Constitution of Nepal)
Other Official language(s)1. Maithili
2. Bhojpuri
3. Bajjika
HDI0.519 (low)
Literacy52.28%
Sex ratio101.2 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
GDPUS$5.37 billion
GDP rank4th
Websitehttps://provincialassembly.p2.gov.np/

History

The province was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal.

On 17 January 2022, the meeting of Provincial assembly declared Janakpur as capital of Province No. 2 while the province was renamed to Madhesh Province.[3] Hari Shankar Mishra is the Head of Province while Mohammad Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi is the current Chief Minister.[4]

Geography

Borders

It borders Koshi Province to the east, Bagmati Province to the north, and India’s Bihar state to the south. It has an area of 9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi)-about 6.5% of the country's total area.

The Koshi River and Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve acts as provincial border between Madhesh Province and Province No.1 in the east. And the line between Chitwan National Park and Parsa National Park (previously Wildlife Reserve) acts as provincial border between Madhesh Province and Bagmati Province in the west.

Districts

The province includes eight districts from Saptari District in the east to Parsa District in the west.

Capital

The Capital city Janakpur, also known as Janakpurdham,[5] is a centre for religious and cultural tourism.[6] It is also thought to have been the capital of the Videha dynasty that ruled Mithila region in ancient times.[5]

Other cities

The first urban planned municipality of Nepal, Rajbiraj, is also the oldest place of the Terai belt of Nepal.[7][8] The town is believed to have been named after the ancient Rajdevi temple, which dates back to the 1700s. The city of Birgunj is an economically important industrial centre and the only metropolitan city in the province.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Population

It is Nepal's most populous province,[15] and smallest province by area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it the most populated province of Nepal.[16][17]

The majority of the province's population speaks Maithili, Bhojpuri and Nepali and Bajjika.[16]

Madhesh Province Media

  • Province no.2 Assembly 2021.svg

    Province no.2 Assembly 2021

  • Nepal Railway, Janakpur 20200918 02.jpg

    The only passenger train service of Nepal in Janakpur

  • Janakpur Railway Station, Nepal Railway 20200918 02.jpg

    Janakpur Train Station is the largest Railway Station in Nepal

  • Paag-mithila4.jpg

    Paag of Mithilalok

  • Madhubani Mahavidyas.jpg

    Mithila painting featuring God Shiva-Parvati and the Mahavidyas

  • Madhubani art.jpg

    Madhubani painting*It is also known as Mithila painting and is an art form popular in the state of Mithila in Nepal and Bihar in India. The art form can be traced back to the Ramayana during the 7th century. It is done by women. These paintings used to be done on the walls of the nuptial chamber of newlyweds, which were coated with a mixture of mud and cow dung.

  • Women performing Jhijhiya dance.jpg

    Women_performing_Jhijhiya_dance

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  2. ↑ "Government recommends Hari Shankar Mishra as provincial chief of Province 2". The Kathmandu Post. 16 August 2021. https://kathmandupost.com/province-no-2/2021/08/16/government-recommends-hari-shankar-mishra-as-provincial-chief-of-province-2. Retrieved 16 August 2021. 
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  4. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burghart, R. (1978). The disappearance and reappearance of Janakpur. Kailash: A Journal of Himalayan Studies 6 (4): 257–284.
  6. ↑ Rastriya Samachar Samiti (2004). "More Indian tourists visit Janakpurdham". Himalayan Times, 17 January 2004.
  7. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  8. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  17. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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