Birgunj

Birgunj वीरगञ्ज Gateway of Nepal
Metropolitan City
Birganj Metropolitan City
Birgunj Location of Birganj in Madhesh Province Show map of Madhesh Province Birgunj Birgunj (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°0′N 84°52′E / 27.000°N 84.867°E / 27.000; 84.867
Country	Nepal
Province	Madhesh
District	Parsa
Founded	1897
Founded by	Bir Shamsher JBR
Government
• Mayor	Rajesh Man Singh (JSP)[1]
• Deputy Mayor	Imtiyaz Alam (NC)
• Chief Administrative Officer	Laxmi Prasad Paudel
Area
• Total	75.24 km2 (29.05 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	19 km (12 mi)
• Width	4 km (2 mi)
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	268,273
• Rank	5th largest
• Density	3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Birganj
Languages
• Official	Nepali
• Native	Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	44300, 44301
Area code	51
Website	birgunjmun.gov.np

Birgunj (Nepali: वीरगञ्ज) is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhes Pradesh in southern Nepal. It lies 135 km (84 mi) south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul on the border of the Indian state of Bihar.^[3] As an entry point to Nepal from Patna, Birganj is known as the "Gateway of Nepal". It is also called the "Commercial Capital of Nepal". The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as most of the trade with India is via Birganj and the Indian town of Raxaul. The Tribhuvan Highway links Birgunj to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.

Birgunj was one of the first three municipalities formed during the rule of Prime Minister Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. It was declared a Metropolitan City on 22 May 2017 along with Biratnagar and Pokhara. Birgunj is one of the largest cities in Nepal and the largest in Madhesh Province. Birgunj is the fifth most populated metropolis of the nation.