Jhapa District

Jhapa District झापा जिल्ला
District
View of both hills and Terai in Jhapa district
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi Province
Admin HQ.	Bhadrapur
Government
• Type	Coordination committee
• Body	DCC, Jhapa
• Head	Mr. Bishwanath Baral
• Deputy-Head	Mrs. Shanta Rokka
• Parliamentary constituencies	5
• Provincial constituencies	10
• Chief District Officer	Chhabilal Rijal [1]
Area
• Total	1,606 km2 (620 sq mi)
Elevation (maximum)	506 m (1,660 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	994,090
• Rank	4th (Nepal)
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Households	219,989
Demographics [2]
• Ethnic groups	Bahun, Chhetri, Rajbanshi, Gangai or Ganesh Limbu, Rai
• Female ♀	51.97%
• Male ♂/100 female	92,43
Human Development Index
• Per Capita Income	1,226 USD
• Poverty rate	21.82
• Literacy	75%
• Life Expectancy	67.29
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code	023
Main Language(s)	Nepali, Rajbanshi, Surjapuri language Limbu, Maithili
Major highways	Mahendra Highway, Postal Highway
Website	daojhapa.moha.gov.np

Jhapa District (Nepali: झापा जिल्ला; Listen^ⓘ) is a district of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal named after a Rajbanshi Surjapuri language word "Jhapa", meaning "to cover" (verb). The 2021 Nepal Census, puts the total population of the district at 994,090.^[3] The total area of the district is 1,606 square kilometres.

The lowlands of Limbuwan (present-day terai lands of Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa) was collectively known as Morang since the time of King Mawrong of 7th century. In the beginning of 1400 AD, Morang Kingdom patriated from Kingdom of Ilam and Kingdom of Mikluk Bodhey (Choubise) and started ruling on its own.^[4]