Madhesh Province

Madhesh Province
Madhēśa pradēśa
मधेश प्रदेश
Official seal of Madhesh Province
Location of Madhesh Province
Location of Madhesh Province
Map of Madhesh Province, Nepal
Province of   Nepal
Formation20 September 2015
Capital cityJanakpur[1]
Largest cityBirgunj
Government
 • TypeAutonomy
 • BodyGovernment of Madhesh Province
 • GovernorHari Shankar Mishra[2]
 • Chief MinisterSaroj Kumar Yadav
 • High CourtJanakpur High Court
 • Provincial AssemblyUnicameral (107 seats)
 • House of Representatives32 constituencies
Area
 • Total9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi)
Population
 (2021[3])
 • Total6,114,600
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code(s)041,031,033,046,053,051,044,055
Official LanguagesNepali
HDI0.519 (low)
Literacy63.5% (2021)
Sex ratio100.55 ♂ / 100 ♀ (2021)
GDPUS$ 5.6 billion (2023/2024)
Per Capita IncomeUS$ 892
Websitemadhesh.gov.np

Madhesh Province is a province of Nepal in the Terai region with an area of 9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi) covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely populated province and the smallest province by area.[4][5] It borders Koshi Pradesh to the east and the north, Bagmati Province to the north, and India’s Bihar state to the south and the west. The border between Chitwan National Park and Parsa National Park acts as the provincial boundary in the west, and the Kosi River forms the provincial border in the east. The province includes eight districts, from Parsa in the west to Saptari in the east.

It is a centre for religious and cultural tourism.[6]

Hari Shankar Mishra is the Head of Province while Saroj Yadav is the current Chief Minister.[7]

  1. ^ "Breaking ! प्रदेश २ को स्थायी राजधानी 'जनकपुरधाम' बहुमतले पारित !".
  2. ^ "Government recommends Hari Shankar Mishra as provincial chief of Province 2". The Kathmandu Post. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Nepal census". Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal).
  4. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  5. ^ "सबैभन्दा बढी जनसंख्या हुने प्रदेश मधेश". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ Rastriya Samachar Samiti (2004). "More Indian tourists visit Janakpurdham". Himalayan Times, 17 January 2004.
  7. ^ "Lalbabu Raut to be sworn in Province 2 CM today". The Himalayan Times. 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search