Saptari District

Saptari District सप्तरी जिल्ला
District
Chinnamasta Temple
Saptari District (dark yellow) in Madhesh Province
Country	Nepal
Province	Madhesh Province
Admin HQ.	Rajbiraj
Government
• Type	District Coordination Committee
• Body	DCC, Saptari
• Parliamentary constituencies	4
• Provincial constituencies	8
Area
• Total	1,363 km2 (526 sq mi)
Population  (2011[1])
• Total	639,284
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code	031
Main Language	Maithili, Nepali
Website	www.ddcsaptari.gov.np

Saptari (Nepali: सप्तरी जिल्लाListen^ⓘ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Its district headquarter is Rajbiraj. Saptari is an Outer Terai district. This district covers an area of 1,363 km² (526 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 639,284^[1] which makes it the 10th most populated district of Nepal. Saptari is renowned for its agricultural output, and is bordered on the east by the massive Sapta Koshi river.

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There are nine municipalities in Saptari: Dakneshwori, Rajbiraj, Bodebarsain, Hanumannagar Kankalini, Kanchanrup, Saptakoshi, surunga, Shambhunath and Khadak. Other small towns include Mahuli, Kathauna Fattepur, Pato and Itahari Bishnupur with the area government "Machha Palan Kendra" fish farming centre.

The famous Chhinnamasta temple is one of the Shakti Peeths and Kankalini Temple are also located in Saptari District. Saptari has highest growth in Maithili literature.^[2]