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About Itahari |
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Introducation: |
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History: |
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- There are many arguments about the naming of Itahari. Some argue that the name was derived from the |
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Itahari meaning bricks because the people had found ancient Multani coins and bricks at Itahari. Itahi is |
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also mentioned in old government documents of Nepal. The current town of Itahari was the Mauja of old |
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Rana family of Nepal and it once belonged to General Subarna Samser Rana. |
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The Tharu community is the oldest community of Itahari. There is no specific date but they have been |
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living at Itahari for a long time. They are concentrated mainly around near the Tengra river bank, East |
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Pole (purba bus stand), Manakamana chowk (dhedu tol), etc. |
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Geography: |
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- Located in the Eastern Region of Nepal, the town and municipality of Itahari is developing so rapidly that |
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it is expected to reach the outskirts of Dharan in the not too distant future. One of the reasons for the |
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rapid expansion of Itahari is the fact that it lies on both the south-north Koshi Highway and west-east |
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Mahendra highway, making it an important transportation junction for Eastern Nepal. The bus terminus |
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at Itahari sees thousands of passengers arriving and departing each day. This effective transportation |
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system allows visitors to reach the Eastern Region of Nepal with ease. |
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In keeping with the global trend toward conservation of natural resources, the town of Itahari has adopted |
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the motto of being a "Clean, Green and Commercial City". The efforts to attain this goal are evident by the |
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municipal offices which are located next to a scenic lake and set in landscaped gardens. Entrepreneurial |
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skills are encouraged in the residents of Itahari which has resulted in the commercial value of the city |
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Increasing. People from surrounding towns and cities are known to travel to Itahari to shop. |
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As one of the three municipalities of the Sunsari district of Nepal's Eastern Region, Itahari is located in |
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the fertile Terai region and has the Sunsari, Budhi and Tengra rivers running through it. The lush |
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vegetation of the region provides some ideal habitats for a variety of birds, as well as an assortment of |
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animals such as tigers, elephants, foxes and monkeys. However, due to rapid increase in population, |
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these animals are at the edge of extinction. |
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Media: |
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- Itahari is the television hub of Eastern Region. Makalu Television, Arena Television is the first television |
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in this region also some of television channels are growing up. Also some daily national magazines are |
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Jana Bidhroha, Aauser, Blast are some magazines. Many FM stations are growing rapidly in a short period. |
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There are more than 3 FM stations are located Saptakoshi F.M., Radio Pariwartan, Namaste FM, are in |
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Itahari city. |
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Education and literature: |
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- Pathibhara Higher Secondary School, Itahari Janta School and Janta Multiple campus, Secondary |
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Boarding School, Kasturi Higher Secondary Boarding School, SOS HERMANN GMEINER Higher |
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Secondary School, Vishwa Aadarsha, Chamunda Higher Secondary School, LIFE International College, |
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Lotus International Foundation for Education, Sushma Engineering College, Koshi College were one of |
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the oldest public schools and colleges. There were very few private schools until early 1990s. Many more |
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private schools and colleges have opened since then offering degrees in science, commerce, arts, |
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nursing and engineering. Itahari also houses a culture center and library which was built with the help of |
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Luxemburg Government and is currently being managed by Itahari municipality. There are many private |
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boarding schools in Itahari. Among them Hamro Boarding School, Secondary Boarding School, peace |
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zone, modern school, Sacred Heart School, pathibhara, are some of the schools in eastern region. |
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I.T. Industry and Development: |
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- Many I.T institutes and industries are mushrooming in a very short period of time. Few years back people |
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had to go out of Itahari but these days Itahari has become the junction for I.T. training and development in |
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the eastern region. Graphica International Pvt. Ltd., Computer Point Nepal, Alpha Beta, Softcom, CSE |
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Are well known Computer training in Itahari. |
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Tourism: |
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- Itahari has a beautiful place to tour or picnic which is known as Taltalia. This is located in Itahari |
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municipality ward no. 3. The many lakes, both artificial and natural, make Taltalia good for fishing. There |
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is one club named Manokamana youth club which will help you to celebrate tour and picnic well. There is |
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one Saraswati social forest community will helps you to get firewood. Nepal's first statute park namely |
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Kabyabatika is also located in Itahari, Pachrukhi. |
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2 December 2008. (From- |
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— Municipality — |
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- Coordinates: 26°40′N 87°17′ECoordinates: 26°40′N 87°17′E |
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- Area Total 87.3301 km2 (33.7183 sq mi) |
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- Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
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- Area code(s) 025 |
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- Postal Code 56705 |
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Contact: |
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Location: Itahari-1, Sunsari |
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(East Line) |
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Tel: 025-580046, 584659 |
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E-mail: info@itahari.gov.np |
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Website: www.itahari.gov.np |
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Business Duration: 10:00 am to 05:00 pm |
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Proprietor: Itahari Municipality |
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