Where is Dharan located?

Dharan is located in Sunsari District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

What is the population of Dharan?

The population of Dharan is 116,181.

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Dharan

धरान

City in Sunsari District, Nepal

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Dharan (Nepali: धरान) is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal. It was established as the fourth municipality in the Kingdom of Nepal in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itahari. The Nepali word "dharan" means a saw pit.

Quick facts

Type: big city, sub-metropolitan municipality of Nepal wd
Located in: Sunsari District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) wd
Population: 116,181 wd
Area: 12.23 km² wd
Official website: dharan.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 26.8167° N, 87.2667° E wd

About

In 1960, a British Gurkha camp was also established near the city. The use of the camp by British Gurkhas ended in the mid-1990s. Dharan has an estimated city population of 173,096 living in 34,834 households as per the 2021 Nepal census. It is one of the cities of the Greater Birat Development Area which incorporates the cities of Biratnagar-Itahari-Gothgau-Biratchowk-Dharan primarily located on Koshi Highway in eastern Nepal, with an estimated total urban agglomerated population of 804,300 people living in 159,332 households. It is the largest city in the Koshi Province by area, at 192.61 square kilometres; Biratnagar and Itahari are the second- and third-largest cities by area respectively.

Places in Dharan

B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences — Public medical research university and hospital in Dharan, Nepal

Nearby places

B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences — 1 km
Budha Subba Temple — 3 km
Bishnupaduka — 4 km
Panchakanya, Sunsari — 6 km
Bhedetar — 7 km
Namaste Falls — 9 km

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Questions

Where is Dharan located?: Dharan is located in Sunsari District, Koshi Province, Nepal.
What is the population of Dharan?: The population of Dharan is 116,181.

Sources

Last updated 3 November 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Dharan". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/dharan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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