# Kankai Municipality

_Municipality in Jhapa District, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/kankai-municipality
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Kankai Municipality is a municipality in Jhapa District of eastern Nepal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16920770#P31))
- **Located in:** Jhapa District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16920770#P131))
- **Elevation:** 86 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16920770#P2044))
- **Established:** 16 November 1960 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16920770#P571))
- **Official website:** kankaimun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16920770#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.6333, 87.9833

## About

This municipality is formed merging two village development committees i.e. Ghailadubba and Surunga in May 2014. It is one of the biggest municipalities in Jhapa.

## Questions

**Where is Kankai Municipality located?**  
Kankai Municipality is located in Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Kankai Municipality?**  
Kankai Municipality is at an elevation of 86 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kankai Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kankai_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कन्काई नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q16920770](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16920770) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Surunga bajar new.jpg by देवराज पौडेल (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surunga_bajar_new.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Kankai Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Surunga bajar new.jpg — देवराज पौडेल, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Kankai Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/kankai-municipality. Retrieved 3 November 2026.