# Kimathanka

_Village development committee_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Kimathanka is a village (previously, a village development committee) in Bhotkhola rural municipality of Sankhuwasabha District of Koshi Province, Nepal and serves as the Nepalese counterpart of the Nepal-China (Tibet autonomous region) border at Zhentang (Chentang). At the time of the 1991 census, it had a population of 303 people living in 50 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal; border city ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956399#P31))
- **Located in:** Sankhuwasabha District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956399#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8569, 87.4181

## About

Being among the most remote Himalayan villages of Nepal, Kimathanka is also the end point of the in-progress 362 kilometers long Biratnagar-Khandbari-Kimathanka road called Koshi Highway, which plans to connect the village with the provincial headquarter of Biratnagar and subsequently, with the Indian border town of Jogbani. The Arun River runs through the valley below the village. In 2019, road embankment construction on the Chinese side led to fear of potential downstream flooding in Kimathanka. In November 2020, Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli visited Kimathanka inspecting the progress of Koshi Highway and other infrastructure projects in the area.

## Questions

**Where is Kimathanka located?**  
Kimathanka is located in Sankhuwasabha District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Kimathanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimathanka) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): किमाथान्का](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q956399](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956399) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Kimathanka". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/kimathanka. Retrieved 3 November 2026.