# Mahagadhimai Municipality

_Municipality in Bara District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Mahagadhimai is a new municipality in Bara District, named after the temple of goddess Gadhimai.Nepal, composed of Bariyarpur, Ganjbhawanipur, Patrahati, Babuaayen, Malhani, Dahiyaar, Bagdampur, Kawahi Madhuri (Kawahijabdi), Telkuwa, Dharampur, Inarwa, Benauli, that was announced by the Government of Nepal in 2014. The municipality has an area of 40.30 km2. The office of the municipality is in Bariyarpur. The mayor is Upan Yadav of the Nepali Congress party, who was elected in September 2017 and re-elected in 2022.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality; municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21013584#P31))
- **Located in:** Bara District (district of Nepal) › Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21013584#P131))
- **Official website:** mahagadimaimun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21013584#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.9833, 85.0500

## Questions

**Where is Mahagadhimai Municipality located?**  
Mahagadhimai Municipality is located in Bara District, Madhesh Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mahagadhimai Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahagadhimai_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): महागढीमाई नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AE%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 Q21013584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21013584) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gadhimai Temple (2).JPG by बिप्लब आनन्द (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gadhimai_Temple_(2).JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mahagadhimai Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gadhimai Temple (2).JPG — बिप्लब आनन्द, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Mahagadhimai Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mahagadhimai-municipality. Retrieved 5 November 2026.