# Mai Municipality

_Municipality in Province No. 1, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Mai (Nepali: माई) is one of the four municipalities of Ilam District of Province No. 1 of Nepal. It was formed in May 2017 with merging some VDC. The Mahamai, Danabari and Chisapani VDCs were merged. The municipality is divided into ten wards which is surrounded by Deumai Municipality and Ilam Municipality from north, Suryodaya Municipality from north-east, Jhapa District from south-east and Mangsebung and Chulachuli Rural Municipality from west.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42722744#P31))
- **Located in:** Ilam District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42722744#P131))
- **Area:** 264 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42722744#P2046))
- **Official website:** maimun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42722744#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.7700, 87.9000

## About

It has an area of 264 square kilometres (102 mi2). According to 2011 Census of Nepal, it had population of 33,210 people, in which female comprises 17,111.

After winning the local election of 2022, Khamba Singh Limbu was elected as a mayor and Hima Bhandari elected as a deputy mayor in Mai Municipality.

## Questions

**Where is Mai Municipality located?**  
Mai Municipality is located in Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mai Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): माई नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%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 Q42722744](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42722744) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Mai Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mai-municipality. Retrieved 4 November 2026.