# Mechinagar Municipality

_Municipality in Jhapa District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Mechinagar is a municipality in Jhapa District, Koshi Province, Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's customs office is in Kakarvitta, a section of the municipality. The city lies 475 km southeast of the capital Kathmandu and 115 km east of Biratnagar, the capital of Koshi Province.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal; border city ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520560#P31))
- **Located in:** Jhapa District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520560#P131))
- **Population:** 57,545 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520560#P1082))
- **Official website:** mechinagarmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520560#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.6464, 88.1494

## Questions

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

**What is the population of Mechinagar Municipality?**  
The population of Mechinagar Municipality is 57,545 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)
- [Jhapa District](https://diginpl.com/places/jhapa-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mechinagar Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechinagar_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मेचीनगर नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0_%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 Q1520560](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1520560) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kakadvitta - panoramio.jpg by Nirmal Raj Joshi (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kakadvitta_-_panoramio.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mechinagar Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Kakadvitta - panoramio.jpg — Nirmal Raj Joshi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Mechinagar Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mechinagar-municipality. Retrieved 21 October 2026.