# Shambhunath

_Municipality in Saptari district, Nepal_

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

> Shambhunath Municipality is a Town in Saptari District in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. Merging the existing Khoksar Parbaha, Shambhunath, Mohanpur, Bhangha, Basbalpur and Rampur Jamuwa village development committee this new municipality was formed on 18 May 2014. Kathauna Bazar is now finally head office of this new municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5168 people living in 933 individual households.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18027853#P31))
- **Located in:** Saptari District (district of Nepal) › Madhesh Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18027853#P131))
- **Official website:** shambhunathmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18027853#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 26.6316, 86.6951

## Questions

**Where is Shambhunath located?**  
Shambhunath is located in Saptari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shambhunath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambhunath) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): शम्भुनाथ नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%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 Q18027853](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18027853) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Buddha Chowk at Kathauna Bazar.jpg by Nandkishor14 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buddha_Chowk_at_Kathauna_Bazar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Shambhunath, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Buddha Chowk at Kathauna Bazar.jpg — Nandkishor14, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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