# Surunga

_Town in Mechi Zone, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/surunga
Last updated: 2026-11-02

> Surunga is a trade center of located in Kankai Municipality in Jhapa District, Koshi Province of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 16,747 people living in 2996 individual households. Surunga is a rapidly developing town in Jhapa district. It is situated on the bank of the Kankai River.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** ward of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419653#P31))
- **Located in:** Jhapa District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419653#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 26.6600, 87.9000

## Questions

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

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Surunga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surunga) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सुरुङ्गा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3419653](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419653) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Surunga bazaar.JPG by Ganesh Paudel (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surunga_bazaar.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Surunga, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Surunga bazaar.JPG — Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Surunga". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/surunga. Retrieved 3 November 2026.