| Established Title: | First estd. as Municipality |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality (District Headquarters) |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Koshi#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | position in Koshi |
| Coordinates: | 26.6025°N 87.15°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Koshi |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sunsari |
| Area Total Km2: | 77.92 |
| Established Date: | 2047 BS |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Population Total: | 74914 |
| Population Density Km2: | 961 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kedar Bhandari |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Binita Mehta (NC) |
| Leader Title2: | CAO |
| Leader Name2: | Dasrath Rai |
| Inaruwa | |
| Leader Party: | NC |
| Parts Type: | No. of Wards |
| Population Blank1: | Shahu, Teli, Brahmin, kushwaha, Tharu, Chetri, Jhangad, Muslim, |
| Parts Style: | List |
| Parts: | 10 |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Nepali |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Additional |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Maithili |
| Governing Body: | Inaruwa municipal council |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Inaruwawasi (NP:इनरुवावासी) |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Literacy |
| Population Blank2: | 75.3 % |
| Demographics2 Title1: | HDI |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 0.49 |
| Demographics Type2: | Development Index |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Annual Budget |
| Blank Info Sec1: | $9.69 Million |
| Seal Size: | 150 |
| Seal Alt: | Official seal of Inaruwa |
| Area Code: | 025 |
| Geocode: | 11309 |
| Pushpin Label: | Inaruwa |
| Image Map1: | Inaruwa-Municipality-Sunsari-Province-No.-1-Nepal.jpg |
| Mapsize1: | 300px |
| Map Caption1: | Ward division |
(Nepali: [[:ne:इनरूवा नगरपालिका|इनरुवा]]) is the headquarter of Sunsari district that lies in the Koshi province of Eastern Nepal. Inaruwa is a municipality since the time of Panchayat in the year 2047 BS. After 2015, it has been operating under a mayor-council form of government and is currently led by Mayor Kedar Bhandari. Spanning 77.92 square kilometers, the municipality is home to a population of nearly 75 thousand residents.
In 2015, after the implementation of federalism all over Nepal, VDCs like Babiya, Madhesa, Dumraha, Jalpapur, Chadwela were merged into this municipality. Geographically, Inaruwa is surrounded by Gadhi Rural Municipality in the east, Bhokraha Rural Municipality in the west, Itahari Sub-metropolitan city and Ramdhuni Municipality in the north and Harinagar Rural Municipality in the south. The municipality is politically divided into 10 wards.
During Vedic Period, Inaruwa was a part of Mithila region that was subsequently annexed by King Mawrong into Limbuwan rajya along with its neighbouring districts Jhapa and Morang. Later, after the Limbuwan Gorkha War (1771-1774 AD), Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa which were under Limbuwan rule, were conquered by the Gorkha Kingdom, thereby forming them as a part of Nepal.
Historically, Inaruwa has many dug wells (इनार) to get ground water for household and agriculture purposes. The people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar used to cross border to graze their camels and sheep. These people used to pause around the wells and feed water to their cattle. Inaruwa was quite famous amongst the shepherds for these wells. The place got its name from these people repeatedly calling it "इनार वा" (pronounced as Inarwa) in their mother tongue, which means, 'place where is a well'.
Religious places in the municipality[1] include:
See also: Municipalities of Nepal. A municipality in Nepal is an administrative division in the Provinces of Nepal .It functions as a sub-unit of a district.[2]
Bold names are Adhikrit
Inaruwa lies in the south-east part of Nepal and is within the terai plain. It covers an area of 77.92 km2, sharing boundaries with Ramdhuni Municipality, Harinagar gaupalika, Gadhi gaupalika, Itahari sub-metropolitan city. It has 10 wards althogether. Inaruwa has prennial rivers like sunsari river. It is located at the elevation of 75 m (approx) from the sea level and is rich in fertile soil.
According to the 2021 census,[4] the total number of families is 16029, Inaruwa Municipality has a total population of 74914, out of which there are 36689 males and 38225 females, with a sex ratio of 95.98 male per 100 Female .In the same year, Inaruwa had 16029 households.
Languages
Majority of people living in Inaruwa speak Maithili language, while Bhojpuri, Nepali and Tharu are also some of common spoken languages in Inaruwa.
Religion
Majority of people living in Inaruwa are Hindus, with Muslim being the second most highest population here.
Inaruwa also boasts of a state-of-the-art hospital that provides 24-hour emergency services to its residents. The hospital is staffed with a team of highly skilled and experienced medical professionals who specialize in a wide range of human healthcare services. The hospital also collaborates with various government programs to provide free health care services to the local community, such as health campaigns in each ward. Additionally, the hospital also offers services under health insurance policies, making quality healthcare accessible to a wider range of individuals. To further enhance the accessibility of healthcare services, each ward of Inaruwa is also equipped with Health Posts that provide primary care services to the local residents.[5]
Inaruwa has stadium with covered hall located behind district hospital. Inaruwa is hub for sports like volleyball, football, cricket and many more.[6]
The town hosts national-level sports and tournaments every year, and has hosted many sport tournaments, mainly cricket and football, including the President Gold Cup, Mayor cup,[7] Manmohan Smirti Cup,[8] [9] and Sunsari Premier League. It has hosted Nepal's first night Cricket too. Numbers of night volleyball has been organised annually.Also President Cup is organised in the stadium.
Inaruwa is a city located in the fertile plain of Nepal. It is situated on the Mahendra Highway, which acts as a major transport hub connecting the city to surrounding villages, as well as the larger cities of Itahari, Biratnagar, and Jhumka. The city has well-maintained roadways, making it easily accessible by car or bus.The nearest airport to Inaruwa is Biratnagar Airport, located 25.4 km (15.8 mi) away.
In addition to the Mahendra Highway, Inaruwa also has roadways that link it to the Indian border via Dewangunj and Bhutaha. Furthermore, the city has a newly built bus station that provides links to Prakashpur, Bhutaha and other junctions on the Mahendra Highway. This makes Inaruwa an important transportation hub for the region, connecting people and goods to various destinations.
Inaruwa has numerous local newspaper publications, Radio stations as well as provided by all national newspapers, televisios . Daily newspapers like Pratikchhan daily, Radio stations like Popular FM, Advance FM, National daily newspapers like The Kathmandu post, The Himalayan Times, The Annapurna post, all TV channels like kantipur television, Galaxy News, Prime News etc. Provide services . Also, few of them provide e- News services via Facebook, Twitter.[10]
Inaruwa has 68 educational institutions,[11] including playgroup, primary, secondary and higher education up to master's degree level. Inaruwa has six colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate education. It has a 60.54% literacy rate. Also, a few primary public schools have initiated English-medium education.
According to latest data as published by Inaruwa municipality, 27 public schools with highly appreciated technology like E-attendance and Wi-fi. All schools follows annual calendar and plans, policies.
Few schools names are :
Bal Mandir School
Saraswati higher secondary school
Rajajee Ramjee mahato(Dash)Secondary School
Janta secondary school
Sharada secondary school
Sunsari Multiple Campus
| Election[12] | Mayor | Party | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2074 | Rajan Mehta | Nepali Congress | 2074-2079 | ||
| 2079 | Kedar Bhandari | Nepali Congress | 2079-2084 | ||
The major economic activities in Inaruwa are Agriculture, Local business, livestock, poultry, Milk, Mineral water production, Rice production.[13]
Summer season (mar-Jun) is quite hot and wet . Temperature here, reaches up to 40 °C in summer.
winter season (Dec-Feb) of Inaruwa is cold and dry. Temperature falls down up to 8-9 °C in winter
In July–September, It receives heavy rainfall .[14] About 2007 mm of precipitation falls annually where the precipitation reaches its peak in July with an average of 571 mm and it experiences the lowest precipitation in December with only 4 mm.[15]