Official Name: | Suryodaya Municipality |
Native Name: | सूर्योदय नगरपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Koshi Province#Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Koshi |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ilam |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 2014 |
Government Type: | Mayor–council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ran Bahadur Rai(CPN (US)) |
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Durga Kumar Baral (Nepali Congress) |
Leader Title3: | Chief Administrative Officer |
Leader Name3: | Milan Bhattarai |
Area Total Km2: | 252.52 |
Area Rank: | 7th (Koshi Province) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 56691 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | NPT |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 26.8908°N 91.9°W |
Elevation M: | 1565 |
Area Code: | 027 |
Suryodaya Municipality is a municipality located in Koshi Pradesh of Nepal in Ilam district. Suryodaya is the Nepali translation for “Sunrise".
It was formed by merging three village development committees i.e. Phikal Bazar, Panchakanya and Kanyam in May 2014 and Pashupatinagar, Shree Antu, Samalbung, Gorkhe, Laxmipur (except ward number 5) and ward 8 and 9 of Jogmai in February 2017. It is the largest municipality in the district of Ilam in terms of area.
It covers the central part of the district of Ilam bordering Darjeeling in the east in east, Ilam municipality in the West, Rong Rural Municipality in the South, Mai Municipality in the South-West and Maijogmai rural municipality in the North. It offers three major transit points to India namely Pashupatinagar, Chhabisay and Manebhanjyang including other minor points like Okayti Godamdhura.
The 2011 population was 56,691.[1]
Suryodaya Municipality hosts many tourist attractions like Shree Antu, Kanyam tea garden and Pashupatinagar.
Latitude: 26°53'27"N
Longitude: 88°3'54"E
Climate: sub-tropical and sub-humid
Topography: Terrain
Elevation: 1,565 m (5,135 ft)
Area: 225.52 km2
Population: 58114
Population Density: 251/km^2