Kankai Municipality

Kankai Municipality is a municipality in Jhapa District of eastern Nepal.

Kankai Municipality कन्काई नगरपालिका
Kankai Municipality Location of Kankai Municipality in Province No. 1 Kankai Municipality Kankai Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 26°38′N 87°59′E
Country	Nepal
Zone	Mechi Zone
District	Jhapa
Incorporated	November 16, 1960
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Kankai Municipality
• Mayor	Rajendra Kumar Pokharel (NCP)
• Deputy Mayor	Manju Prasai (NCP)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC+05:45 (NST)
Area code(s)	023
Website	official website

This municipality is formed merging two village development committees i.e. Ghailadubba and Surunga in May 2014.[1][2] This municipality is one of the developed and biggest municipalities in Jhapa.

Trade centers

• Ghailadubba
• Surunga
• Durgapur, Jhapa
• Laxmipur, Jhapa

Tourist destinations

• Kankai Dham (Kotihome)[3]
• Jamunkhadi Simsar
• Domukha
• Dhanuskoti Dham
• Selfi Dada

References

1. 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
2. Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
3. "Kankai Dham". Kankai Dham organization.