Koshi Province information

Koshi Province

कोशी प्रदेश
*Kōśī pradēśa*
Koshi Province कोशी प्रदेश; Kōśī pradēśa
Province
	From top left to right; Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Gokyo Lakes, Kanyam Ilam, Halesi Mahadev Temple
	Location of Koshi Province in Nepal
	Khotang Solu; khumbu Sankhuwa; sabha Taplejung Okhal; dhunga Udayapur Bhojpur Tehra; thum Panch; thar Ilam Jhapa Morang Sunsari Dhankuta Bagmati Madhesh China India Koshi Province
	Coordinates (Biratnagar): 26°27′15″N 87°16′47″E / 26.45417°N 87.27972°E
Country	Nepal
Formation	20 September 2015
Named as Koshi	1 March 2023
Named for	Koshi River
Capital	Biratnagar
Largest city	Biratnagar
Districts	14
Government
• Type	Self-governing Province
• Body	Government of Koshi Province
• Chief Minister	Hikmat Kumar Karki (CPN UML)
• Governor	Parshuram Khapung
• High Court	Biratnagar High Court
• Koshi Provincial Assembly	Unicameral (93 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	28
Area
• Total	25,905 km2 (10,002 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Highest elevation (Mount Everest)	8,848.86 m (29,031.69 ft)
Lowest elevation (Kechana Kawal)	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2021)[1]
• Total	4,961,412
• Rank	4th
• Density	192/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Rank	4th
• Households	1,191,556
Demonym(s)	Purbeli, Kosheli, Koshyali
Demographics
• Religions	Hinduism 66.63%; Kiratism 17.14%; Buddhism 9.20%; Islam 3.59%; Prakriti 1.33%;
• Ethnic groups	15.00% Chhetri; 11.55% Bahun; 11.21% Rai; 7.81% Limbu; 4.61% Tamang; 4.22% Tharu; 4.08% Muslims; 3.96% Magar; 3.60% Newar; 3.37% Kami; 20.59% Others;
• Sex ratio	91.48 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
Development Parameters
• GDP per capita	US$1267 (3rd)
• Poverty rate	0.127
• Literacy	79.7%
• Life expectancy	69
• HDI	0.553 (medium)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Geocode	NP-ON
ISO 3166 code	NP-P1
Vehicle registration	KOSHI XX AB XXXX
Official language	Nepali Maithili Limbu
Other Official language(s)	Bantawa
GDP (Nominal)	US$9 Billion (2nd)
Website	koshi.gov.np

Koshi Province (Nepali: कोशी प्रदेश) is the autonomous easternmost province adopted on 20 September 2015 by Constitution of Nepal. The province is rich in natural resources, tourist attractions, recreational activities, and natural beauty.^[7] The province covers an area of 25,905 km² (10,002 sq mi), about 17.5% of the country's total area. With the industrial city of Biratnagar as its capital, the province includes major eastern towns of Birtamod, Sundar Haraincha, Damak, Dharan, Itahari, Triyuga Municipality and Mechinagar, and the Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga and Ama Dablam. Koshi River, the largest river of the nation, forms the province's western boundary. Under the First-past-the-post voting system issued by the Constituency Delimitation Commission, Nepal, the province hosts 28 parliamentary seats and 56 provincial assembly seats.^[8]

The province is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal to the east, Bihar to the south, and Bagmati Province and Madhesh Province to the west.^[9]^[10]^[11] According to the 2021 Nepal census, there are around five million people in the province, with a population density of 190 per square kilometre.^[12] In the 2011 Nepal census, the province had approximately 4.5 million people.^[13]

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Koshi Province कोशी प्रदेश Kōśī pradēśa
Province
From top left to right Mount Everest, Kanchenjunga, Gokyo Lakes, Kanyam Ilam, Halesi Mahadev Temple
Location of Koshi Province in Nepal
Khotang Solu khumbu Sankhuwa sabha Taplejung Okhal dhunga Udayapur Bhojpur Tehra thum Panch thar Ilam Jhapa Morang Sunsari Dhankuta Bagmati Madhesh China India Koshi Province
Coordinates (Biratnagar): 26°27′15″N 87°16′47″E / 26.45417°N 87.27972°E / 26.45417; 87.27972
Country	Nepal
Formation	20 September 2015
Named as Koshi	1 March 2023
Named for	Koshi River
Capital	Biratnagar^[1]
Largest city	Biratnagar
Districts	14
Government
• Type	Self-governing Province
• Body	Government of Koshi Province
• Chief Minister	Hikmat Kumar Karki^[2] (CPN UML)
• Governor	Parshuram Khapung
• High Court	Biratnagar High Court
• Koshi Provincial Assembly	Unicameral (93 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	28
Area
• Total	25,905 km² (10,002 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Highest elevation (Mount Everest)	8,848.86 m (29,031.69 ft)
Lowest elevation (Kechana Kawal)	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2021)[1]
• Total	4,961,412
• Rank	4th
• Density	192/km² (500/sq mi)
• Rank	4th
• Households	1,191,556
Demonym(s)	Purbeli, Kosheli, Koshyali
Demographics ^[3]
• Religions	Hinduism 66.63% Kiratism 17.14% Buddhism 9.20% Islam 3.59% Prakriti 1.33%
• Ethnic groups	15.00% Chhetri 11.55% Bahun 11.21% Rai 7.81% Limbu 4.61% Tamang 4.22% Tharu 4.08% Muslims 3.96% Magar 3.60% Newar 3.37% Kami 20.59% Others
• Sex ratio	91.48 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
Development Parameters ^[4]
• GDP per capita	US$1267 (3rd)
• Poverty rate	0.127^[5]
• Literacy	79.7%
• Life expectancy	69
• HDI	0.553 (medium)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Geocode	NP-ON
ISO 3166 code	NP-P1
Vehicle registration	KOSHI XX AB XXXX
Official language	Nepali Maithili Limbu^[6]
Other Official language(s)	Bantawa
GDP (Nominal)	US$9 Billion (2nd)
Website	koshi.gov.np