Madesh

Madesh

Madhesh Province (Nepali: मधेश प्रदेश) is a province in southeastern Terai region of Nepal bordering Koshi Pradesh to the east and the north, Bagmati Province to the north, and India’s Bihar state to the south and the west. It has an area of 9,661 km2 (3,730 sq mi) covering about 6.5% of the country's total area. It has a population of 6,126,288 as per the 2021 Nepal census, making it Nepal's most densely populated province and smallest province by area.The border between Chitwan National Park and Parsa National Park acts as provincial border in the west, and the Kosi River forms the provincial border in the east. The province includes eight districts from Parsa District in the west to Saptari District in the east. The majority of the province's population speaks Maithili, Bhojpuri and Bajjika.It is a centre for religious and cultural tourism. The first urban planned municipality of Nepal, Rajbiraj, is also the oldest municipality of the Terai belt of Nepal. The town is believed to have been named after the ancient Rajdevi Temple, which dates back to the 1700s. The metropolitan city of Birgunj is an economically important industrial centre and the only metropolitan city in the province.Hari Shankar Mishra is the Head of Province while Saroj Yadav is the current Chief Minister.

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