Parsa District

Parsa District
पर्सा जिल्ला
District
The gate in Birganj on the Indo-Nepal border
Country Nepal
Province Province No. 2
Admin HQ. Birganj
Government
 • Type Coordination committee
 • Body DCC, Parsa
Area
 • Total 1,353 km2 (522 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 601,017
 • Density 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NPT)
Main Language(s) Bhojpuri (90%), Nepali language(8%), Urdu(1%), others (1%)

Parsa District (Nepali: पर्सा जिल्ला Listen , a part of Province No. 2 in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Birganj as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,353 km² and has a population (2001) of 497,219. According to the locals, Parsa is named after Parsagadhi temple situated in the district.


Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[1] Elevation Range % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 74.7%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 25.3n%

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and municipalities

Map of the VDCs in Parsa District

Municipalities

  1. Birganj ( Metropolitan city )
  2. Pokhariya
  3. Bahudarmai,Nepal
  4. Parsagadhi

References

  1. ↑ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.

Coordinates: 27°0′N 84°52′E / 27.000°N 84.867°E / 27.000; 84.867

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