Birpur, Nepal
Birpur is a town in Shivaraj Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The former village development committee was transformed into Municipality from 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Birpur, Nepal, Chanai, Bishunpur, Jawabhari and Shivapur village development committees.[1][2] At the time of the 2001 Nepal census it had a population of 15255 people living in 1209 individual households.[3]
Birpur बीरपुर Motinagar | |
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| Nickname(s): Chanauta | |
  Birpur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27.63°N 82.86°E | |
| Country |  |
| Zone | Lumbini Zone |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 15,255 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Media
To Promote local culture Birpur has one FM radio station Radio Samanata - 105.4 MHz Which is a Community radio Station.
References
- "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
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