Kosi Zone

Kosi कोसी अञ्चल[1] कोशी अञ्चल
Zone
Country	Nepal
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,335,047
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Kosi or Koshi (Nepali: कोसी अञ्चल, Nepali: कोशी अञ्चल Listen^ⓘ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was Biratnagar which was also its largest city. Other cities of Kosi Zone were Inaruwa, Dharan, Dhankuta, Jhumka, Duhabi, Tarahara and Itahari. Its main rivers were Arun, Tamor and Sapta Koshi.

Administrative subdivisions

Kosi was divided into six districts; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part of Province No. 1.

Famous and religious places

• Pindeswari Temple, Dharan
• Budha Subba Temple, Dharan
• Panchakanya Temple, Dharan
• Bishnupaduka Temple, Dharan
• Kali Mandir, Biratnagar
• Chintaangdevi Temple, Dhankuta
• Namaste Jharana, Vedetar
• Ramdhuni Mandir, Dhuni Ban
• Jhumkeshwar Mahadev, Jhumka
• Barahkshetra Mandir Barahachhetra
• Auliya Baba Mandir, Chatara
• Jabdi Mata Mandir, Pakali
• Betana Shimsar, Belbari^{[citation needed]}
• Durgadevi Mandir, Laukahi

See also

• Development Regions of Nepal (Former)
• List of zones of Nepal (Former)
• List of districts of Nepal

References

27°10′N 87°25′E / 27.167°N 87.417°E / 27.167; 87.417

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