Administration in Province No. 1


is a Province of Nepal. It is located in Easternmost part of Nepal. It is surrounded by Tibet of China from North, Sikkim and north part of West Bengal of India from East, Bihar of India from South and Bagmati Pradesh of Nepal from West. Province No. 2 is located in West-south.
Previously, Province No. 1 was a Development region of Nepal. It was named Eastern Development Region. It had 16 districts and 3 Zones. Districts were subdivided into Municipalities and Villages.

Administrative structure

Province No. 1 is divided into 14 districts and districts are subdivided into Municipalities.

Districts

is divided into 14 districts.
#MapNameNepaliHeadquartersGeocodePopulation AreaWebsite
1Bhojpur Districtभोजपुर जिल्लाBhojpur106182,4591,507 km²
2Dhankuta Districtधनकुटा जिल्लाDhankuta107163,4120,892 km²
3Ilam Districtइलाम जिल्लाIlam110290,2541,703 km²
4Jhapa Districtझापा जिल्लाBhadrapur111812,6501,606 km²
5Khotang Districtखोटाँग जिल्लाDiktel105206,3121,591 km²
6Morang Districtमोरंग जिल्लाBiratnagar112965,3701,855 km²
7Okhaldhunga Districtओखलढुंगा जिल्लाSiddhicharan104147,9841,074 km²
8Panchthar Districtपांचथर जिल्लाPhidim109191,8171,241 km²
9Sankhuwasabha Districtसंखुवासभा जिल्लाKhandbari102158,7423,480 km²
10Solukhumbu Districtसोलुखुम्बू जिल्लाSalleri103105,8863,312 km²
11Sunsari Districtसुनसरी जिल्लाInaruwa113763,4971,257 km²
12Taplejung Districtताप्लेजुंग जिल्लाTaplejung101127,4613,646 km²
13Terhathum Districtतेह्रथुम जिल्लाMyanglung108113,1110,679 km²
14Udayapur Districtउदयपुर जिल्लाGaighat114317,5322,063 km²
Province No. 1प्रदेश नं. १Biratnagar14,546,48725,906 km²

Municipality

There are two types of Municipality:
  1. Urban Municipality '
  2. #Metropolitan City
  3. #Sub-Metropolitan City
  4. #Municipality
  5. Rural Municipality '

    Metropolitan City

There is only one metropolitan city in Province No. 1.
RankNameNepaliDistrictGeocodePopulation AreaWebsite
1BiratnagarविराटनगरMorang District11214214,66377

Sub-Metropolitan City

There are 2 sub-metropolitan cities in Province No. 1.
RankNameNepaliDistrictGeocodePopulation AreaWebsite
1Itahari ईटहरीSunsari District11306140,517 93.78
2Dharan धरान Sunsari District11301137,705 192.32

Municipalities

There are 46 municipalities in Province No. 1.
RankNameNepaliDistrictPopulation AreaWebsite
1ShadanandषडानंदBhojpur31,610101.5
2BhojpurभोजपुरBhojpur27,204159.51
3DhankutaधनकुटाDhankuta36,619111
4PakhribasपाखरिबासDhankuta22,078144.29
5Suryodayaसूर्योदयIlam56,691252.52
6IlamइलामIlam48,536173.32
7DeumaiदेउमाईIlam32,927191.63
8Mai MunicipalityमाईIlam32,576246.11
9MechinagarमेचीनगरJhapa111,797192.85
10Birtamodबिर्तामोडJhapa81,87878.24
11DamakदमकJhapa75,10270.86
12Bhadrapurभद्रपुरJhapa65,54396.35
13Shivasatakshi Municipalityशिव सताक्षिJhapa64,596145.87
14Arjundharaअर्जुनधाराJhapa60,204109.86
15GauradahaगौरादहJhapa53,033149.86
16KankaiकंकाईJhapa40,14180.98
17Rupakot Majhuwagadhiरुपाकोट मजुवागढीKhotang46,903246.51
18Halesi Tuwachungहलेसी तुवाचुङ Khotang29,532280.17
19Sundar Haraichaसुन्दरहरैंचाMorang80,518 110.16
20BelbariबेलवारीMorang65,892132.79
21Pathari Shanischareपथरी शनिश्चरेMorang62,440 79.81
22Ratuwamaiरतुवामाई Morang55,380 142.15
23Urlabari उर्लावारीMorang54,696 74.62
24Rangeliरंगेली Morang52,013 111.78
25Sunawarshiसुनवर्षीMorang 50,758 106.4
26Letang लेटाङ Morang 32,053 219.23
27Siddhicharan सिद्दिचरण Okhaldhunga 28,374167.88
28PhidimफिदिमPanchthar49,201192.5
29KhandbariखादँवारीSankhuwasabha31,177 122.78
30ChainpurचैनपुरSankhuwasabha27,308223.69
31Dharmadeviधर्मदेवीSankhuwasabha18,235132.82
32Panchkhapan पाँचखपनSankhuwasabha17,521 148.03
33MadiमादीSankhuwasabha14,470 110.1
34Solu Dudhkundaसोलु दुधकुण्ड Solukhumbu20,399 528.09
35Baraha बराह Sunsari77,408 222.09
36Inaruwa ईनरुवा Sunsari63,59377.92
37DuhabiदुहवीSunsari56,269 73.67
38Ramdhuniरामधुनी Sunsari51,75291.69
39Phunglingफुङलिङ Taplejung26,406125.57
40Myanglungम्याङलुङ Tehrathum19,659 100.21
41Laligurans लालिगुराँस Tehrathum16,970 90.27
42Triyuga त्रियुगाUdayapur87,557547.43
43KatariकटारीUdayapur56,146424.89
44Chaudandigadhiचौदण्डीगढी Udayapur48,578 283.78
45Belakaवेलका Udayapur42,356 344.73
46Mahalaxmi Municipalityमहालक्ष्मी नगरपालिकाDhankuta24,800129

Rural Municipality

There are 88 rural municipalities in Province No. 1:
No.NameNepaliDistrictsPopulation Area DensityOfficial Web
1HatuwagadhiहतुवागढीBhojpur20,404142.61143
2Ramprasad Raiरामप्रसाद राईBhojpur18,848158.83119
3AamchokआमचोकBhojpur18,720184.89101
4Tyamke Maiyunmट्याम्केमैयुमBhojpur17,911173.41103
5ArunअरुणBhojpur17,687154.76114
6PauwadungmaपौवादुङमाBhojpur15,394118.86130
7Salpasilichhoसाल्पासिलिछोBhojpur13,111193.3368
8SangurigadhiसागुरीगढीDhankuta21,536166.44129
9ChaubiseचौविसेDhankuta19,283147.6131
10Khalsa Chhintang Sahidbhumiखाल्सा छिन्ताङ सहीदभूमिDhankuta18,76099.55188
11Chhathar Jorpatiछथर जोरपाटीDhankuta18,322102.83178
12PhakphokthumफाकफोकथुमIlam21,619108.79199
13Mai JogmaiमाईजोगमाईIlam21,044172.41122
14ChulachuliचुलाचुलीIlam20,820108.46192
15RongरोङIlam19,135155.06123
16MangsebungमाङसेबुङIlam18,503142.41130
17Sandakpurसन्दकपुरIlam16,065156.01103
18KamalकमलJhapa44,365104.57424
19Buddha Shantiबुद्धशान्तिJhapa41,61579.78522
20KachankawalकचनकवलJhapa39,535109.45361
21JhapaझापाJhapa34,60194.12368
22Barhadashiबाह्रदशीJhapa33,65388.44381
23GaurigunjगौरीगंजJhapa33,038101.35326
24Haldibariहल्दीवारीJhapa29,223117.34249
25KhotehangखोटेहाङKhotang22,474164.09137
26Diprungदिप्रुङKhotang20,175136.59148
27Aiselukharkaऐसेलुखर्कKhotang16,097125.93128
28Jantedhungaजन्तेढुंगाKhotang15,444128.68120
29KepilasgadhiकेपिलासगढीKhotang15,288191.5580
30BarahpokhariबराहपोखरीKhotang14,349141.57101
31LamidandaलामीडाँडाKhotang13,36997.44137
32SakelaसाकेलाKhotang11,59479.99145
33JahadaजहदाMorang41,81962.38670
34Budi GangaबुढीगंगाMorang41,58656.41737
35KatahariकटहरीMorang39,77551.59771
36DhanpalthanधनपालथानMorang39,39470.26561
37KanepokhariकानेपोखरीMorang38,03382.83459
38Gramthanग्रामथानMorang32,71771.84455
39KerabariकेरावारीMorang30,431219.83138
40Miklajungमिक्लाजुङMorang28,708158.98181
41Manebhanjyangमानेभञ्ज्याङOkhaldhunga21,082146.61144
42Champadeviचम्पादेवीOkhaldhunga18,613126.91147
43SunkoshiसुनकोशीOkhaldhunga18,550143.75129
44MolungमोलुङOkhaldhunga15,862112142
45ChisankhugadhiचिसंखुगढीOkhaldhunga15,196126.91120
46Khiji Dembaखिजिदेम्बाOkhaldhunga15,106179.7784
47LikhuलिखुOkhaldhunga14,04988.03160
48Miklajungमिक्लाजुङPanchthar24,715166.61148
49Phalgunandaफाल्गुनन्दPanchthar24,060107.53224
50HilihangहिलिहाङPanchthar22,913123.01186
51PhalelungफालेलुङPanchthar21,884207.14106
52YangwarakयाङवरकPanchthar18,281208.6388
53Kummayakकुम्मायकPanchthar16,118129.3125
54Tumbewaतुम्बेवाPanchthar 13,419117.34114
55MakaluमकालुSankhuwasabha13,204519.4525
56SilichongसिलीचोङSankhuwasabha12,174293.2642
57SabhapokhariसभापोखरीSankhuwasabha10,492222.0847
58ChichilaचिचिलाSankhuwasabha7,06588.6380
59Bhot KholaभोटखोलाSankhuwasabha6,576639.0110
60DudhakaushikaदुधकौशिकाSolukhumbu19,672144.6136
61Necha Salyanनेचासल्यानSolukhumbu16,12994.49171
62DudhkoshiदुधकोशीSolukhumbu13,414167.6780
63Maha KulungमहाकुलुङSolukhumbu11,452648.0518
64SotangसोताङSolukhumbu9,53010393
65Khumbu Pasang Lhamuखुम्बु पासाङल्हमुSolukhumbu8,9891,539.116
66Likhu PikeलिखुपिकेSolukhumbu5,534124.3844
67KoshiकोशीSunsari43,62675.98574
68HarinagaraहरिनगराSunsari40,84652.29781
69Bhokrahaभोक्राहाSunsari40,50963.37639
70Dewangunjदेवानगन्जSunsari35,07353.56655
71GadhiगढीSunsari34,85267.7515
72Barjuबर्जुSunsari31,17869.43449
73Sirijanghaसिरीजङ्घाTaplejung15,806481.0933
74Aathrai Triveniआठराई त्रिवेणीTaplejung13,78488.83155
75Pathibhara Yangwarakपाथीभरा याङवरकTaplejung13,59193.76145
76MeringdenमेरिङदेनTaplejung12,548210.3360
77Sidingwaसिदिङ्वाTaplejung12,09920659
78Phaktanglungफक्ताङलुङTaplejung12,0171,858.516
79Maiwa KholaमैवाखोलाTaplejung11,03713880
80Mikwa Kholaमिक्वाखोलाTaplejung9,160442.9621
81AathraiआठराईTerhathum21,747167.07130
82PhedapफेदापTerhathum17,700110.83160
83ChhatharछथरTerhathum16,715133.93125
84Menchayayemमेन्छयायेमTerhathum8,07870.09115
85UdayapurgadhiउदयपुरगढीUdayapur30,731209.51147
86RautamaiरौतामाईUdayapur23,481204.08115
87Tapliताप्लीUdayapur14,562119.11122
88LimchungbungसुनकोशीUdayapur11,992106.8112

Judiciary

High court

Biratnagar High Court is the high court of Province No. 1. The high court established according to the new constitution of Nepal. Article 139 of the constitution says “there shall be a High Court in each state”. Article 300 : The High Courts set forth in Article 139 shall
be established no later than one year after the date of
commencement of this Constitution. The Appellate Courts
existing at the time of commencement of this Constitution
shall be dissolved after the establishment of such Courts.
Government of Nepal transformed the existing appellate courts in Biratnagar on 14 September 2016. As per the government decision, there will be extended benches in Illam, Dhankuta and Okhaldhunga under the high court in Biratnagar.
Tej Bahadur KC has been appointed as the chief judge of Biratnagar High Court in Province 1.

District court

Clause 148, 149, 150 and 151 of Constitution of Nepal, 2015 defines District Courts, appointment, qualification, terms and remuneration of chief justices.
There are 14 district courts in Province No. 1. Each district has one District court.
DistrictsWebsite
Bhojpurhttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/bhojpurdc
Dhankutahttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/dhankutadc
Ilamhttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/ilamdc
Jhapahttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/jhapadc
Khotanghttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/khotangdc
Moranghttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/morangdc
Okhaldhungahttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/okhaldhungadc
Panchtharhttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/panchthardc
Sankhuwasabhahttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/sankhuwasabhadc
Solukhumbuhttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/solukhumbudc
Sunsarihttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/sunsaridc
Taplejunghttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/taplejungdc
Terhathumhttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/terhathumdc
Udayapurhttp://supremecourt.gov.np/court/udayapurdc

Legislature

of Province No. 1 is the unicameral legislative assembly.

Constituency

As per the CDC report, Province No-1 shall have 56 constituencies under the FPtP.
#DistrictsConstituenciesConstituencies NamePopulationVotersReferences
1Taplejung District212644878397
2Panchthar District2190591
3Ilam District4287916
4Jhapa District10287916
5Morang District12965370
6Sunsari District8753328
7Dhankuta District2161399
8Sankhuwasabha District2158222
9Bhojpur District2180889
10Tehrathum District2100869
11Okhaldhunga District2146832
12Khotang District2205225
13Solukhumbu District2105119
14Udayapur District4315429

Executive

The head of the provincial government is the Chief Minister, who is the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority or the highest number of seats in the assembly. The assembly can force the resignation of the Chief Minister with a vote of no confidence.
ExecutiveNameWebsite
Chief MinisterSher Dhan Raihttps://ocmcm.p1.gov.np/
GovernorSom Nath Adhikarihttp://oph.p1.gov.np/