- Birganj
Birganj is a sub-metropolitan municipality and border town in southern
Nepal , it lies 190 km west of the capitalKathmandu , 2 km north of the border of theIndia n state ofBihar . As an entry point to Nepal fromPatna and Calcutta it is also known as the gateway to Nepal. The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as a large part of goods enter Nepal through Birganj viaRaxaul on the Indian side.According to the 2001 census of Nepal it has a population of 112,484, there are several languages spoken in the town including Bhojpuri, Nepali,
Maithili ,Newari ,Marwari andHindi . It is the biggest city inNarayani Zone and is a headquarter ofParsa District .Birganj is a major business centre of Nepal, especially for trade with India. Important industries are sugar refinery, cigarette manufacture and fish-breeding.
Educational institutions
Tribhuvan University, Thakur Ram Multiple Campus is is the oldest institution in the Terai. The Golden Jubilee of this campus was celebrated in 2003. It has one institute Science and Technology and three faculties Arts, Commerce and Education in one campus.
2006 unrest
On
18 May 2006 the parliament of Nepal declared that the country would now be a secular state. This led to unrest by Hindu fundamentalist groups across Nepal - the town of Birganj was forced to close for two days. [ [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0530/p04s01-wosc.html Nepal's Hindu majority is denouncing the recent move to end Nepal's longtime status as the world's only Hindu state. - The Christian Science Monitor] ]References
External links
* [http://www.sitanepal.com/NepalCities/birganj.php Birganj] at SitaNepal
ee also
Birganj Upazila (an administrative sub-district) in Bangladesh.
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