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Province No. 2

It lies in the middle Terai region of the Province No: 2
country. It has more cultivable land Area 6.56% (9,661 sq. km.)
compared to other provinces. To the north Population 20.4% (5,404,145
according to census
of this province, there lies a dense forest 2068 BS)

in Chure range. 8 (Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusa,
No. of Dis tricts Mahottari, Sarlahi,
The majority of population belongs to Rautahat, Bara, Parsa)
136 (Rural Municipalities:
Madhesi community. Yadav, Tharu, No. of Local 59, Municipalities: 73,
Dalit, Muslim, etc are the castes and Levels Sub-Metropolitan Cities: 3
and Metropolitan City: 1)
ethnic groups living in this province. Headquarters Janakpur
The languages spoken here are Nepali,
Bhojpuri, Maithili, Bajjika, etc. The
religious sites such as Ram Janaki temple,
Chhinnamasta temple, Gadhimai temple,

etc are located here.

Industrial products, fishery, agricultural
products, etc are contributing a lot in the Ram Janaki Temple
GDP of Nepal. Birgunj, a gateway of
the country for foreign trade also lies in

this province which collects the highest
revenue in the country. Janakpur, Simara,
Chandranigahapur, Lahan, Rajbiraj, etc
are the important trade centers of this
province. Parsa Wildlife Reserve and a
part of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

are also contributing in the conservation
of wildlife and for tourism development.
Agriculture, tourism, service, trade,
manufacturing, etc are the major
occupation of this province. Construction

and operation of railway certainly be
helpful to improve the life standard of
people in this province. Janakpur Railway

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