Kosi Zone

Koshi कोशी अञ्चल
Zone

Country	Nepal
Population (2011)
• Total	2,335,047
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Koshi (Nepali: कोशी अञ्चल Listen is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. The headquarters of Koshi Zone is Biratnagar which is also its largest city. Other cities of Koshi Zone are Inaruwa, Dharan, Dhankuta and Itahari. Its main rivers are Arun, Tamar and Sapta Koshi. Koshi is divided into six districts:

District	Type	Headquarters
Bhojpur	Hill	Bhojpur
Dhankuta	Hill	Dhankuta
Morang	Terai	Biratnagar
Sankhuwasabha	Mountain	Khandbari
Sunsari	Terai	Inaruwa
Terhathum	Hill	Myanglung

Famous and religious places

Pindeswari Temple, Dharan
Buda Subba, Dharan
Panchakanya Temple, Dharan
Bishnupaduka, Dharan
Kali Mandir, Biratnagar
Chintaangdevi Temple,Dhankuta
Namaste Jharana, Vedetar
Betana Shimsar, Belbari

Development regions and zones of Nepal

Eastern Region (Purwanchal)	Kosi Mechi Sagarmatha

Central Region (Madhyamanchal)	Bagmati Janakpur Narayani

Western Region (Pashchimanchal)	Dhaulagiri Gandaki Lumbini

Mid-Western Region (Madhya Pashchimanchal)	Bheri Karnali Rapti

Far-Western Region (Sudur Pashchimanchal)	Mahakali Seti

Kosi basin

Rivers

The Bagmati basin is not included in the Kosi basin in this Navbox

Dams, barrages, bridges

Geographical features

Important localities

Floods

Riparian districts/ areas

Tibet Autonomous Region of China	Nyalam County Tingri County

Nepal	Kosi Zone Sagarmatha Zone

Bihar, India	Darbhanga division Kosi division Purnia division Munger division

Languages/ people

Transport

Other basins

Damodar
Godavari
Mahanadi-Brahmani-Baitarani
Narmada
Son

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

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Kosi Zone

Famous and religious places

See also