Mahottari (Nepal

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Name (Latin)
Mahottari (Nepal : District)
Other forms of name
Mahottari District (Nepal)
Coordinates
85.8 85.8 26.86666667 26.86666667 (gooearth )
E0855000 E0855000 N0265500 N0265500 (geonames )
Associated country
Nepal
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 158457430
Wikidata: Q28618
Library of congress: n 98921554
Sources of Information
  • Empowering women of Mahottari District, 1997:t.p. (Mahottari District)
Wikipedia description:

Mahottari District (Nepali: महोत्तरी जिल्ला, ), a part of Madhesh Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Jaleshwar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,002 km2 (387 sq mi) and had a population of 553,481 in 2001, 627,580 in 2011 and 705,838 in 2021 census. Its headquarters is located in Jaleshwar, a neighbouring town of the historical city of Janakpur. The name Jaleshwar means 'God in Water'. One can find a famous temple of Lord Shiva in Water there. Jaleshwar lies at a few kilometres distance from the Nepal-India border and has a majority Maithili population.

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