Kosi Zone

Kosi कोसी अञ्चल कोशी अञ्चल
Zone
File:Barahachhetra temple of Sunsari.jpg Barahakshetra Temple
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Country	Nepal
Named after	Koshi River
Districts	List Sunsari District Morang District Dhankuta District Tehrathum District Bhojpur District Sankhuwasabha District
Area
• Total	9,669 km2 (3,733 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,335,047
• Density	241.5/km2 (625.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Kosi or Koshi (Nepali: कोसी अञ्चल, Nepali: कोशी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. The headquarters of Kosi Zone was Biratnagar which was also its largest city. Other cities of Kosi Zone were Inaruwa, Dharan, Dhankuta, Jhumka, Duhabi, Tarahara and Itahari. Its main rivers were Arun, Tamor and Sapta Koshi.

Administrative subdivisions

Kosi was divided into six districts; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part of Province No. 1.

District	Type	Headquarters	Since 2015 part of Province
Bhojpur	Hill	Bhojpur	Province No. 1
Dhankuta	Hill	Dhankuta
Morang	Terai	Biratnagar
Sankhuwasabha	Mountain	Khandbari
Sunsari	Terai	Inaruwa
Terhathum	Hill	Myanglung

Famous and religious places

Main article: List of Hindu temples in Nepal

• Pindeswari Temple, Dharan
• Budha Subba Temple, Dharan
• Panchakanya Temple, Dharan
• Bishnupaduka Temple, Dharan
• Kali Mandir, Biratnagar
• Chintaangdevi Temple, Dhankuta
• Namaste Jharana, Vedetar
• Ramdhuni Mandir, Dhuni Ban
• Jhumkeshwar Mahadev, Jhumka
• Barahkshetra Mandir Barahachhetra
• Auliya Baba Mandir, Chatara
• Jabdi Mata Mandir, Pakali
• Betana Shimsar, Belbari
• Durgadevi Mandir, Laukahi

See also

• Development Regions of Nepal (Former)
• List of zones of Nepal (Former)
• List of districts of Nepal