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Dhangadhi is a Sub Metropolitan city in Far western Nepal. It is the capital of Kailali District in the Seti zone located in the Far Western Development Region of Nepal on the border of Uttar Pradesh state, India near the village Gauriphanta. Dhangadhi was established in 1976 and is divided into 14 wards.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 104,047 (53,237 males and 50,810 females) residing in 21,059 individual households, among which 12% belong to the Dalit caste, 36% are ethnic minorities and the remaining 52% compose of Brahmins, Kshetris and other castes.The annual population growth rate of Dhangadhi municipality is 5.16%. After being declared Sub Metropolitan City incorporating Fulbari and Urma VDCs,the population of the city reaches to 137,666 and number of wards have become 20.
It is the 10th biggest city of Nepal by population. It is the major city of Far western region of Nepal along with Bhimduttanagar (Mahendranagar). has an area of 231.53 km and shares its boundary with Attaria Municipality in the north and west, Mohana River in the south and Khutiya River in the east.
Dhangadhi became the first sub-metropolitan city in the Far-West after government upgraded it from municipality status on 18 September 2015 and incorporated Fulbari and Urma VDCs. The 11th Municipal Council meeting of Dhangadhi had decided to fulfil all prerequisites for becoming a sub-metro. Last July, the former municipality and district-level political mechanism had endorsed the proposal for forming a sub-metro. Kailali District Administration Office had in turn endorsed the proposal and forwarded it to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development.