Rangeli
| Rangeli रङ्गेली | |
|---|---|
| Village development committee | |
  Rangeli | |
| Coordinates: 26°28′N 87°29′E / 26.46°N 87.49°ECoordinates: 26°28′N 87°29′E / 26.46°N 87.49°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal |
| Zone | Kosi Zone |
| District | Morang District |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 12,325 |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal code | 56602 |
| Area code(s) | 021 |
Rangeli is a village development committee and rural market town in Morang District in the Kosi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 12,325 people living in 2463 individual households.[1]
It is in the centre of a fertile agricultural region and there are numerous factories surrounding the town such as brick kilns and jute mills. Rangeli is linked by regular buses to the industrial city of Biratnagar.
Rangeli is was once the district headquarters of Morang district, and was in the past a historically important trading town, although its role has declined over the last half a century with the growth of Biratnagar. Nevertheless, it remains an important market centre serving south-eastern Morang district.
References
- ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
