Inaruwa, Sunsari

Inaruwa is a municipality and headquarters of Sunsari District located 25 km (16 mi) east of the Koshi Barrage and 18.6 km (11.6 mi) east of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in Province No. 1, Nepal. It covers an area of 77.92 km² (30.09 sq mi).

Inaruwa इनरुवा
City
Inaruwa Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 26°36′09″N 87°09′00″E
Country	Nepal
Development Region	Eastern
Province	Province No. 1
Zone	Koshi Zone
District	Sunsari District
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Rajan Mehta
• Deputy Mayor	Jamuna Devi Pokharel
Area
• Total	77.92 km^2 (30.09 sq mi)
Population
• Total	63,593
• Density	820/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code	56710
Area code(s)	025
Website	inaruwamun.gov.np

In 2011, it had a population of 28,923 people in 6,199 households.[1] It merged with the adjoining villages Babiya, Jalpapur, and Madhesa to become a united town headquarter. It is the center of the District Police Headquarters and the District Development Office. Currently, it has a population of 63,593 people.

Infrastructure and facilities

Inaruwa has 31 schools, of which 10 are public and 21 are private.[2] Educational institutions are available for playgroup, primary, secondary and higher education.

Inaruwa lies on the Mahendra Highway and acts as a transport hub between surrounding villages and the cities of Itahari and Biratnagar with Roadways. The nearest airport is Biratnagar Airport, 25.4 km (15.8 mi) away.

Inaruwa District Hospital is the major healthcare centre, beside a few other private hospitals and clinics.

The town has a popularity for hosting national-level sports and tournaments every year, and it has hosted many sport tournaments, mainly cricket and football, including President Gold Cup,[3] Manmohan Smirti Cup,[4][5] and Sunsari Premier League.

Climate

In the winter season, the temperature of Inaruwa is 10–18 ℃, it increases to 30–42 ℃ during the summer season.[6][7] About 2007 mm of precipitation falls annually. There is 4 mm of precipitation in December. In July, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 571 mm.[8]

Climate data for Inaruwa (1985-2017)

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	22.7 (72.9)	26.1 (79.0)	30.9 (87.6)	33.9 (93.0)	33.3 (91.9)	32.9 (91.2)	32.1 (89.8)	32.5 (90.5)	32.1 (89.8)	31.6 (88.9)	29.3 (84.7)	25.4 (77.7)	30.2 (86.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	15.8 (60.4)	18.6 (65.5)	23.3 (73.9)	27.1 (80.8)	28.3 (82.9)	29.0 (84.2)	28.8 (83.8)	29.2 (84.6)	28.4 (83.1)	26.4 (79.5)	22.3 (72.1)	18.0 (64.4)	24.6 (76.3)
Average low °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.1 (52.0)	15.6 (60.1)	20.4 (68.7)	23.3 (73.9)	25.2 (77.4)	25.6 (78.1)	25.8 (78.4)	24.7 (76.5)	21.1 (70.0)	15.3 (59.5)	10.5 (50.9)	19.0 (66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11.7 (0.46)	13.2 (0.52)	13.2 (0.52)	53.1 (2.09)	186.0 (7.32)	302.4 (11.91)	530.8 (20.90)	378.3 (14.89)	298.8 (11.76)	91.8 (3.61)	5.9 (0.23)	6.6 (0.26)	1,891.8 (74.47)
Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (Nepal)[9]

References

1. Central Bureau of Statistics (2012). National Population and Housing Census 2011 (PDF). Kathmandu: Government of Nepal.
2. Uprety, S. U.; Limbu, N. P. M.; Poudel, M.; Ghimire, A.; Khanal, V. K.; Baral, D. D. (2017). "Perception regarding Swine Flu among School Teachers in Inaruwa Municipality of Eastern Nepal". Birat Journal of Health Sciences. 2 (3): 150–155.
3. "Sunsari: Inaruwa XI Enters SFs Of Inaruwa Gold Cup". GoalNepal.
4. "Army beat Police, clinch MM Cup". The Himalayan Times. January 20, 2019.
5. "MM One day national cricket starts on Jan 5". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-04-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. Inaruwa Monthly Climate Averages, retrieved 2018-04-28
8. "Climate: Inaruwa". www.climate-data.org. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
9. "Normals from 1985-2017" (PDF). Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (Nepal). Retrieved 20 October 2012.