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LOCATION

Bharatpur, a medium sized municipality, lies on the bank of the Narayani river. It is the headquarter as well as a commercial center of Chitwan district. It is located at the center of Mahendra (east west) highway and Kathmandu - Birgunj (North-South) road corridor. The proximity of this city from Kathmandu (146 km), Pokhara (126 km), Butwal (114 km), Birgunj (128 km), Hetauda (78 km) and Gorkha (67 km) has augmented the importance of its advantageous geographical location. In addition to good road access, Bharatpur has regular daily air services for Kathmandu, the capital of the country.

CLIMATE

Bharatpur Municipality is situated at an altitude of about 251 meters from the sea level. The temperature ranges from 15 0 C to 40 0 C. The coolest Month is January and the hottest one is June. The average annual rainfall is 2000 mm.

PEOPLE

Bharatpur is the city of the migrants. Almost all people, except some indigenous groups like Tharus, Darai, Kumals and Chepangs, are immigrated from different parts of the country. The migration had taken its root after the eradication of Malaria. Inception of the Rapti Valley Development Project, in the sixties, promoted another surge of migration by distributing land. So due to migration from different parts of the country combination of varieties of castes and ethnic groups are found dwelling in the municipality. Among them, the Brahmins, Chhetris, Newars,
Magars, Tamangs and Gurungs are major ethnic groups. In the downtown of the municipality, Newar is the dominant caste. Indigenous tribes such as Chepangs, Tharus, Darais and Kumals can be found in the fringes of the municipality.

ECONOMY

The economy of Bharatpur was traditionally based on agriculture. The agricultural land is gradually converted into
the residential area in one hand and being used for industrial uses on the other. Basic industries of Bharatpur are processing industries of small scale. A large number of poultry industries have been developed in the municipality. It is believed that it serves more than 60% of the total poultry demand of the country. Moreover, this municipality has a substantial volume of poultry products for export trade. Chitwan is regarded as food surplus district, which is processed in Bharatpur and sold to major cities of the country including Kathmandu and Pokhara. Besides,
multinational companies like Coca-Cola and San Miguel are also situated within the municipality. A large number of business and trading houses are based in the city. The major companies have opened their branches in the city. Its central position along with the crossroads of Bharatpur enabled it to increase its wholesale trading function as well as retail one.
Bharatpur is also a center for vegetable and fruit trading. The municipality has developed a wholesale market center for vegetables and fruits with the technical and financial assistance of United Nations Capital Development Fund and Department of Agriculture. This market serves the producers of surroundings areas to sell their agricultural product and for collecting the products of eastern and western Nepal for distribution purpose. Besides, cattle farming and dairy industries are also emerging in the municipality.

COMMUNICATION

Bharatpur Municipality is well facilitated with modern mass
communication services. All the means of communication such
as postal service (public and private), telephone services with STD
and ISD facilities, facsimile, e-mail and Internet are easily available
here.

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