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Kamalamai

Kamalamai (Nepali: कमलामाई) is a municipality in Sindhuli District of Bagmati Province in Nepal. Sindhulimadhi, commonly known as Sindhuli, serves as both the administrative center of the municipality and the headquarter of Sindhuli District. The municipality has a total area of 482.57 km2. In terms of area, it is the largest municipality of Bagmati Province and 6th largest municipality of Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it had a population of 71,016 people in 18,135 households.

The municipality was established on 27 March 1997 (14 Chaitra 2053 B.S) and further expanded on 10 March 2017 (27 Falgun 2073 B.S).

The historic Sindhuli Gadhi fort lies within the municipality on the Mahabharat Hills north of Sindhulimadhi. The iconic BP Highway passes through the municipality.

The municipality is named after the Kamalamai Temple, a historic Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Kamalamai. The temple is located near the confluence of the Kamala and Gwang (Gaumati) rivers, south of Sindhulimadhi.

Kamalamai Municipality was established on 27 March 1997 (14 Chaitra 2053 B.S) by merger of existing Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Siddheshwar (containing Sindhulimadhi) and Bhiman. It had a total area of 207.95 km2. At that time, it was the second largest municipality of Nepal in terms of area.

As part of Nepal’s restructuring of local bodies, the municipality was expanded on 10 March 2017 (27 Falgun 2073 B.S) to include Dandiguranse, Bhadrakali, Jalkanya, Ranichuri and Ranibas VDCs. The total area increased to 482.57 km2.

The municipality’s topography ranges from lower elevation flatlands to rugged hills. It encompasses the areas of Inner Terai, Chure (Sivalik Hills) and some parts of the Mahabharat Hills (Lower Himalayan Range). It includes Sindhuli Valley along with a part of Kamala River Plain, a small part of Marin River Plain and other smaller river plains. Large areas of the municipality are covered with forest.

Major rivers flowing through this municipality include Kamala, Gwang (Gaumati), Gadauli and Marin.

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