Bara District

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Bara
बारा
District
Pipara Simara, in Bara District, Nepal
Pipara Simara, in Bara District, Nepal
Location of Bara
Location of Bara
Country Nepal
Region Central Development Region (Madhyamanchal Bikas Kshetra)
Zone Narayani
Headquarters Kalaiya
Area
 • Total 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 687,708[1]
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)

Bara District (Nepali: बारा जिल्ला <phonos file="Bara.ogg">Listen</phonos>) lies the Narayani Zone. It is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Kalaiya as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,190 km² and has a population (2011) of 687,708.[1] Bakaiya, Jamuniya, Pasaha, Dudhaura and Bangari are the main rivers of Bara. The main languages spoken in Bara are Bhojpuri, Bajjika, Hindi-Urdu, Maithili, Nepali and Marwari.

History

Simraungarh is major part of Bara district. It is historical place in Nepal. Simraungarh is famous for agriculture product in Nepal. The people grow wheat, corn, green vegetables (cauliflower, tomato, banana (raw), beetroot, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, brinjal, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, chilli (green), chilli (dry red), Arbi coriander leaves, cucumber, potato and so on).

Bara district is famous for the Gadhimai Temple, particularly as every five years it celebrates the Gadhimai Mela. This festival has historically been celebrated every 5 years by sacrificing animals. In the future animal sacrifice will no longer occur, as temple authorities have decided to convert the festival into a "momentous celebration of life."[2][3]

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[4] Elevation Range  % of Area
Lower Tropical below 300 meters (1,000 ft) 86.6%
Upper Tropical 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 13.4%

Village Development Committees and Municipalities

VDC/s and Municipalities (blue) in Bara District

References

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See also

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