Province No. 2, Nepal

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Province No. 2, Nepal is a southeastern province of Nepal known for its dense population, fertile plains in the Terai region, and significant cultural and linguistic diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf province of Nepal ⓘ
areaSquareKilometres 9661 ⓘ
borderWith Bagmati Province ⓘ
India ⓘ
Province No. 1, Nepal ⓘ
capital Janakpur ⓘ
chiefMinisterTitle Chief Minister of Province No. 2 ⓘ
constitutionalName Province No. 2 ⓘ
containsDistrict Bara District ⓘ
Dhanusha District ⓘ
Mahottari District ⓘ
Parsa District ⓘ
Rautahat District ⓘ
Saptari District ⓘ
Sarlahi District ⓘ
Siraha District ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
established 20 September 2015 ⓘ
governingSystem provincial government within federal Nepal ⓘ
governorTitle Governor of Province No. 2 ⓘ
hasImportantBorderTown Birgunj ⓘ
Birgunj–Raxaul border crossing ⓘ
hasLegislature Province No. 2 Provincial Assembly ⓘ
hasMajorEthnicGroup Madhesi communities ⓘ
Tharu ⓘ
linked to: Tharu people
hasMajorLanguage Bajjika ⓘ
Bhojpuri ⓘ
Maithili ⓘ
hasMajorReligion Hinduism ⓘ
hasMinorityReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Nepali ⓘ
includesCity Birgunj ⓘ
Gaur ⓘ
Jaleshwar ⓘ
Janakpur ⓘ
Kalaiya ⓘ
Lahan ⓘ
Malangwa ⓘ
Rajbiraj ⓘ
knownFor cultural and linguistic diversity ⓘ
fertile agricultural land ⓘ
high population density ⓘ
largestCity Birgunj ⓘ
locatedIn Terai region ⓘ
linked to: Terai

southeastern Nepal ⓘ
mainEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
majorCrops maize ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
rice ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
playsRoleIn trade between Nepal and India ⓘ
population approximately 5.4 million ⓘ
populationCensusYear 2011 ⓘ
populationDensity one of the highest in Nepal ⓘ
regionType Terai plains ⓘ
linked to: Terai
terrain mostly flat and fertile ⓘ
timeZone Nepal Time ⓘ
utcOffset +5:45 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Province No. 1, Nepal → bordersProvince → Province No. 2, Nepal ⓘ
Madhes protests of 2015 → mainRegion → Province 2 (later Madhes Province) ⓘ
linked to: Province No. 2, Nepal