Mirchaiya Municipality
मिर्चैया नगरपालिका | |
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| Nickname: रामनगर मिर्चैया | |
  Mirchaiya Municipality Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 26°50′N 86°15′E / 26.84°N 86.25°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Madhesh |
| District | Siraha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shrawan Yadav (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Jivachi Devi Sah (NCP) |
| Population (2017)24771 Voter (2017) | |
| • Total | 52,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Area code | +977-33 |
| Website | www.mirchaiyamun.gov.np |
Mirchaiya formerly known as Ramnagar Mirchaiya is a municipality in Siraha District in the Madhesh Province of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Rampur Birta, Malhaniyakhori, Radhopur, Ramnagar Mirchaiya, Phulbariya, Sitapur PraDa and Maheshpur Gamharia Village Development Committees.[1][2] At the time of the 2017 municipality records, it had a population of approx. 52,000 people living in approx 8,496 individual households.[3] This is one of the main business markets for Katari and the southern part of the Siraha district. Raw material produced here includes padday, miazem, and sugar cane.
Frequently used Language of Mirchaiya is Maithali. However, People of this locality is well educated they can speak English, Nepali, Hindi and some other local language according to their ethnicity (language carry forward from ancient period). The famous festival of Mirchaiya is Durga Puja (Dashain, Vijaya Dashami), Jhanda Mela, Holi, Chhat puja, Vasant Panchami, Deepawali. The mode of transportation mostly used include: bus, car, bike, bicycle, rickshaw, tempo, and mini bus.
Mirchaiya is considered as a trade and economic center of Sagarmatha zone and some part of Udayapur district after lahan. It was primarily an agrarian economy, but it has evolved as trade and industrial center of the region. Residents of hilly and mountainous regions of Sagarmatha zone are largely dependent on Mirchaiya for their supplies. Mirchaiya is a free wifi zone.
