# Koshi Tappu Municipality, Sunsari District, Koshi Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/koshi-tappu/ Municipality · Sunsari District # Koshi Tappu Koshi Tappu is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Sunsari District, Koshi Province. It covers **66.9 km²**. - 66.9km² ## Where is Koshi Tappu? Koshi Tappu lies in [Sunsari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/), [Koshi Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Barahachhetra](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/barahachhetra/), [Belaka](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/belaka/), [Kanchanrup](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/kanchanrup/), [Koshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/koshi/), [Koshi Tappu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/koshi-tappu/) and [Koshi Tappu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/koshi-tappu/). By area it is the 614th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.6% of [Sunsari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/sunsari/). The centre of Koshi Tappu is about 205 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.6445° N, 87.0188° E. Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl). ## Landscape and landmarks of Koshi Tappu Named natural and historic features inside Koshi Tappu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 wildlife reserve. - Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Koshi Tappu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Sunsari District, the warmest month is May (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (16 °C). About 1,152 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (311 mm) and the driest Nov (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 16 7 Feb 20 10 Mar 25 21 Apr 30 42 May 31 105 Jun 31 182 Jul 29 311 Aug 28 214 Sep 27 200 Oct 25 54 Nov 21 3 Dec 17 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Koshi Tappu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital स्वास्थ्य चौकी, मधुवन · Barahachhetra 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64081&mlon=87.06829#map=17/26.64081/87.06829) Bank Nawayug Krishi Sahakari · Saptakoshi 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.70469&mlon=86.97250#map=17/26.70469/86.97250) ATM Everest Bank Limited · Itahari 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.66298&mlon=87.27344#map=17/26.66298/87.27344) Petrol pump Sunsari petrol pump · Inaruwa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.60689&mlon=87.14553#map=17/26.60689/87.14553) Hotel Aqua Birds Unlimited Wildlife Resort · Koshi 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.62160&mlon=87.03196#map=17/26.62160/87.03196) Mall Chatara General Store · Barahachhetra 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82181&mlon=87.16035#map=17/26.82181/87.16035) School Dhanjit Basic School · Barahachhetra 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.63269&mlon=87.04153#map=17/26.63269/87.04153) College Sunsari Multiple Campus · Koshi 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.59913&mlon=87.06067#map=17/26.59913/87.06067) Police station Laukahi Police Station · Koshi 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.60031&mlon=87.06562#map=17/26.60031/87.06562) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Other municipalities in Sunsari District - Barahachhetra - Barju - Bhokraha Narsingh - Dewangunj - Dharan - Duhabi - Gadhi - Harinagar - Inaruwa - Itahari - Koshi - Ramdhuni ## Quick answers - Where is Koshi Tappu?In Sunsari District, Koshi Province, Nepal - What borders Koshi Tappu?Barahachhetra, Belaka, Kanchanrup, Koshi, Koshi Tappu and Koshi Tappu - What is the best time to visit Koshi Tappu?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Koshi Tappu?स्वास्थ्य चौकी, मधुवन, about 4.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koshi Tappu?Nawayug Krishi Sahakari, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koshi Tappu?Everest Bank Limited, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koshi Tappu?Sunsari petrol pump, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koshi Tappu?NP0106595 (OCHA common operational dataset)