# Sonama Municipality, Mahottari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/sonama/ Municipality · Mahottari District # Sonama Sonama is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Mahottari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **57.7 km²**. 19 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 57.7km² - 100 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sonama? Sonama lies in [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 5 other municipalities: [Aurahi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/aurahi/), [Gaushala](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/gaushala/), [Haripurwa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/haripurwa/), [Parsa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/sarlahi/parsa/) and [Samsi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/samsi/). By area it is the 640th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.8% of [Mahottari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/mahottari/). The centre of Sonama is about 101 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.8664° N, 85.7223° 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). ## Villages and localities in Sonama Open gazetteers list **19 villages, towns and localities** in Sonama. Settlements here lie between about 89 m and 117 m above sea level (median 100 m). - Ashoktol - Balutol - Bhagatitol - Gobarhiya - Gulariya - Katarwatol - Khairbani - Khakana - Kheshraha - Lakhanpur - Magarthana - Musahartola - Raghunathpur - Shivanagar - Simhasani - Sonama - Sundarpur - Taraharitola - Tarhari Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Sonama Named natural and historic features inside Sonama, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Rupani̇̄ Nadi̇̄ 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 Sonama and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mahottari District, the warmest month is Jun (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,180 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (315 mm) and the driest Nov (2 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 15 10 Feb 19 16 Mar 24 19 Apr 29 34 May 31 91 Jun 31 189 Jul 29 315 Aug 28 256 Sep 27 194 Oct 24 49 Nov 20 2 Dec 16 4 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sonama Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Janaki Academic Hospital Pvt.Ltd · Ram Gopalpur 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84150&mlon=85.75829#map=17/26.84150/85.75829) Bank Lumbini Bikash Bank · Loharpatti 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80061&mlon=85.85406#map=17/26.80061/85.85406) ATM NABIL ATM · Bardibas 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.98811&mlon=85.89076#map=17/26.98811/85.89076) Petrol pump Shree Ganesh Oil Store · Chandranagar 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.96183&mlon=85.61174#map=17/26.96183/85.61174) Hotel Devindra Meat House · Loharpatti 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80211&mlon=85.84844#map=17/26.80211/85.84844) Mall Rauja Bazar · Balawa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80246&mlon=85.82861#map=17/26.80246/85.82861) School Kupni Devi Memorial English Boarding School · Samsi 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.83711&mlon=85.75461#map=17/26.83711/85.75461) College Apex Academy · Malangawa 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85321&mlon=85.55643#map=17/26.85321/85.55643) Police station District Police Office · Malangawa 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85333&mlon=85.55908#map=17/26.85333/85.55908) 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 Mahottari District - Aurahi - Balawa - Bardibas - Bhangaha - Ekadara - Gaushala - Jaleshwor - Loharpatti - Mahottari - Manara Shisawa - Matihani - Pipara - Ram Gopalpur - Samsi ## Quick answers - Where is Sonama?In Mahottari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Sonama?Aurahi, Gaushala, Haripurwa, Parsa and Samsi - How many villages are in Sonama?19 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sonama?Settlements lie between 89 m and 117 m - What is the best time to visit Sonama?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sonama?Janaki Academic Hospital Pvt.Ltd, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sonama?Lumbini Bikash Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sonama?NABIL ATM, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sonama?Shree Ganesh Oil Store, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sonama?NP0218401 (OCHA common operational dataset)