# Koshi Tappu Municipality, Saptari District, Madhesh Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/koshi-tappu/ Municipality · Saptari District # Koshi Tappu Koshi Tappu is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Saptari District, Madhesh Province. It covers **70.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 70.5km² - 87 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koshi Tappu? Koshi Tappu lies in [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/), [Madhesh Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [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/koshi/sunsari/koshi-tappu/), [Koshi Tappu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/koshi/udayapur/koshi-tappu/) and [Saptakoshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/saptakoshi/). By area it is the 599th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 5.5% of [Saptari District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/madhesh/saptari/). The centre of Koshi Tappu is about 201 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 26.6399° N, 86.9678° 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 Koshi Tappu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Koshi Tappu. - Pathari 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 Koshi Tappu Named natural and historic features inside Koshi Tappu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Majurni̇̄ Khattā Nālā - Pauḍā Kholā 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 Saptari 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 Dodhara Chandani Hospital · Kanchanrup 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.63795&mlon=86.91389#map=17/26.63795/86.91389) Bank Pipra Mahila Sana Kisan Krisi Sahakari Sanstha Limited · Kanchanrup 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.65901&mlon=86.92592#map=17/26.65901/86.92592) ATM Nepal Bank LTD. ATM · Rajbiraj 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.54023&mlon=86.74871#map=17/26.54023/86.74871) Petrol pump Das Petro Pump · Hanumannagar Kankalini 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.55123&mlon=86.88311#map=17/26.55123/86.88311) Hotel Mithila Hotel and Party Palace · Kanchanrup 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.63542&mlon=86.90776#map=17/26.63542/86.90776) Mall Chatara General Store · Barahachhetra 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.82181&mlon=87.16035#map=17/26.82181/87.16035) School Shree Bhagwati Rastriya Prathamik Bidyalaya, Patthari · Kanchanrup 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.64207&mlon=86.94129#map=17/26.64207/86.94129) College National People College · Kanchanrup 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.63795&mlon=86.91389#map=17/26.63795/86.91389) Police station Laukahi Police Station · Koshi 11 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 Saptari District - Agnisair Krishna Sabaran - Balan-Bihul - Bishnupur - Bode Barsain - Chhinnamasta - Dakneshwori - Hanumannagar Kankalini - Kanchanrup - Khadak - Mahadewa - Rajbiraj - Rajgadh - Rupani - Saptakoshi - Shambhunath - Surunga - Tilathi Koiladi - Tirahut ## Quick answers - Where is Koshi Tappu?In Saptari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal - What borders Koshi Tappu?Belaka, Kanchanrup, Koshi, Koshi Tappu, Koshi Tappu and Saptakoshi - How many villages are in Koshi Tappu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Koshi Tappu?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Koshi Tappu?Dodhara Chandani Hospital , about 5.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koshi Tappu?Pipra Mahila Sana Kisan Krisi Sahakari Sanstha Limited, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koshi Tappu?Nepal Bank LTD. ATM, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koshi Tappu?Das Petro Pump, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koshi Tappu?NP0215595 (OCHA common operational dataset)