page_title: Dhankuta
section_title: Present status
hierarchical_section_title: Dhankuta / Present status
caption_attribution_description: English: A VDC in Dhankuta District Nepal
context_page_description: Dhankuta is a hill town and the headquarter of Koshi Zone located in Dhankuta District of Eastern Nepal. According to 2011 Nepal census, it has population of 26,440 inhabitants.
context_section_description: Dhankuta Bazaar, on the North-South Koshi Highway, is now the administrative headquarters for the Eastern Development Region, and is home to a number of offices for NGOs and aid agencies serving in the area.  The large bazaar of Hile further up the road, is an important trading centre and major road head, serving the remote hinterlands of the Arun valley and Bhojpur.  Villagers walk for many days from surrounding districts to trade in Hile and Dhankuta bazaars, although road building in the district may reduce the importance of these centers.
  ‘Nepal's cleanest city’ as proposed by The Kathmandu post.
caption: Dhankuta
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