Geography of Koshi Province
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Koshi Province covers an area of 25,905 square kilometres (10,002 sq mi).
Landforms
Koshi Province has three folds; northern higher mountains, mid-hills and southern terai. The low land surrounded with hills known as inner-terai.
Higher Himalayas region
Higher Himalayas are northern parts of the Koshi Province which ranges above 3,000 m (9,800 ft). It consists of sub-alpine and alpine climates. It comprises 3 districts of Koshi Province: Taplejung, Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu.
Mid-hills region
Mid-hills region or
Terai region
The southern part of the province has fertile agricultural plain land which is called terai. The elevations of the terai of Koshi Province ranges from 70 and 1,000 m (230 and 3,280 ft). The terai region of Koshi Province comprises 3 districts: Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari.
Inner-terai region
The plain land area between
References
- ^ "Province No. 1". www.nepaloutlook.com. Retrieved 5 September 2018.