Madi, Chitwan

Madi (Nepali: माडी नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Chitwan District of Nepal. With the population about 50,000, it is the fifth municipality in the district. Basantapur was the major town of the former Baghauda Village Development Committee (बघौंडा गा.वि.स.) that was incorporated into Madi Municipality. It is adjacent to Chitwan National Park.[1] This municipality was formed by cabinet dated 2071-01-28 (BS). There were four village development committees before- Ayodhyapuri (अयोध्यापुरी), Kalyanpur (कल्याणपुर), Gardi (गर्दी) and Baghauda (बघौडा). Madi is a beautiful valley surrounded by jungles. In north by Chitwan National Park and in south bordered with India. It is famous for several ancient religious sites. Pandavas were here in their 12 years exile. There is a village named after them, Pandava Nagar in western Madi.[2] This is also the sacred place for Hindus as the Saga Valmiki lived here thousands years ago.[3]

Madi माडी
Municipality
Madi Location Madi Madi (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.4552°N 84.3184°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Pradesh
District	Chitwan District
Established	02 December 2014
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Thakur Prasad Dhakal
• Deputy Mayor	Tara Kumari Kaji Mahato
Area
• Total	218.24 km^2 (84.26 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	37,683
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
Website	madimunchitwan.gov.np

References

1. Pokhrel, Mukesh; January 15; 2020. "Civil-military relations transform in Nepal's Chitwan Park". The Third Pole. Retrieved 2020-12-24.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
2. "PANDAV NAGAR". www.ctdc.org.np. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
3. "वाल्मीकि आश्रमको बेवास्ता". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2020-12-24.