Mechinagar () is a municipality in Jhapa District, Province No. 1, Nepal and is the main entry point from India on Nepal's eastern border. Nepal's custom office is in Kakarvitta (), a section of the municipality. The city is almost 475 km south east of the capital city Kathmandu and 115 km east of the state capital of Province One Biratnagar. Origin Mechinagar municipality initially originated by combining Dhulabari () and Kakarbhitta Village Development Committee. The municipality got its first territorial expansion by getting merged with nearby VDCs Bahundangi, Duhagadhi, Jyamirgadhi and Dhaijan in 2073 BS (2017 AD). The population of the expanded city is 131,520 (as of the 2021 census) and its area is 192.52 sq. km. The municipality is the municipality with the highest population in the country. Geographical status The city lies in the most eastern part of Nepal. The city is the largest municipality in the Jhapa District. The city has Arjundhara Municipality and Birtamod in the Western Part, Buddha Shanti Gaupalika and Ilam District in the North, Bhadrapur, Mechi in the South and West Bengal, India in the East. Mechi River separates City and Nepal from India. Two major highways Mahendra Highway & Mechi Highway run in the city. The city is the link between the Northern Mechi Zone for the rest of the nation. The nearest airport is Bhadrapur Airport which is just attached to the Southern part of the city. Daily 6-8 flights make it to Kathmandu two way from the Airport. Ward Division Previously the city was divided in 13 wards. The city divided in 15 wards after expansion. The following are the new ward division: Local Election Local Level Election 2017 Mechinagar Municipality is in the Jhapa district of Pradesh 1. There are 90,202 eligible voters for the Nepal local elections 2017, according to the Election Commission. There are 15 wards in the metropolitan city with a population of 111,520. Total Population : 111,520 Number of Wards : 15 Election Center : 35 Number of Male Voters : 45,112 Number of Female Voters : 45,090 Number of Other Voters : - Total Eligible Voters : 90,202 Mayoral election |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:centre;" | Party ! style="width: 108pt;" |Candidate ! style="width: 40pt;" |Votes ! style="width: 30pt;" |% |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |Nepali Congress | style="text-align:left;"|Bimal Acharya |20,776 |41.61% |- | style="background-color:;" | | style="text-align:left;" |CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | style="text-align:left;"|Bishnu Prasad