Gulariya
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Gulariya गुलरिया नगरपालिका |
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The photo shows the Baglamukhi Temple which is the most popular temple among people in the Bardiya District region.
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 Gulariya
Location in Nepal
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| Coordinates: 28°13′59″N 81°19′59″E / 28.23306°N 81.33306°ECoordinates: 28°13′59″N 81°19′59″E / 28.23306°N 81.33306°E | |
| Country |
 Nepal
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| Development Region | Mid-Western |
| Zone | Bheri |
| District | Bardiya |
| Municipality | Gulariya |
| Incorporated | January 24, 1997 |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,747 |
| Time zone | NST (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal code | 21800 |
| Area code(s) | 084 |
| Website | gulariyamun.gov.np |
Gulariya (Nepali: गुलरिया) is a municipality and headquarters of Bardiya District in the Bheri Zone of south-western Nepal. It is located in the plains of the Terai region near the southern border with the Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is 35 kilometers west of Nepalgunj and about 10 km north of Murtiha Transit or railway station, India.
It lies at an elevation of 187 meters.
Murtiha road or Bhansar road is the main and oldest business hub having book-shops, cosmetic-shops, hardware dealers and home appliances distributors among others. This area is also famous for the various fancy shops alongside of the road. Apart from this area, Radha-krishna chok is another Business area holding banks as well as various hotels.There is also better education facility in the city which are in full operation. Several Private-Boarding as well as Governmental Schools are established in the city like Sunrise Secondary Boarding School, Bageshwory Secondary Boarding School, Janjyoti Higher-Secondary Boarding School, Little-Heaven English Academy, Baglamukhi School among others. For higher studies, Babai Campus affiliated to Tribhuvan University is also located here.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 55,747 and 11,220 households. Nepali is spoken natively by Paharis as well as by people of other ethnicity as the national language and lingua franca. The mother tongue for the older residents is still Awadhi and Tharu language, which is understood and normally spoken by the entire population of the district. Tharu people are considered as the original inhabitants of this area.
Temperature highly affects the lifestyle of Gulariya. Due to extreme heat in summer season, people wear light cotton clothes and rarely come out during the day time. While in the winter season, the temperature may drop to 6 °C during which people wear thick woollen clothes.
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