Suryodaya Municipality
Suryodaya Municipality is a municipality in Ilam district of Nepal. Suryodaya is the Nepali translation for “Sunrise".
It was formed by merging three village development committees i.e. Phikal Bazar, Panchakanya and Kanyam in May 2014 and Pashupatinagar, Shree Antu, Samalbung, Gorkhe, Laxmipur and ward 8 and 9 of Jogmai on February 2017.
It covers the central part of the district of Ilam bordering Darjeeling in the east in east, Ilam municipality in the West, Rong Rural Municipality in the South, Mai Municipality in the South-West and Maijogmai rural municipality in the North. It offers three major transit points to India namely Pashupatinagar, Chhabisay and Manebhanjyang.
Population
The 2011 population was 56,691.
Suryodaya Municipality hosts many tourist attractions like Shree Antu, Kanyam tea garden and Pashupatinagar.Geography
Latitude: 26°53'27"N
Longitude: 88°3'54"E
Climate: sub-tropical and sub-humid
Topography: Terrain
Elevation: 1,565 m
Area: 225.52 km^2
Population: 58114
Population Density: 251/km^2
