Damak

Damak is one of the oldest municipalities in Jhapa District in the Mechi Zone of south-eastern Terai of Nepal. It is situated between the Ratuwa River in the east and the Maawa River in the west. It has Sivalik Hills in its north and ends with the intersection of Ratuwa River and Mawa River in the south. Mahendra Highway crosses this municipality nearly bisecting it. According to Census 2011, it is the second largest city in Jhapa District with population of 105,743.Damak was changed to a municipality from a VDC in the year 1990 AD. The Damak municipality consists of 1o wards,with previous 19 wards rearranged and some wards merged togethere as per population homogenity for wards. Damak also includes the large Himalayan Tea State where the Ex-Royal Family has also invested. The municipality covers an area of 7,513 hectares and is at an average of 100 meters above the sea level. Lakhanpur in to the east, Urlabari, Rajghat and Madhumalla in the west and Chulachuli and Kohabhara VDC in the north and the south, respectively.