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Dharan Clock tower
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A study in 2016 found that 100% of tap water samples in Dharan were contaminated with heterotrophic bacteria.

Dharan
Nepal
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Dharan

Nepal

Country
Nepal
Population
157.5K
Coordinates
26.81, 87.28
891st most populous city in the world

Dharan is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itahari. The Nepali word "dharan" means a saw pit.

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