JHAPA

Chandrahadhi is the district headquarters of Jhapa district at a distance of 610 kilometers from Kathmandu. It is the easternmost district of Nepal connected with West Bengal state of India.
Damak is a small municipality town in Jhapa district. It is located at the either side of the East-west Highway. Inhabited mostly by the peoples of Indo-Aryab and Burman origin, Damak serves as the major trade center in the district. People from the northern mountain district come here to sell their goods such as seasonal fruits, herbs, hand woven woolen carpets etc in the weekly bazaar on Wednesdays. Some very interesting places with the attraction of culture and sightseeing in inner Jhapa and Morang can also be approached conveniently from Damak. Damak itself is situated in a beautiful setting. Tea gardens here are worth seeing too.
Bhadrepur, once inhabited by the indigenous tribes as Rajbanshi, Satar, Santhal, Dhimal and Meche, the place has now people of almost all the races and casts of Nepal. Thus the place offers a good opportunity for a cultural tour.
Birtamod is a fast growing township on the cross roads of East-West Highway and Bhadrapur-Taplejung road situated 16 km west of Kakarbhitta, the only entry point in Easter Nepal. The bus journey to Ilam, Phidim and Taplejung begins from here; buses are available only until 2pm at an interval of two hours.
Kakarbhitta, a boarder township, is the entry point in the Eastern Nepal. The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation operates an information centre here and the visitors entering Nepal from this point can obtain trekking permits for Easter region.