The Nepal Census , puts the total population of the district at , The lowlands of Limbuwan present-day terai lands of Sunsari, Morang and Jhapa was collectively known as Morang since the time of King Mawrong of 7th century.
In the beginning of AD, Morang Kingdom patriated from Kingdom of Ilam and Kingdom of Mikluk Bodhey Choubise and started ruling on its own. Jhapa is the easternmost district of Nepal and lies in the fertile Terai plains. It is part of the Outer Terai.
Jhapa borders with Ilam in the north, Morang in the west, the Indian state of Bihar in the south and the Indian state of West Bengal to the southeast and east. Jhapa receives to cm of rainfall a year, and mostly during the monsoon season in the summer, and its hilly northern area receives more rainfall than the south. The lowest elevation point is 58 meters which is the lowest land in Nepal and the highest elevation point is meters from mean sea level.
Jhapa consists of 15 administrative divisions including eight municipalities and seven rural municipalities. Each division has wards according to the demographic and geographic size.
These are:. At the time of the Nepal census , Jhapa District had a population of , As first language, Religion: Literacy: Jhapa District has average population density of around per square kilometer. The district population growth rate is 1. However, the growth is balanced and in-migration is rapidly increasing day to day into the district. At the time of the Nepal census , Jhapa District had a population of , making it the 4th largest district in Nepal after Kathmandu , Morang and Rupandehi.
