After the government announcement the municipality was established on 19 September 2015 by merging the existing Bhawanipur, Hanuman Nagar, Phulkaha Kati, Dhangadi and Bishnupurkati village development committees (VDCs).

[2][3] The center of the municipality is established in Dhangadhi Bazaar.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census after merging the four VDCs population it had a total population of 47,449 persons.

[4] After the government decision the number of municipalities has reached 217 in Nepal.

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