Malangwa (Devanagari: मलंगवा) is a town, a municipality, and the headquarter of Sarlahi District in Madhesh Province of Nepal.

Situated at an altitude of 79 meters (259 ft) above sea level, Malangwa is near the Indian border at Sonbarsa.

An annual fair is held in his honor during the month of Chaitra Malangbaba puja at which people offer chadar and pray for their well-being.

[3] Most had Madhesi( Yadav, Kushwaha, Mahato, Kayastha, Kalwar, sahuji/sah, koeri and Brahman), Newari and Marwadi backgrounds.

Even though the official language spoken at offices and school is Nepali, most of the native people of Malangwa speaks Bajjika as their mother tongue.

The Terai's marshes and forests were infested with anopheline mosquitos which carried virulent strains of malaria, especially during the hot spring and rainy summer monsoon.

The climate is more continental inland (away from Bay of Bengal monsoon sources), with a greater difference between summer and winter.

The insurgents fired at soldiers guarding government offices and security posts and attacked a jail, freeing more than 100 inmates (including some of their comrades) before fleeing.

Eyewitnesses reported that the helicopter hovered for an hour, returned after refueling in Simra and exploded in mid-air at about 1:30 am; eight of the 10 soldiers aboard were killed.

Security personnel, including Chief District Officer Bhojraj Adhikari, were abducted[13] and later released.

The Sitamarhi Junction railway station is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) from Malangwa, and tanga and rickshaw service is available to go across the border.