Godawari, Kailali
Godawari Municipality formerly known as Attariya Municipality is a municipality located in the Kailali District of Nepal.
The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 under the name Attariya Municipality by merging the former village development committees of Attariya, Malakheti, Sripur and Geta. The total area of the Godawari municipality is. At the time of the 2011 [Nepal census], it had a population of 78,018 people living in 14,915 individual households.
History
Godawari in actual, is believed to be a holy place holding religious importance since early long time. This is a famous pilgrimage spot in far-west. The spat has been situated on the side of holy Godawari river, which is the great faith the point of Hindu people. It is believed that in ancient times one of major rishis of Hindus, Gautama has gone into deep penance and received self-knowledge in this region and in Duaper millennium also Lord Krishna grandfather Bhishma along with five Pandavas with Draupadi during their Forest exile devotion had stayed in this place, had bath in this river and gained knowledge of purity heart and mind. In the memory of these great sages there is held a big religious fair on 1stmagh of every year which is known as Godawari Makar Mela.Fulfilling the requirement of the new Constitution of Nepal, 2015, all old municipalities and villages were restructured into 753 new units, thus this municipality upgraded into Godawari Municipality
In 2017, the Godawari village development committee was merged into Attariya and the city's name was changed to Godawari Municipality.
In 2018, Godawari was declared the capital of Sudurpaschim Province. But till now Dhangadhi serves as the temporary capital for the Sudurpashchim Province.
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Godawari Municipality had a population of 79,686. Of these, 59.6% spoke Doteli, 20.4% Tharu, 11.3% Nepali, 4.7% Achhami, 0.8% Bajureli, 0.8% Magar, 0.6% Baitadeli, 0.4% Hindi, 0.3% Bajhangi, 0.3% Kham, 0.3% Gurung, 0.2% Maithili, 0.1% Bhojpuri, 0.1% Gurung, 0.1% Tamang and 0.1% other languages as their first language.In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.9% were Chhetri, 20.6% Tharu, 16.6% Kami, 14.7% Hill Brahmin, 4.8% Damai/Dholi, 3.0% Magar, 2.5% Thakuri, 1.6% Sarki, 0.8% Badi, 0.6% Lohar, 0.5% Newar, 0.5% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.4% Tamang, 0.2% other Dalit, 0.2% Musalman, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% other Terai, 0.1% Yakkha and 0.2% others.
In terms of religion, 97.7% were Hindu, 1.5% Christian, 0.6% Buddhist and 0.2% Muslim.
In terms of literacy, 66.0% could read and write, 3.7% could only read and 30.3% could neither read nor write.
Industry
BRICK :: Saanvi Brick Industries, located in Attariya, is the first full automatic brick factory in the Far-Western Region of Nepal. It mainly produce the international standard i.e. quality based brick. It uses in government building, personal home, temple etc. It is locate at Dhangadhi road near Attariya Chowk.ROSIN :: Divya Rosin Turpentine limited mainly produce the Rosin & Turpentine a chemical based industry.
Tourism
Godawari River: The Godawari River is a sacred place for Hindus and near it can be found multiple Hindu temples, including those to Shiva Mandir and Hanuman Mandir; as well as a Buddhist Gompa.Baddi Machheli, or simply Machheli: The name Machheli means abundant fish. A hanging bridge crosses the Machheli river and there is a nearby picnic spot.
Nayal Lake is situated in Godawari Municipality ward Number 12, Chapsalli which is hidden beauty of Godawari.