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Biratnagar (Devanāgarī: विराटनगर) is the fifth largest city and the capital to Province No. 1 of Nepal. It has a population of 242,548 per the 2011 census. Five prime ministers of Nepal have come from Biratnagar and the city has been host to a number of revolutionary incidents in the country including the first labor strike leading to the anti-Rana movement, the first plane hijack, being the stronghold for the Nepali Congress etc.