Greetings. Welcome to Birgunj Metropolitan City. It is the second biggest city in Terai and the fifth biggest city in Nepal after Kathmandu, Pokhara, Lalitpur, and Biratnagar. It serves as the headquarters of the Parsa District. Although Nepali is the official language, the native Bhojpuri language is the main language spoken. In addition to Bhojpuri, several other languages are spoken, including Maithili, Hindi, English and Newari.The city has significant economic importance for Nepal as most of the trade with India is via Birgunj and the Indian town of Raxaul.