Rajbiraj, a mid-sized town in south-eastern Nepal, 16 kilometers north of the Indian border. It is the administrative headquarters of the Saptari district. It has an airfield with flights to Kathmandu. The government planned to convert the airport to an international airport but the program is currently stopped because of Scarcity of funds. It is well connected to Nepal's cross-Terai "east-west" highway that runs about 10 km north and east from the main town area. Rajbiraj is one of the few cities that was given the status of municipality when Nepal's monarchy was restored in the 1950s. It is also the headquarters of the Sagarmatha Zone, as well as Saptari district.