Dhankuta (Nepali: धनकुटा) is a hill town of Nepal located along the geographical coordinates- 26° 59' 0" N / 87° 20' 0" E, with 26,440 inhabitants (Census 2011), located in the Dhankuta District in the eastern part of Nepal. Until about 1963 Dhankuta Bazaar (the town) was the administrative headquarters for the whole of north-eastern Nepal. Located a half mile above the town were the buildings of the Bada Hakim, the feudal district governor of the whole north-eastern region, a man with enormous power. The town also had the regional jail and army post.