Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City is located in the Kailali District, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal. It was established in 2033 B.S as Dhangadhi Municipality and promoted to Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City from 2072/06/01.

It is located at the altitude of 109 m from sea-level and 750 KM from Kathmandu, capital City of Nepal.

Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City is divided into 19 wards. It is geographically plain and occupies a total area of 271.74 Sq. KM. It is surrounded by Kailari Rural Municipality in the east, Mohana River in the west, Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the north and India in the south.

According to the Census 2011, Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City has a total population of 1,47,741.