Changunarayan

Changunarayan
चाँगुनारायण
Municipality
Changunarayan
Changunarayan
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 85°25′47″E / 27.71667°N 85.42972°E / 27.71667; 85.42972Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 85°25′47″E / 27.71667°N 85.42972°E / 27.71667; 85.42972
Country    Nepal
Province Province No. 3
District Bhaktapur
Government
 • Mayor Som Prasad Mishra
Area
 • Total 62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 55,430
 • Density 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Religions Hindu
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website changunarayanmun.gov.np

Changunarayan is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Province No. 2 of Nepal and is part of the urban agglomeration of the Kathmandu Valley. The municipality was created through the merger of the former Village development committees Old-Changunarayan, Chhaling, Duwakot and Jhaukhel in 2014.[1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the predecessors of Changunarayan Municipality had a population of 55,430.[2] In 2017, the municipality of Mahamanjushree Nagarkot was merged into Changunarayan.[3] The municipality is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Changu Narayan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  3. ↑ "नगरकोट नगरपालिका" (in Nepali). नेपाल सरकार. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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