Changunarayan

For the deity, see Changu Narayan.

Changunarayan (Nepali: चाँगुनारायण) is a municipality in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati province 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 temple.

Changunarayan चाँगुनारायण
Municipality
Changunarayan
Changunarayan Location in Nepal Show map of Bagmati Province Changunarayan Changunarayan (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 85°25′47″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Bhaktapur
Government
• Mayor	Mr. Jeeven Khatri
• Deputy Mayor	Mr. Ramesh Budhathoki
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

See also

• Changu Narayan

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.