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Kathmandu
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Kathmandu (Nepali: काठमांडौ [kɑːʈʰmɑːɳɖuː]; Nepal Bhasa: येँ महानगरपालिका) is the caipital an lairgest metropolitan ceity o Nepal. The ceity is the urban core o the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, which forby contains twa sister ceities namely Patan or Lalitpur, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) tae its sootheast (an auncient ceity o fine airts an crafts) an Bhaktapur, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) tae its east (ceity o devotees). It is acronymed as 'KTM' an named 'tri-ceity' an aw.[4] Kathmandu valley is anerlie slichtly smawer than Singapore in terms o aurie.
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Kathmandu काठमांडौ | |
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Caipital Ceity | |
![]() Clockwise frae top: Bird's-eye view o Kathmandu; Sadhus; Narayanhity Palace Museum; Swayambhunath Stupa at nicht; Boudhanath Stupa wi a partial panaroma o Kathmandu ahint it; The Shanker Hotel; Pashupatinath Temple; Boudhanath Stupa; Patan Durbar Square | |
Motto(s): Ma legacy, ma pride, ma Kathmandu | |
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Coordinates: 27°42′N 85°20′E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Development Region | Central |
Zone | Bagmati Zone |
Destrict | Kathmandu Destrict |
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Established | 900s AD[2] |
Govrenment | |
• Chief Executive Officer | Kedar Bhahadur Adhikari |
Area | |
• Total | 50.67 km2 (19.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1400 m (4,600 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,006,656[3] |
• Density | 19866.9/km2 (51,455/sq mi) |
census | |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Postal Code | 44600 (GPO), 44601, 44602, 44604, 44605, 44606, 44608, 44609, 44610, 44611, 44613, 44614, 44615, 44616, 44617, 44618, 44619, 44620, 44621 |
Area code(s) | +1 |
Website | kathmandu.gov.np |
The ceity staunds at an elevation o approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) in the bowl-shaped valley in central Nepal surroondit bi fower major muntains, namely: Shivapuri, Phulchowki, Nagarjun an Chandragiri. It is inhabitit bi 949,486 (2009) fowk. The Kathmandu valley wi its three destricts includin Kathmandu Destrict accoonts for a population density o anerlie 97 per km2 whauras Kathmandu metropolitan ceity haes a density o 13,225 per km2. It is bi far the lairgest urban agglomerate in Nepal, accoontin for 20% o the urban population in an aurie o 5,067 hectares (12,520 acres) (50.67 square kilometres (19.56 sq mi)).[5][6][7][8]
Kathmandu is no anerlie the caipital o the Federal Democratic Republic o Nepal but the heidquarters o the Central Region (Madhyamanchal) amang the five development regions constitutit bi the 14 admeenistrative zones o Nepal locatit at the central pairt o the kintra an aw. The Central region haes three zones namely, Bagmati, Narayani an Janakpur. Kathmandu is locatit in the Bagmati Zone.[9]
Kathmandu, as the gateway tae Nepal Tourism, is the nerve centre o the kintra’s economy. Wi the maist advanced infrastructure amang urban auries in Nepal, Kathmandu's economy is tourism centric accoontin for 3.8% o the GDP in 1995–96.
The ceity’s rich history is nearly 2000 year auld, as inferred frae an inscription in the valley. Its releegious affiliations are dominantly Hindu follaed bi Buddhism. Fowk o ither releegious beliefs live in Kathmandu an aw, givin it a cosmopolitan cultur. Nepali is the common leid o the ceity, tho mony speak the Nepal Bhasa Newari as it is the centre o the Newar (meanin: ceetizens o Nepal) fowk an cultur. Inglis an Hindi are unnerstood bi aw o the educatit population o the ceity. Besides a significant nummer o the population speaks ony o the foreign leids lik : French, German, Cheenese, Ebreu, Korean etc. The literacy rate is 98% in the ceity.[6]
Kathmandu is nou the premier cultural an economic hub o Nepal an is considered tae hae the maist advanced infrastructure amang urban auries in Nepal. Frae the pynt o view o tourism, economy an cultural heritage, the sister ceities o Patan(lalitpur) an Bhaktapur are integral tae Kathmandu. Even the cultural heritage recognition unner the Warld Heritage leet o the UNESCO haes recognised aw the monuments in the three urban agglomerates as ane unit unner the title “Kathmandu Valley-UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.[10][11]