Changunarayan Explained

Changunarayan
Native Name:चाँगुनारायण
Settlement Type:Municipality
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Pushpin Map:Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Coordinates:27.7167°N 85.4297°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Bagmati
Subdivision Name2:Bhaktapur
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mr. Jeeven Khatri
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Mr. Ramesh Budhathoki
Area Total Km2:62.98
Population Total:55430
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
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Population Blank2:Hindu
Timezone:NST
Utc Offset:+5:45

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Govt announces 61 municipalities. The Kathmandu Post. 1 May 2018. 2 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Nepal Census 2001 . Nepal's Village Development Committees . . 2008-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 . 2008-10-12 .
  3. Web site: नगरकोट नगरपालिका. नेपाल सरकार. 1 May 2018. Nepali.