Official Name: | Chovar |
Native Name: | चोभार |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Zone |
Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati Zone |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kathmandu District |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Total: | 5627 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Population Blank2: | Hindu |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.6667°N 102°W |
Chobhar (or Chovar, or Chobar) is a village in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal and part of Kirtipur Municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,627 living in 1,109 households.[1]
Chobhar is known for the nearby Chobhar Gorge where there are the Chobhar caves. There is also a temple, Jal Binayak Temple and Adinath Lokeshwar And Chobhar Hills that is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. There are beautiful herbs and suburbs along with limestone adding its more beauty in the town.
One of the biggest income generation of this village is through the supply of water and the tourist site Manjushree Park.[2]