| Duwakot | |
| Native Name: | दुवाकोट |
| Settlement Type: | Village of Changunarayan Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bhaktapur |
| Population As Of: | 1991 |
| Population Total: | 5157 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Population Blank2: | Hinduism, Buddhism |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 27.7°N 85.41°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 44802 |
| Area Code: | 01 |
Duwakot (ne|दुवाकोट) is a settlement and former Village Development Committee—now part of Changunarayan municipality, located in Bhaktapur district of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 5,157 with 905 houses in it.[1]
It is located near the Changunarayan temple, on the shore of holy river Manohara. It is surrounded by Bhaktapur Municipality in the south and Madhyapur Thimi Municipality in the west. It is about 20 km away from centre of Kathmandu. It is located on the north of the valley. About 90% of the population is educated. Most of the people are employee in government organization. Electricity facility was started from the late 1930s.
Duwakot had 9 ward. The V.D.C. office was located at Ward No. 3. Jagaran Samuha is the oldest club of Duwakot established during early 1930s, located at the border of Ward no. 4 and 6.
It is currently a part of Changunarayan municipality.
Nepal Engineering college, and Kathmandu Medical College are the major educational institutes located in Duwakot.[2] [3] The oldest High school of the region, Shree Changunarayan Madhyamik Vidyalaya was established in .