| Nagarjun Municipality | |
| Native Name: | नागार्जुन नगरपालिका |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 27.7325°N 85.2567°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bagmati |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kathmandu |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | December 2014 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mohan Basnet (NC) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Sushila Adhikari (NCP) |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.8 |
| Population Total: | 115,437 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 Nepal census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Timezone: | Nepal Time |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Nagarjun is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was formed on 2 December 2014 by merging the former VDCs of Bhimdhunga, Ichangu Narayan, Ramkot, Syuchatar and Sitapaila.[1] [2] The office of the municipality is located at Harisiddhi, Sitapaila. There are ten wards in the municipality.
It is surrounded by 13,14, 15 and 16 number wards of Kathmandu Metropolitan City on the east, Dhading District on the west, Tarkeshwar Municipality on the north and Chandragiri Municipality on the south. The area of the municipality is and the average altitude is to above sea level.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Nagarjun Municipality had a population of 68,863. Of these, 71.1% spoke Nepali, 11.3% Newar, 8.9% Tamang, 2.0% Gurung, 1.4% Magar, 1.3% Maithili, 0.6% Rai, 0.6% Sherpa, 0.6% Tharu, 0.5% Bhojpuri, 0.4% Hindi, 0.2% Limbu, 0.2% Tibetan, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Thakali, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 23.6% were Chhetri, 22.0% Hill Brahmin, 17.5% Newar, 13.6% Tamang, 4.8% Magar, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.3% Gurung, 1.6% Thakuri, 1.4% Rai, 1.1% Tharu, 0.8% Kami, 0.8% Musalman, 0.7% other Dalit, 0.6% Sherpa, 0.5% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Limbu, 0.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Thakali, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Ghale, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Sarki, 0.2% Yadav, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Dhanuk, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 82.3% were Hindu, 14.1% Buddhist, 2.4% Christian, 0.8% Muslim, 0.3% Kirati and 0.1% others.[6]
In terms of literacy, 85.1% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 13.1% could neither read nor write.[7]
The population of the municipality grew to 115,437 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.4% of the residents were Nepali citizens and 89.2% were literate in 2021.[8]