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Sunakothi
Sunaguthi is a small town located about south of the main Lalitpur city in Lalitpur District. According to 2011 Nepal census, Sunaguthi has a population of 10,092 living in 2397 individual households. Most of the people living in Sunaguthi are Newar. The offshoot road near the Satdobato segment of the Ring Road leads to Sunaguthi. This road ultimately leads to Lele and is referred to as Laxmi Prasad Devkota Marga (Satdobato - Tika Bahirab). Thecho is situated on the southern part of Sunaguthi, Bungamati and Bhaisipati on west, Dhapakhel on east and Khumaltar and Nakhipot on North. Geography The town is spread over an area of . On the east lies Dhapakhel, on west lies Bungamati and Bhaisepati along with the Nakhu river. Also Thecho in the north and Nakhipot in the north. Etymology The old name of Sunakothi was ''Bhringar Grama'' named after the temple of Bhringareshwor Mahadev. There are two myths regarding how the name ''Sunakothi'' came into being. ''Sana'' refers to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thecho
Thecho is located about south of the main Lalitpur town in Lalitpur district, Godawari Municipality. According to 2011 Nepal census, Thecho has a population of 10,086 living in 2,352 individual households. The offshoot road near the Satdobato segment of the Ring Road leads to Thecho. This roads ultimately leads to Lele and is referred to as ''Satdobato-Tika Bhairab'' Road. This road is also called a "Laxmi Prasad Highway" which leads to Hetauda. Geography The total area of the VDC is . The main part of this village is situated at a height. On the east of Thecho are Jharuwarashi, Dhapakhel separated by Karmanasa stream. Nakhu River in the west separates it from Bungamati. Sunakothi VDC lies on the north of Thecho while on the south are Chapagaun and Chhampi VDCs. Nakhu river flows down south west of the village and some arable land stretches along this river. Etymology Thecho was founded in the 16th century. The initial name of Thecho is believed to be ''Dharmatharipur''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalitpur District, Nepal
Lalitpur District ( ne, ललितपुर जिल्ला, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001) of 337,785. It is one of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation. It is surrounded by Makwanpur, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu and Kavre. Geography and climate Demographics Languages At the time of the 2011 Census of Nepal, 47% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 30% Newari, 11% Tamang, 2% Maithili, and 10% spoke other languages as their first language. Administrative division There are six municipalities in Lalitpur District, including three Rural Municipalities and one Metropolitan city: * Lalitpur Metropolitan City * Mahalaxmi Municipality * Godawari Municipality * Konjyoson Rural Municipality * Bagmati Rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalitpur Metropolitan City , a district in Nepal
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Lalitpur may refer to: * Lalitpur, India, a town in Uttar Pradesh, the headquarters of the namesake district ** Lalitpur District, India, a district of Uttar Pradesh ** Lalitpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Lalitpur, Nepal (historically named Patan), the headquarters of the following district ** Lalitpur District, Nepal Lalitpur District ( ne, ललितपुर जिल्ला, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population (2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Nepal–Bihar Earthquake
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratna Malla
Ratna Malla was the first independent king of Kantipur. He was one of the six sons of Jayayakshya Malla. On the death of his father in 1482, he and his brothers attempted to rule collegially. However, Ratna Malla decided to become an independent ruler and created the Kingdom of Kantipur, with its capital in Kathmandu, in 1484. He was the first Nepalese king to invite Kashmiri Muslim traders to Kathmandu. His elder brother, Raya Malla, was the King of Bhaktapur , motto = ne, पुर्खले सिर्जेको सम्पत्ती, हाम्रो कला र संस्कृति , lit=Creation of our ancestors, our heritage and culture , image_map .... References Malla rulers of Kantipur 1520 deaths People from Bhaktapur 15th-century Nepalese people 16th-century Nepalese people {{Nepal-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhapakhel
Dhapakhel is a town in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4591 in 857 individual households. At the eastern part of Dhapakhel the Kantipur Engineering College is located. Nagdaha Nagdaha is a lake in the Dhapakhel Village Development Committee (VDC) of Lalitpur District, in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Like many other water bodies and physical features of Kathmandu, the Nagdaha is also steeped in legends. According to ..., GEMS school, ICIMOD, Sumeru Hospital are situated in Dhapakhel. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Lalitpur District Populated places in Lalitpur District, Nepal {{LalitpurNP-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungamati
Bungamati (), is a settlement in Lalitpur Metropolitan Region, Ward No. 22 in Lalitpur District, Nepal. Bungamati is a Newar town on a spur of land overlooking the Bagmati River The first stele of the Licchavi king Amshuverma was found in Bungamati and dated to 605. It contains the earliest mention of the Kailashkut Bhawan palace. Names and history During the Licchavi Kingdom, the town was called Bugayumigrama. The word 'Bugayumi' is a Kiratian dialect so it is the proof that the settlement had come into existence since Kirati period before the Christian Era. During the Malla period, it was called Bungapattan. Bungamati is also called Amarapur or Amaravatipur. The original settlement of Bungamati was located uphills around the recent 'Chunikhel' area; recent 'Bungamati' being the place of cremation surrounded by huge forest, the original place is still called 'Bugal'. It is said that when Red Machhindranath was brought into the valley then the settlement was shifted to presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lele, Nepal , Patan, the main city of Lalitpur. It is located in a small valley within the Kathmandu Valley. The river is the main source for irrigation for the farmland.
Lele is a gateway to southern villages of Lele is a village development committee in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6928 living in 1245 individual households, but the population has increased greatly since then. Lele is 14 km (1 hour by bus and about 30 minutes by bike) from Lagankhel Demchok (), KNAB Place Name Databse, retrieved 27 July 2021. previously called New Demchok, and called Parigas () by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zones Of Nepal
Until the establishment of seven new provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones ( Nepali: अञ्चल; ''anchal'') and 77 districts ( Nepali: जिल्ला; ''jillā''). The 14 administrative zones were grouped into five development regions ( Nepali: विकास क्षेत्र; ''vikās kṣetra''). Each district was headed by a Chief District Officer (CDO), who was responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries. From east to west: * Eastern Development Region: **Mechi Zone, named after the Mechi River **Kosi Zone, named after the Kosi River ** Sagarmatha Zone, named after Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) * Central Development Region: **Janakpur Zone, named after its capital city **Bagmati Zone, named after the Bagmati River **Narayani Zone, named after the Narayani (lower Gandaki) River * Western Development Region: **Gandaki Zone, named after the Gandaki River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
