Baluwatar ( ne, बालुवाटार) (also

Kathmandu Metropolitan City , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Bagmati Provi ...

Ward 04) is a residential area of

Kathmandu , pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Bagmati Prov ...

, the capital city of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

on the banks of

Bagmati River , "Tiger Gate") , source1_location = Shivapuri, Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , mouth = Confluence with Kamala River , mouth_location = Jagmohra, Bihar, India , mouth_coord ...

. It is just 15 minutes away from what is known as the downtown of Kathmandu, New Road and Ason and shares borders with

Lazimpat Lazimpat ( ne, लाजिम्पाट) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It is close to the Narayanhity Palace, and is well known in Kathmandu for its hotels, restaurants, schools, colleges, embassies and depart ...

and

Gairidhara Gairidhara ( ne, गैह्री धारा) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It borders the Narayanhity Palace, Lazimpat Lazimpat ( ne, लाजिम्पाट) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the ca ...

. Baluwatar hosts the

Prime Minister of Nepal The Prime Minister of Nepal ( ne, नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers of Nepal and the chief adviser to the President of N ...

's official residence, government offices, Nepal Rastra Bank's headquarters, the Nepalese country headquarter of the

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations agency that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. The IOM was ...

the Russian Embassy and the office of Volunteer Service and Support Nepal (VSSN) are located here. A Nepal Army's Para Special Forces Battalion (Bhairab Dal) and Air Wing, TU Teaching Hospital, Nepal Police Headquarters and the home of the former King Gyanendra and the current Presidential Palace are in the vicinity. There are some schools such as Meridian International School, Shiva Puri secondary school and many others. It is the most infrastructural developed city in Nepal due to place of prime minister's residence. In 2012,

Occupy Baluwatar Occupy Baluwatar, also known as Baluwatar Satyagraha, was a peaceful protest movement calling on the Nepali state to better address the widespread problem of impunity and gender-based violence. Protesters had gathered beginning on 28 December 2012 o ...

of the

occupy movement The Occupy movement was an international populist socio-political movement that expressed opposition to social and economic inequality and to the perceived lack of "real democracy" around the world. It aimed primarily to advance social and econo ...

was apeaceful protest movement calling on the Nepali state to better address the widespread problem of impunity and gender-based violence.

References

Populated places in Bagmati Province Neighbourhoods in Kathmandu {{KathmanduDistrict-geo-stub