Dakshinkali is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Kathmandu District
Kathmandu District ( ne, काठमाडौं जिल्ला; Nepal Bhasa: ये: जिल्ला) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Province of Nepal. It is one of the 77 districts of Nepal, covers an area of , and ...
in the
Province No. 3 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 ...
that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former
Village development committees Chalnakhel
Chalnakhel is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread nation ...
,
Chhaimale
Chhaimale is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national ...
,
Sheshnarayan
Sheshnarayan is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2,867 and had 5 ...
,
Sokhel,
Talku Dudechaur
Talku Dudechaur is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Dakshinkali Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread nati ...
and Old-Dakshinkali.
The municipality's name means 'Southern Kali' and refers to a several centuries old temple complex that lies in the vicinity.
Population
Dakshinkali municipality has a total population of 24,297 according to
2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
.
See also
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Dakshinkali Temple
Dakshinkali Temple, also Dakshin Kali Temple or Dakshina Kali Temple, located outside Kathmandu and about outside the village of Pharping, is one of the major Hindu temples in Nepal dedicated to the goddess Kali. Dakshin Kali is typically sh ...
References
External links
Dakshinkali
Populated places in Kathmandu District
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