Devighat is one of the historical and religious place of
Nuwakot District
Nuwakot District ( ne, नुवाकोट जिल्ला, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 288,4 ...
of Central development region in Nepal. It is located at 60 km north of Kathmandu. It is the death place and place of funeral of king
Prithvi Narayan Shah
Maharajadhiraj Prithvi Narayan Shah (1723–1775) ( ne, श्री ५ बडामहाराजाधिराज पृथ्वीनारायण शाह देव) was the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of the ...
.
The town is located at the junction of
Trishuli River
The Trishuli River ( ne, त्रिशूली नदी) is one of the major tributaries of the Narayani River basin in central Nepal. It originates in Tibet as a stream and enters Nepal at Gyirong Town.
Etymology
The Trishuli is named after t ...
and
Tadi River
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Religious site
* Jalapa Devi Mandir
Hydropower
*Devighat Hydropower station 14 MW
* Solar power Project
Nepal’s Largest Ever Solar Power Project Begins In Nuwakot Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Barsha Man Pun on Friday laid the foundation stone for the construction of 25MW solar plant at Devighat Hydropower Station in Nuwakot.
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See also
*Nuwakot, Bagmati
Nuwakot (नुवाकोट) is one of the district in midwest Nepal. The city is located on the bank of Trishuli and Tandi Rivers. It is Located just 75 km west from Kathmandu, known as historic town which was the capital of the Valley in ...
*Bidur
Bidur is the capital of Nuwakot District in Bagmati Province, Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18694 and had 3736 houses in it.
In February 2008 terrorists damaged the town's water supply plant.
Economy
In 2 ...
*Jiling Special Economic Zone
Jiling is a municipality in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepa ...
*kakani
Kakani is a Gaunpalika and former village development committee in Nuwakot District in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the Kakani village development committee administered a population of 7816 living in ...
References
Populated places in Nuwakot District
Ghats of Nepal
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