Panga ( ne, पाँगा) is a typical

Newar Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisatio ...

i settlement and part of

Kirtipur Municipality Kirtipur (Nepal Bhasa: किपू ''Kipoo'') is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur) that is believed to be derived from Kirati King Yalamber. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 ...

. Kirtipur is one of the five municipalities in the valley i.e.; Kirtipur Municipality, the others being Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi. It is the small city surrounded by Chovar Hill, Kirtipur Hill and Machhegaon Hill.

Etymology

The name Panga comes from ''Pa'' (to guard) and ''Gä'' (Village or city). Later on changed to "Panga".

Demographics

Originally a

foundation, Panga is still a center of Newar culture. It has been merged with surrounding villages to form the municipality of Kirtipur with a population of 65,602. It consists of many temples, ''Vihars'' (Buddhist monastery) and churches too. Due to the presence of Tribhuvan University in Kirtipur, Kirtipur is also a popular area for out-of-town students and professors to rent houses, and they are major contributors to the local economy.

Media

To promote local culture, Kirtipur Area has popular Facebook page named Panga Kirtipur where people can get all the updates of events happened before and happening. There are several weekly newspapers published from Kirtipur. They are Shahid, Kirtipur Sandesh and Swornim Sandesh. Also there is a local television station, Kirtipur Channel.

References

* "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2008-08-28.

External links

Our Kirtipur , Panga
Populated places in Kathmandu District {{KathmanduDistrict-geo-stub