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Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in
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Populated places in Kathmandu District {{KathmanduDistrict-geo-stub
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 , ...
of Bagmati
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province of Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
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. It is the 3rd largest city
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in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu
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and Lalitpur. As per 2021 Nepal census
The 2021 Nepal Census was the twelfth nationwide census of Nepal conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The census was originally scheduled from 8 June to 22 June 2021, but was postponed to November 2021 due to surge in COVID-19 cases. ...
, the city population was 179,688 and 26,678 households.
It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Hattigauda, Khadka Bhadrakali, Chapali Bhadrakali, Mahankal, Bishnu, Chunikhel and Kapan. The city is situated at the foot of Shivapuri hill. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the VDC of Budhanilkantha had a population of 15,421.
The municipality is named after the sacred Budhanilkantha Temple
Budhanilkantha Temple, located in Budhanilkantha, Nepal, ( ne, बुढानिलकण्ठ मन्दिर; translation: ''Old Blue Throat'') is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu. Budhanilkantha Temple is also known as ...
. The Budhanilkantha School
Budhanilkantha School, often referred to as BNKS, is a competitive public boarding school in Nepal. It is located in Narayanthan, 8 kilometres north of Kathmandu, at the foothills of Shivapuri mountain (). It is named after the Budhanilkantha T ...
is also located within the municipality.
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See also
*Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park is the ninth national park in Nepal and was established in 2002. It is located in the country's mid-hills on the northern fringe of the Kathmandu Valley and named after Shivapuri Peak of altitude. It covers an a ...
* Pasikot
References
External links
Vishnu Sleeps in the Hanuman Dhoka: Sleeping Vishnu
Populated places in Kathmandu District {{KathmanduDistrict-geo-stub