Dhading Besi ( ne, धादिङ्ग बेसी) is a town (neighborhood) and the district headquarter of the
Dhading District
Dhading District ( ne, धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,65 ...
of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. The town is located within
Nilkantha Municipality. It is also administrative centre of
Nilkantha Municipality. Dhading Besi is located in the region of Central Region. Central Region's capital Kathmandu (Kathmandu) is approximately 48 km / 30 mi away from Dhading Besi (as the crow flies). The distance from Dhading Besi to Nepal's capital Kathmandu (Kathmandu) is approximately 48 km / 30 mi (as the crow flies).
Etymology
The word ''besi'' in the
Nepali language
Nepali (; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Himalayas region of South Asia. It is the official, and most widely spoken, language of Nepal, where it also serves as a '' lingua franca''. Nepali has official status in the Indian st ...
means lowlands in the
river basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
, the reason many people settled here. It is a small town along the banks of two rivers, Arun Khola and Thopal Khola (Khola means a small river in Nepali).
Main settlement of the
Nilkantha municipality is Puchhar Bazaar, Bich Bazaar, Milan Tole and Siran Bazaar. Being a district headquarters, most of the government offices are located in the area. It is connected to
Kathmandu
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Chitwan
Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579 ...
,
Rasuwa,
Nuwakot,
Pokhara and the rest of Nepal via all weather motorable district feeder road connecting to
Prithvi Highway.
It is at 27°54'45.9"N 84°53'46.2"E at an altitude of 612 metres.
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See also
* Dhading District
Dhading District ( ne, धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,65 ...
* Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
References
* Cohen, Saul B.; ed. ''The Columbia Gazetteer of the World'' (New York: Columbia University Press
Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by Jennifer Crewe (2014–present) and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fiel ...
, 1998) p. 827
Populated places in Dhading District
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