Shankharapur

Shankharapur Municipality
शंखरापुर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Shankharapur Municipality

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°44′48″N 85°30′35″E / 27.74667°N 85.50972°E / 27.74667; 85.50972Coordinates: 27°44′48″N 85°30′35″E / 27.74667°N 85.50972°E / 27.74667; 85.50972
Country    Nepal
Region Central
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu District
Established December 2014
Area
 • Total 60.2 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
Population (2011 Nepal census)
 • Total 25,338
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities Newar, Bahun, Chhetri, Tamang, Magar
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)
Website www.shankharapurmun.gov.np/en

Shankharapur is a municipality in the Central development region of Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging six existing villages — Bajrayogini, Indrayani, Lapsiphedi, Naglebhare, Pukhulachhi and Suntol — on 02 Dec 2014.[1][2] The office of the municipality is that of the former Pukhulachhi village development committee in the old Newari town of Sankhu.

Population

Shankharapur municipality has a total population of 25,338 according to 2011 Nepal census.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 Dec 2014. Retrieved 2 Dec 2014.
  3. ↑ "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

See also

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