Bhaktapur District

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Bhaktapur
—  District  —
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
The Bagmati Zone
Country  Nepal
Zone Bagmati
Development Region Central
Geographical Region Mountain
Headquarters Bhaktapur
Area
 • Total 119 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 225,461
 • Density 1,894.6/km2 (4,907.1/sq mi)
  1991 pop.: 172,952
1981 pop.: 159,767
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Area code(s) +977-1

Bhaktapur district, located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km² and has a population (2001) of 225,461.

Sidda Pokhari

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[edit] Municipalities and VDCs

Map of the VDCs in Bhaktapur District

Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi are the only municipalities in the district, while there are no metropolitan cities. The twenty-one VDCs include Bageswori, Balkot, Balkumari, Bode, Changunarayan, Chapacho, Chhaling, Chitpol, Dadhikot, Duwakot, Gundu, Jhaukhel, Kautunje, Lokanthali, Nagadesh, Nagarkot, Nankhel, Sipadol, Sirutar, Sudal, and Tathali.

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Zones of Nepal

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Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°25′E / 27.667°N 85.417°E / 27.667; 85.417


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