Kathmandu Metropolitan City
| Kathmandu येँ महानगरपालिका ñē̆ dēy (ञेँ देय्) Kantipur |
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| Kathmandu Metropolitan City | |
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 Kathmandu
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| Coordinates: 27°42′N 85°20′E / 27.7°N 85.333°ECoordinates: 27°42′N 85°20′E / 27.7°N 85.333°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Development Region | Central |
| Zone | Bagmati Zone |
| District | Kathmandu District |
| HDI (2011) |  1.000 (very high) [1] |
| Established | 723 [2] |
| Government | |
| • Prime Minister | Baburam Bhattarai[2] |
| Area | |
| • City | 50.67 km2 (19.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • City | 2,500,000 (approx) |
| • Metro | 700,000 |
| Time zone | GMT +5:45 |
| Website | http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/ |
Kathmandu Metropolitan City is the capital and the largest city of Nepal. It is located in Kathmandu valley and Central part of Bagmati zone.
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[edit] Administrative divisions
The metropolitan has been divided into around 5 sectors by metropolitan authorities as follows[3]
[edit] Central sector
The central sector consists of wards 1, 5, 11,12(Growing Business Area), 19, 28, 31, 32 and 33.
[edit] East sector
The east sector consists of wards 6 (BOUDHA), 7, 8, 9, 10 (Baneshwor), 34 (Shantinagar) and 35 (Koteshwor).
[edit] North sector
The north sector consists of wards 2, 3, 4, 16, and 29.
[edit] City core
This is the most densely populated part of the city. This part consists of most of the historical and cultural monuments of the city.
[edit] West sector
The west sector consists of wards 12,13, 14 and 15.
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Kathmandu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16 (60) |
17 (63) |
21 (70) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (80) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
26 (78) |
23 (74) |
20 (68) |
16 (61) |
22.4 (72) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4 (40) |
7 (44) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
17 (63) |
21 (69) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
19 (67) |
15 (59) |
9 (49) |
6 (42) |
13.7 (57) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18 (0.7) |
15 (0.6) |
30 (1.2) |
38 (1.5) |
102 (4) |
201 (7.9) |
376 (14.8) |
325 (12.8) |
188 (7.4) |
56 (2.2) |
3 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
1,361 (53.6) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Gallery
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The palace in the Kathmandu Durbar Square.
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Bhairava sculpture, Durbar Square market place 1972.
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A view of Kathmandu Durbar Square from 1920. Bhairava in the background.
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Same as the picture to the left but from 2007, shot for comparison.
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Small stupa in Kathmandu
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Stone carving in Kathmandu street
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View over Kathmandu
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A seller warming himself up in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal (pre-prohibition)
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Boudnanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Pedicab driver in Kathmandu near Durbar Square
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Two Sadhus, or Hindu Holy Men, near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu.
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Two girls seeking shadow on Bodnath Temple.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "The Human Development Index: A Portrait of the 75 Districts in Nepal". United Nations. 1995. http://www.unescap.org/ESID/psis/population/journal/Articles/1995/V10N2A1.htm. Retrieved 07 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Census Nepal 2001". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070702223544/http://www.kathmandu.gov.np/cityatglance/index.html. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
- ^ Ward Profiles, Kathmandu Metropolitan City
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kathmandu, Nepal". Weatherbase. 2011. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=45444&refer=wikipedia. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
