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Dahachok

Coordinates: 27°42′N 85°13′E / 27.700°N 85.217°E / 27.700; 85.217
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Dahachok
दहचोक
Dahachowk
Dahachowk
Dahachok is located in Nepal
Dahachok
Dahachok
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°42′N 85°13′E / 27.700°N 85.217°E / 27.700; 85.217
Country   Nepal
ProvinceNo. 3
DistrictKathmandu District
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,036
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Dahachok is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,036.[1] It is located in the west of Kathmandu. It has many small units of handwork embroidery, mainly immigrant Muslim workers.[citation needed] In the date of every Bhadra Sukla Purnima (fullmoon day), this place takes the important of Indrasthan Mela.[citation needed]

Kalu Pande memorial

The burial ground on hill top of Kaji Kalu Pande is a popular hiking spot. It lies in Chandragiri, western outskirts of Kathmandu from where Gorkha can be seen.[2]

References

  1. ^ "VDC Municipality.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. ^ "Kalu Pandey Burial Ground being popular among Kathmandu hikers". thehimalayantimes.com. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.