Changunarayan
चाँगुनारायण | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 85°25′47″E / 27.71667°N 85.42972°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Bagmati |
District | Bhaktapur |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mr. Jeeven Khatri |
• Deputy Mayor | Mr. Ramesh Budhathoki |
Area | |
• Total | 62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,430 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Religions | Hindu |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 ( NST) |
Website |
changunarayanmun |
Changunarayan ( Nepali: चाँगुनारायण) is a municipality in Bhaktapur District in the Province No. 3 of Nepal and is part of the urban agglomeration of the Kathmandu Valley. The municipality was created through the merger of the former Village development committees Old-Changunarayan, Chhaling, Duwakot and Jhaukhel in 2014. [1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the predecessors of Changunarayan Municipality had a population of 55,430. [2] In 2017, the municipality of Mahamanjushree Nagarkot was merged into Changunarayan. [3] The municipality is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Changu Narayan.