Banepa

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Coordinates: 27°38′N 85°31′E / 27.633, 85.517
Banepa भोंत
Banepa Location in Nepal
Country	Nepal
Zone	Bagmati Zone
District	Kavrepalanchok District
Population
- Total	16,747

Banepa (Nepal Bhasa: भोंत) is a small town with a population of about 15,000 located 26 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of Chandeshwori, located approximately 1 km northeast of the town along the Rudramati River.The Attraction of Banepa is Dhaneshwor Temple which is just 1 km south of the town.

Banepa has a hospital of Seventh-day Adventist called Scheer Memorial Hospital which was established in 1957. Now this hospital has been expanded as a medical college associated with Vanderbilt University of USA and Kathmandu University. Many students enroll in the MBBS and B.Sc. Nursing programs at this hospital. Banepa is also the location of the Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC). HRDC is a program of a non-governmental organization, the Friends of the Disabled. It is the only tertiary level hospital in the country and it provides the best reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for children below 16 years of age. Its services are aimed at under privileged, physically challenged children in Nepal.

Banepa is the proposed cyber city of Nepal^{[citation needed]}. The Information Technology Park is being built in border of three municipalities of Kavre; Banepa, Dhulikhel and Panauti and there is debate about the the official emplacement. All three towns are still declared as the cyber cities.

Banepa is also a major trade route to Tibet as Araniko Highway, the only highway that connects Nepal and China(Tibet), runs through this town. Furthermore another newly constructed highway named B.P. Koirala Highway,(named after great leader of Nepal Bishweswor Prasad Koirala) also passes through this town. Though it is a small town, Banepa is the major economic center after moving east from Kathmandu.

Banepa is also the best place for education in Kavre district of Nepal. There are a number of High schools and colleges . The oldest school of the district Azad Secondary School, Chaitanya secondary school Siksha sadan secondary school Himalaya secondary school and the private boarding schools are Banepa Valley School, Bal Niketan School, Bidya Sagar School, Bal Batika School, Siddhartha School, Kavre School and Bagmati School, Pragati Pravat secondary school, Gyan sarovar boarding school are some of the well known private high schools of Banepa. .