Kathmandu District
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Kathmandu District (Nepal Bhasa: येँ जिल्ला, Nepali: काठमाडौं जिल्ला) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Zone, Nepal. It is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country in South Asia. The district has Kathmandu City as its district headquarters. It covers an area of 395 km² and has a population (2001) of 1,081,845. Kathmandu is the most densely populated district of Nepal.Kathmandu is capital of Nepal.
Most of the offices and industry of Nepal are in Kathmandu. Many students from all over Nepal come to Kathmandu to have higher Secondary Education (+2 Level). National School of Sciences, St. Xavier's College, Prime College, Buda Nil Kantha College are among the top higher secondary schools in Kathmandu. Nepal University (formerly called Tribhuvan University), Kathmandu University are two universities in Kathmandu.
Kathmandu Mall, United Trade Center, RB Complex, Bishal Bazzar are some of the good shopping Complex in Nepal.
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[edit] Admininstrative divisions
Kathmandu district consists of:
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City
- Kirtipur Municipality
- a number of Village Development Committees
[edit] See also
[edit] Gallery
 The palace in the Kathmandu Durbar Square. |
 Bhairava sculpture, Durbar Square market place 1972. |
 A view of Kathmandu Durbar Square from 1920. Bhairava in the background. |
 Same as the picture to the left but from 2007, shot for comparison. |
 Small stupa in Kathmandu |
 Stone carving in Kathmandu street |
 View over Kathmandu |
 A seller warming himself up in Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal (pre-prohibition) |
 Boudnanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal |
 Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal |
 Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal |
 Pedicab driver in Kathmandu near Durbar Square |
 Two Sadhus, or Hindu Holy Men, near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. |
 Two girls seeking shadow on Bodnath Temple. |
[edit] References
- Districts of Nepal at statoids.com
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