Bhaktapur District

Bhaktapur
—  District  —
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
The Bagmati Zone
Country  Nepal
Zone Bagmati
Development Region Central
Geographical Region Mountain
Headquarters Bhaktapur
Area
 • Total 119 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 225,461
 • Density 1,894.6/km2 (4,907.1/sq mi)
  1991 pop.: 172,952
1981 pop.: 159,767
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Area code(s) +977-1

Bhaktapur district, located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km² and has a population (2001) of 225,461.

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Municipalities and VDCs

Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi are the only municipalities in the district, while there are no metropolitan cities. The twenty-one VDCs include Bageswori, Balkot, Balkumari, Bode, Changunarayan, Chapacho, Chhaling, Chitpol, Dadhikot, Duwakot, Gundu, Jhaukhel, Kautunje, Lokanthali, Nagadesh, Nagarkot, Nankhel, Sipadol, Sirutar, Sudal, and Tathali.

See also

Zones of Nepal

References

Achham · Arghakhanchi · Baglung · Baitadi · Bajhang · Bajura · Banke · Bara · Bardiya · Bhaktapur · Bhojpur · Chitwan · Dadeldhura · Dailekh · Dang Deokhuri · Darchula · Dhading · Dhankuta · Dhanusa · Dolkha · Dolpa · Doti · Gorkha · Gulmi · Humla · Ilam · Jajarkot · Jhapa · Jumla · Kailali · Kalikot · Kanchanpur · Kapilvastu · Kaski · Kathmandu · Kavrepalanchok · Khotang · Lalitpur · Lamjung · Mahottari · Makwanpur · Manang · Morang · Mugu · Mustang · Myagdi · Nawalparasi · Nuwakot · Okhaldhunga · Palpa · Panchthar · Parbat · Parsa · Pyuthan · Ramechhap · Rasuwa · Rautahat · Rolpa · Rukum · Rupandehi · Salyan · Sankhuwasabha · Saptari · Sarlahi · Sindhuli · Sindhulpalchok · Siraha · Solukhumbu · Sunsari · Surkhet · Syangja · Tanahu · Taplejung · Terhathum · Udayapur

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