Matatirtha

Matatirtha
—  Village development committee  —
Pond at Matatirtha
Matatirtha
Location in Nepal
Coordinates:
Country  Nepal
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu District
Population (1991)
 • Total 2,799
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Matatirtha is a village in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2799 and had 506 households in it.[1]

Etymology

The word Matatirtha comes from two Sanskrit words, "Mata" meaning mother and "tirtha" meaning a sacred place. The VDC owes its name from a sacred pond in the VDC dedicated to mother.

References

  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 2008-08-28.