Bhaktapur District

Bhaktapur
भक्तपुर जिल्ला
District

Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
Nickname(s): Khowpa

The Bagmati Zone
Coordinates: 27°40′20″N 85°25′40″E / 27.672222°N 85.427778°E / 27.672222; 85.427778
Country Nepal
Zone Bagmati
Development Region Central
District Bhaktapur
Headquarters Bhaktapur
Area
 • Total 119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 304,651[1][2]
  2001 pop.: 225,461
1991 pop.: 172,952
1981 pop.: 159,767
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Area code(s) +977-1
Website www.ddcbhaktapur.gov.np

Bhaktapur district(Nepali: भक्तपुर जिल्ला Listen ; Nepal Bhasa : ख्वप देश (जिल्ला) ) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among the seventy-five districts of Nepal. It is part of Province No. 3. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 304,651[3] of whom 9,701 people were absent (mostly working abroad).[4]

Education

Bhaktapur has been making tremendous achievements in educational sector.

The average literacy rate of Bhaktapur is 81.68, where male - 90.48 and female - 72.65 which growing with the educational awareness among peoples.

The governmental schools in Bhaktapur are making remarkable improvement in its educational quality.[5] The government schools have been starting to facilitate students by teaching in both English and Nepali medium.Private schools too are well known for providing quality education.

Despite topping other districts in SLC with highest enrollments, the higher studies of the Bhaktapur is not quite satisfactory. There is not enough college in Bhaktapur rendering qualitative services. That's why, students of Bhaktapur complete their higher studies in colleges of Kathmandu and Lalitpur. However, their academic performance in those college cannot be neglected. Khwopa College situated in Dekocha Bhaktapur is one of topmost college in Nepal. The academic results of this college is outstanding. This college is established and managed by Bhaktapur municipality.

Health care

Bhaktapur lags behind to Kathmandu District and Lalitpur District when it comes to medical service.Bhaktapur does not have enough hospitals rendering Qualitative medical facilities.

However, the only cancer hospital Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital,[6] National Tuberculosis Centre and Ayurvedic Centre is located in Bhaktapur.Recently, the Government of Nepal has decided to transfer Bir hospital, the oldest hospital in Nepal, to Duwakot,Bhaktapur.

Geography and Climate

Climate Zone[7] Elevation Range % of Area
Subtropical 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		 99.4%
Temperate 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		  0.6%

Municipalities

The district is divided into four municipalities:

Statistics

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal".
  2. ↑ "STATISTICAL YEAR BOOK OF NEPAL - 2011" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-18. Retrieved November 2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. ↑ http://census.gov.np/images/pdf/Preliminary%20Leaflet%202011.pdf%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "District Education Office, Bhaktapur".
  6. ↑ "Bhaktapur Cancer hospital". ncrs.org.np.
  7. ↑ The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system (PDF), . Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
  8. ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/2010_PHC/Nepal/Nepal-Census-2011-Vol1.pdf page no 52
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