Khokanā

Khokanā is a suburb in Lalitpur, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,342 metres. Khokanā is situated nearby to the locality Khadkagau, as well as near Chhayasikot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karya Binayak Temple and Jal Binayak Temple.

Karya Binayak Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Setoghoda, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Karya Binayak is a Hindu temple located in Bungamati, Lalitpur District. It is about ten kilometres south of Kathmandu.

Jal Binayak Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jal Binayak is a Hindu Temple of Lord Ganesh located in the Chobhar, central part of Kathmandu District, Nepal. The Jal Binayak temple is the most important Ganesh shrine of the central region Kathmandu. It is one of the four Binayak of Kathmandu Valley. Jal Binayak Temple is situated 2½ km north of Khokanā.

Nagdaha

Photo: Prashant Shrestha, CC BY 2.0.

Nagdaha is a lake in the Dhapakhel, ward 24 of Lalitpur District, in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Like many other water bodies and physical features of Kathmandu, the Nagdaha is also steeped in legends. Nagdaha is situated 3½ km east of Khokanā.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dhapakhel and Thecho.

Dhapakhel

Suburb

Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dhapakhel is a town in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,591 in 857 individual households. Dhapakhel is situated 3 km east of Khokanā.

Thecho

Suburb

Thecho is located about 6 km south of the main Lalitpur town in Lalitpur district, Godawari Municipality. According to 2011 Nepal census, Thecho has a population of 10,086 living in 2,352 individual households. Thecho is situated 3 km southeast of Khokanā.

Chobhar

Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chobhar is an ancient hill village in Kathmandu Valley a few kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. It has its origins in the 12th century. It is noted for an extensive series of caves and a gorge on the Bagmati River found nearby.

Khokanā

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Khokana”, “Khokna”, and “खोकना”
Category: locality
Location: Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.63589° or 27° 38′ 9″ north

Longitude

85.29903° or 85° 17′ 57″ east

Elevation

1,342 metres (4,403 feet)

Open location code

7MV7J7PX+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 562963056

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

1283203

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