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Nagarjun Municipality

Nagarjun is a municipality in Kathmandu District in of . It was formed on 2 December 2014 by merging the former VDCs of Bhimdhunga, Ichangu Narayan, , Syuchatar and .
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: municipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal
  • Also known as: “Nagarjun”, “Nagarjun Nagarpalika”, and “Nagarjuna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the , west of city. The Tibetan and Sanskrit name for the site means 'self-arising' or 'self-sprung'.

Museum
Photo: Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of . The museum was established in 1975. Since then the museum has collected 50,000 specimens of Nepal’s flora, fauna, and funga.

Hindu temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
is a reconstructed three-storied public shelter which was built by Lila Vajra. There is also a shrine consecrated to Gorakshanath situated at , . is situated 4 km southeast of Nagarjun Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitapaila and Ramkot.

Suburb
is a and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central . The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.

Neighborhood
is a of the Nagarjun Municipality, , . The 2011 Nepal census recorded that had a population of 6,303 people in 1,427 independent households.

Suburb
is a and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726. is situated 3½ km south of Nagarjun Municipality.

Nagarjun Municipality

Latitude
27.71748° or 27° 43′ 3″ north
Longitude
85.26931° or 85° 16′ 10″ east
Elevation
1,983 metres (6,506 feet)
Open location code
7MV7P789+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6646454831
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6254835
Wiki­data ID
Q20809745
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Nepali—“Nagarjun Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Nagarjun Municipality”
  • Dutch: “Nagarjun Municipality”
  • German: “Nagarjun”
  • Kurdish: “Nagarjun”
  • Maithili: “नागार्जुन नगरपालिका”
  • Nepali: “नागार्जुन नगरपालिका”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sitapaila Temple and Nagarjun Coloney.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nagarjun Municipality”. Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.