Sitapaila
Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. 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.- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Nepal
- Also known as: “सितापाइला”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.
Natural History Museum
Museum
The Natural History Museum of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath.
Kasthamandap
Hindu temple
Kasthamandap is a reconstructed temple and public shelter in Nepal, in Kathmandu Durbar Square. Kasthamandap is situated 3 km east of Sitapaila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ramkot and Maru.
Ramkot
Neighborhood
Ramkot is a village of the Nagarjun Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal. Ramkot is situated 2½ km northwest of Sitapaila.
Maru
Neighborhood
Maru is a historic neighborhood in central Kathmandu… Maru is situated 2½ km east of Sitapaila.
Tinthana
Suburb
Tinthana is a town and former Village Development… Tinthana is situated 2½ km south of Sitapaila.
Sitapaila
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.71171° or 27° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
85.2769° or 85° 16′ 37″ east
Elevation
1,409 metres (4,623 feet)
Open location code
7MV7P76G+MQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Bhojpuri to Spanish—“Sitapaila” goes by many names.
- Bhojpuri: “सीतापाइला”
- Cebuano: “Sitapaila”
- Dutch: “Sitapaila”
- Irish: “Sitapaila”
- Malay: “Sitapaila”
- Nepali: “सीतापाइला”
- Newari: “सीतापाइला”
- Polish: “Sitapaila”
- Spanish: “Sitapaila”
- “सीतापाइला”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shree Colony and Nagarjun Municipality.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Panchakumari Mandir and Aaitabarey Temple.
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