Bagmati Province
Kathmandu
Nagarjun

Sitapaila

Sitapaila is a and former Village Development Committee that is now part of 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.
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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.

Square
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kathmandu Durbar Square is a historically and culturally significant site in , . It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. is situated 3 km east of Sitapaila.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramkot and Maru.

Neighborhood
is a of the , , . The 2011 Nepal census recorded that had a population of 6,303 people in 1,427 independent households. is situated 2½ km northwest of Sitapaila.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood in central , and one of the most important cultural spots in the city. It is linked with the origin of the name Kathmandu, and forms part of what is generically known as Durbar Square, the old royal palace complexes of temples, shrines and palace buildings all of which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. is situated 2½ km east of Sitapaila.

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 2½ km south of Sitapaila.

Sitapaila

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
node 2207719955
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7962477
Wiki­data ID
Q3422922
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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: “सितापाइला”
  • Newari: “सीतापाइला”
  • Polish: “Sitapaila”
  • Spanish: “Sitapaila”
  • “सीतापाइला”

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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 “Sitapaila”. Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.