Kangalgaun

Kangalgaun is a locality in Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,491 metres. Kangalgaun is situated nearby to the locality Janagal, as well as near Rayogaun.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scheer Memorial Hospital and Chandeshwori Temple.

Chandeshwori Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.

Chandeshwari is the avatar taken by Hindu goddess Kumari of Hindu. The 'Nepal Mahatmya' of Skanda Purana mentions the story related to goddess Chandeshwari. Chandeshwori Temple is situated 2½ km east of Kangalgaun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mahendra Jyoti and Ugrachandi Nala.

Mahendra Jyoti

Suburb

Bansdol is officially designated as Ward No. 12 of Banepa Municipality in the Kavrepalanchok District, Bagmati Province. It was formerly the Mahendra Jyoti Village Development Committee before the local government restructuring that integrated it into Banepa. Mahendra Jyoti is situated 3 km southwest of Kangalgaun.

Ugrachandi Nala

Suburb

Photo: SuSanA Secretariat, CC BY 2.0.

Previously Ugarachandi Nala was a village development committee located in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. It is named after the temple of goddess Ugrachandi Bhagawati located in Nala Bazaar. Ugrachandi Nala is situated 3 km northeast of Kangalgaun.

Sudal

Suburb

Sudal is a village and Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 6,074 in 1,081 houses. Sudal is situated 4½ km northwest of Kangalgaun.

Kangalgaun

Type: Locality
Location: Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.64186° or 27° 38′ 31″ north

Longitude

85.50754° or 85° 30′ 27″ east

Elevation

1,491 metres (4,892 feet)

Open location code

7MV7JGR5+P2

GeoNames ID

7962649

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