Thapa Gaun

Thapa Gaun is a hamlet in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,360 metres. Thapa Gaun is situated nearby to the hamlet Nwagaal, as well as near Halchap.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Changu Narayan Temple.

Changu Narayan Temple

Hindu temple

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kageshwori Manohara and Jhaukhel.

Kageshwori Manohara

Town

Photo: Satyamfxr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kageshwori-Manohara is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees of Aalapot, Bhadrabas, Danchhi, Gagalphedi, Gothatar and Mulpani.

Jhaukhel

Suburb

Jhaukhel is a town and former village development committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. This is one of the oldest places in Bhaktapur. Jhaukhel is situated 3 km south of Thapa Gaun.

Duwakot

Suburb

Duwakot is a settlement and former Village Development Committee—now part of Changunarayan municipality, located in Bhaktapur district of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. Duwakot is situated 3 km south of Thapa Gaun.

Thapa Gaun

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Thapagaun”
Category: locality
Location: Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.72021° or 27° 43′ 13″ north

Longitude

85.42478° or 85° 25′ 29″ east

Elevation

1,360 metres (4,462 feet)

Open location code

7MV7PCCF+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6501703871

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

8010147

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