Shankharapur

Shankharapur is a municipality in Kathmandu District in of that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Bajrayogini, , Bhulbu, Indrayani, , Naglebhare, Pukhulachhi and Suntol.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: municipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal
  • Also known as: “Shankarapur” and “शङ्खरापुर”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bajrayogini Temple and Changu Narayan Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Meroraja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Tantric Buddhist temple located at in 's .

Hindu temple
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Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu temple, located… is situated 4 km southwest of Shankharapur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarkot and Kageshwori Manohara.

Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the of .

Town
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is a municipality in Kathmandu… is situated 6 km west of Shankharapur.

Suburb
is a and former Village Development… is situated 3½ km northeast of Shankharapur.

Shankharapur

Latitude
27.7307° or 27° 43′ 50″ north
Longitude
85.4662° or 85° 27′ 58″ east
Elevation
1,632 metres (5,354 feet)
Open location code
7MV7PFJ8+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6646454832
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
12096285
Wiki­data ID
Q7488720
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“Shankharapur” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “শংকরপুর”
  • German: “Shankharapur”
  • Kurdish: “Shankharapur”
  • Maithili: “शंखरापुर नगरपालिका”
  • Nepali: “शंखरापुर नगरपालिका”
  • Nepali: “शङ्खरापुर नगरपालिका”
  • Portuguese: “Shankarapur”
  • Thai: “ศังขราปุระ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pukhulachhi and Suntol.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ilaka Administration Office Sankhu and Narayan temple.

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