Changunarayan
Changunarayan (Nepali: चाँगुनारायण) is a municipality in Bhaktapur District in the Province No. 3 of Nepal and is part of the urban agglomeration of the Kathmandu Valley. The municipality was created through the merger of the former Village development committees Old-Changunarayan, Chhaling, Duwakot and Jhaukhel in 2014. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the predecessors of Changunarayan Municipality had a population of 55,430. In 2017, the municipality of Mahamanjushree Nagarkot was merged into Changunarayan. The municipality is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Changu Narayan.
Changunarayan
चाँगुनारायण | |
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Municipality | |
Changunarayan | |
Changunarayan Location in Nepal Changunarayan Changunarayan (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 85°25′47″E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Bhaktapur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mr.Som Parsad Mishra |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mrs.Bina Banstola |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 55,430 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| • Religions | Hindu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | changunarayanmun |
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