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Budhanilkantha

बूढानीलकण्ठ

Municipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal

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Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati province of Nepal. It is the 3rd largest city in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu and Lalitpur. As per 2021 Nepal census, the city population was 179,688 and 26,678 households.

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municipality of Nepal, human settlement wd
Located in
Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) wd

About

It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Hattigauda, Khadka Bhadrakali, Chapali Bhadrakali, Mahankal, Bishnu, Chunikhel and Kapan. The city is situated at the foot of Shivapuri hill. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the VDC of Budhanilkantha had a population of 15,421.

The municipality is named after the sacred Budhanilkantha Temple. The Budhanilkantha School is also located within the municipality.

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Where is Budhanilkantha located?
Budhanilkantha is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Budhanilkantha · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): बूढानीलकण्ठ · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q2385194 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Jhanda-park.jpg by Mithunkunwar9 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Budhanilkantha". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/budhanilkantha. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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