# Chandragiri Municipality

_Municipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/chandragiri-municipality
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Chandragiri is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees Baad Bhanjyang, Balambu, Dahachok, Mahadevsthan, Machhegaun, Matatirtha, Naikap Naya Bhanjyang, Naikap Purano Bhanjyang, Satungal, Thankot and Tinthana. The urban administration is located in Balambu. The city's main attractions include Chandragiri Hill, Nepal with its Cable Car and Matatirtha which is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal; city; human settlement ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20809754#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20809754#P131))
- **Area:** 43.9 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20809754#P2046))
- **Established:** December 2014 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20809754#P571))
- **Official website:** chandragirimun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20809754#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6833, 85.2500

## Questions

**Where is Chandragiri Municipality located?**  
Chandragiri Municipality is located in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

## Related

- [Mount Everest](https://diginpl.com/places/mount-everest)
- [Himalayas](https://diginpl.com/places/himalayas)
- [Kathmandu](https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu)
- [Kangchenjunga](https://diginpl.com/places/kangchenjunga)
- [Annapurna (mountain range)](https://diginpl.com/places/annapurna-mountain-range)
- [Dhaulagiri](https://diginpl.com/places/dhaulagiri)
- [Makalu](https://diginpl.com/places/makalu)
- [Lhotse](https://diginpl.com/places/lhotse)
- [Cho Oyu](https://diginpl.com/places/cho-oyu)
- [Manaslu](https://diginpl.com/places/manaslu)
- [Pokhara](https://diginpl.com/places/pokhara)
- [Lumbini](https://diginpl.com/places/lumbini)
- [Balambu](https://diginpl.com/places/balambu)
- [Chandragiri Hill (Nepal)](https://diginpl.com/places/chandragiri-hill-nepal)
- [Bagmati Province](https://diginpl.com/places/bagmati-province)
- [Kathmandu District](https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Chandragiri Municipality](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragiri_Municipality) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चन्द्रागिरी नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q20809754](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20809754) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Cable car to Chandragiri gets mountain backdrop in a clear day (By Saroj Pandey).jpg by Saroj Pandey (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cable_car_to_Chandragiri_gets_mountain_backdrop_in_a_clear_day_(By_Saroj_Pandey).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Chandragiri Municipality, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Cable car to Chandragiri gets mountain backdrop in a clear day (By Saroj Pandey).jpg — Saroj Pandey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Chandragiri Municipality". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/chandragiri-municipality. Retrieved 5 November 2026.