Where is Gorkha Municipality located?

Gorkha Municipality is located in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal.

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Gorkha Municipality

गोरखा नगरपालिका

Municipality in Gorkha District, Nepal

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Gorkha (Nepali: गोरखा, formerly known as Prithvinarayan Municipality) is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal created in 1996. It was initially named "Prithvinarayan" (Nepali: पृथ्वीनारायण) after King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was born in Gorkha and united and founded modern Nepal. In 2009, the name was changed to "Gorkha" municipality after the end of the monarchy in Nepal. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census it had a population of 53,285 people living in 12,641 individual households. In 2014, the neighboring Village development committees Nareshwar, Phinam and thereafter Taple were merged into the municipality. Chhapthok, the most eastern Village, is the ward no.01 of the Municipality.

Quick facts

Type: municipality of Nepal wd
Located in: Gorkha District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) wd
Established: 1559 wd
Official website: gorkhamun.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 28.0000° N, 84.6333° E wd

About

The old royal palace (Gorkha Durbar), Gorakhnath and Kalika (temple of the goddess Kali) are the main attractions. The Royal Palace itself was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. However the Gorakhnath shrine and Kalika temple are open with no entrance charges. The lower palace (Tallo Durbar) and a modern park are other major attractions. It is also the starting point of the Manasalu Himal (Mount Manasalu) and Mount Ganesh trekking route. Gorkha Hospital is the hospital and Drabya Saha Multiple Campus and Gorkha Education Campus are the two campuses serving the population.

Nearby places

Mirkot — 0 km
Phinam — 2 km
Nareshwar — 3 km
Taple — 6 km
Bunkot — 6 km
Gakhu — 7 km

Questions

Where is Gorkha Municipality located?: Gorkha Municipality is located in Gorkha District, Gandaki Province, Nepal.

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