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Kapan, Nepal

कपन

Human settlement in Nepal

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Kapan is a residential area and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Budanilkantha Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. It is situated in the northern part of Kathmandu. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 48,463 in 12,324 households. Kapan Sangit Sarowar, Kapan Monastery, Kapan Aani Gumba etc. are tourist places situated at Kapan. Kapan consists of several settlements, e. g.: Mahankal, New Colony, Jyotinagar, Saraswatinagar, Golphutar or Baluwakhani. Kapan has recently developed very high number of Paying Guest Houses for local-tourism.

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

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

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  1. Wikipedia (English): Kapan, Nepal · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): कपन · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q3425243 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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