# Nuwakot, Bagmati Province

_Town in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Nuwakot is a town in central Nepal, serving as the namesake of the district of the same name. The town is located on the bank of Trishuli and Tadi Rivers. It is located around 60 kilometres west of Kathmandu, and is known as a historic town which was the capital of the Valley in the days before the unification of Nepal by Prithvi Narayan Shah, and for more than 1,000 years the hilltop had served as a lookout and fort (kot) guarding the western entrance to Kathmandu Valley. Nuwakot served as an important trading hub for the Malla kings of the Valley, and was along a major transit route used for trade between India and Tibet. Making the Nuwakot hill as main forts including other eight forts: Malakot, Simalkot, Bhairabkot, Belkot, Kalikot, Salyankot, Dhuwankot and Pyaskot in its surrounding area, collectively named as 'Nawakotta'.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** town ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429855#P31))
- **Located in:** Bidur (city) › Nuwakot District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429855#P131))
- **Elevation:** 1,022 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429855#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9136, 85.1647

## Questions

**Where is Nuwakot, Bagmati Province located?**  
Nuwakot, Bagmati Province is located in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Nuwakot, Bagmati Province?**  
Nuwakot, Bagmati Province is at an elevation of 1,022 m above sea level.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nuwakot, Bagmati Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuwakot,_Bagmati_Province) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नुवाकोट (बागमती प्रदेश)](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%28%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%29) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3429855](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3429855) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nuwakot Palace.jpg by Wimbex (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuwakot_Palace.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Nuwakot, Bagmati Province". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/nuwakot-bagmati-province. Retrieved 5 November 2026.