# Patan Durbar Square

_Square in Lalitpur, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-04

> Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The square contains formal royal palace of Malla Kings of Lalitpur and a dense concentration of temples, shrines, courtyards and traditional Newar buildings.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** Durbar Square ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144236#P31))
- **Located in:** Lalitpur (city) › Lalitpur District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144236#P131))
- **Area:** 5.3 ha ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144236#P2046))
- **Heritage status:** part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144236#P1435))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6731, 85.3257

## Questions

**Where is Patan Durbar Square located?**  
Patan Durbar Square is located in Lalitpur, Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

## Related

- [Bagmati Province](https://diginpl.com/places/bagmati-province)
- [Lalitpur, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/lalitpur-nepal)
- [Lalitpur District, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/lalitpur-district-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Patan Durbar Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patan_Durbar_Square) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पाटन दरवार क्षेत्र](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7144236](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144236) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Patan durbar square.jpg by Zulufive (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Patan_durbar_square.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Patan Durbar Square, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Patan durbar square.jpg — Zulufive, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Patan Durbar Square". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/patan-durbar-square. Retrieved 21 October 2026.