# Pharping

_Human settlement in Nepal_

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

> Pharping (or Phamting) is a small Newar town lying above the Bagmati river on the southern edge of the Kathmandu valley, about 23 km from the capital. It is now part of the Dakshinkali Municipality.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** town ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4345800#P31))
- **Located in:** Dakshinkali (city) › Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4345800#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6000, 85.2667

## About

The town and its environs is the site of several important Buddhist pilgrimage sites as well as a number of Buddhist monasteries and meditation retreat centres.

About 1 km south of the town is the Dakshinkali Temple, one of the main Hindu temples of Nepal dedicated to the mother goddess Kali.

Pharping is also the site of the oldest hydroelectric power station in Nepal which is now a living museum.

## Questions

**Where is Pharping located?**  
Pharping is located in Dakshinkali, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Pharping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharping) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): फर्पिङ](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%99) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4345800](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4345800) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Pharping-16-Felder-2007-gje.jpg by Gerd Eichmann (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pharping-16-Felder-2007-gje.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Pharping, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Pharping-16-Felder-2007-gje.jpg — Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Pharping". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/pharping. Retrieved 3 November 2026.