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Kathmandu

Kathmandu
काठमाडौं
Clockwise from top: Kathmandu Skyline, Nepalese Parliament Building, Ranipokhari, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath
Clockwise from top: Kathmandu Skyline, Nepalese Parliament Building, Ranipokhari, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath
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Motto: My legacy, My pride, My Kathmandu (जिगु पौरख, जिगु गौरव, जिगु येँ देय्)
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Kathmandu is located in Nepal
Kathmandu
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°42′N 85°20′E / 27.700°N 85.333°E / 27.700; 85.333Coordinates: 27°42′N 85°20′E / 27.700°N 85.333°E / 27.700; 85.333
Country Nepal
Development Region Central
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu
Province Province No. 3
HDI Increase 0.710 High
HPI Decrease 20.8 Very Low
Established 900 BC
Government
 • Executive Officer Rudra Singh Tamang
Area of Metro
 • Capital city 49.45 km2 (19.09 sq mi)
  Kathmandu District: 395 sq km
Kathmandu Valley: 642 sq km
Elevation 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Metro 1,003,285
Male: 533,127 Female: 470,158
 • Metro density 20,288.88/km2 (52,548.0/sq mi)
  Kathmandu District: 1,744,240
Kathmandu Valley: 2,517,023
Languages
 • Local Nepali, English, Newar language, Sherpa, Tamang, Gurung, Magar, Sunuwar/Kiranti, Tibetan
 • Official Nepali, Nepal Bhasa
Time zone NST (UTC+5:45)
Postal Code 44600 (GPO), 44601, 44602, 44604, 44605, 44606, 44608, 44609, 44610, 44611, 44613, 44614, 44615, 44616, 44617, 44618, 44619, 44620, 44621
Area code(s) 01
Website Official website
Kathmandu
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