Gaidakot Municipality

Gaindakot गैंडाकोट नगरपालिका
Municipality
Gaindakot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°44′N 84°23′E / 27.73°N 84.39°E / 27.73; 84.39Coordinates: 27°44′N 84°23′E / 27.73°N 84.39°E / 27.73; 84.39
Country	Nepal
Zone	Lumbini Zone
District	Nawalparasi District
Area
• Total	101.8 km2 (39.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	55,205
• Density	542.29/km2 (1,404.5/sq mi)
Time zone	NST (UTC+5:45)
Postal code	33003
Area code(s)	078
Website	www.gaindakotmun.gov.np

Gaindakot (Nepali: गैंडाकोट; sometimes spelled Gaidakot) is a municipality in Nawalparasi District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. It became a municipality in May 2014 by merging the existing Mukundapur, Amarapuri, and Gaindakot VDCs. It is situated on the shore of Narayani River in the lap of Maula Kalika temple. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 55,205 and 13,024 individual households according to 2011 Nepal census.

To promote local culture, Gaindakot has one FM radio station Vijaya FM – 101.6 MHz which is a Community radio station. MTV Mukundasen TV, the first channel of Gaindakot, is broadcast from here.

Gaindakot is famous nationwide for Maula Kalika temple and for Maula hill hiking. The temple is situated at the top of the Maula hill mountain (approx 561 m above sea level) where people climb around 2 km long trail. Maula Kalika is popular for its 360-degree panoramic view of the entire Chitwan including Chitwan National Park on the south and Mt. Manaslu and Kaligandaki river on the north. The temple is famous for sunrise view also. Many high-ranking officials of Nepal, including presidents, former kings and foreign dignitaries, have visited the temple. Dasain (Vijaya dashami or Bada Dasain) festival in Sept–October and in March–April (Chaite Dasain) are peak seasons. Maula Kalika is the symbol of Hindu goddess Kali or Kalika is associated with eternal energy, the symbol of power, harmony and new beginning. The attractive view of narayani river and many houses can be seen from there.

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