Tag: Kathmandu City

Kathmandu City, also known as the Kathmandu Valley, is the capital city of Nepal. Kathmandu is itself a metro city, district, and capital city and headquarters of the Bagmati Zone, Nepal.

The KTM city was established as the municipality in 1931 and it was upgraded to Metro Politian City in 1990. In Kathmandu City, 1.5 million peoples live and around 3 million peoples in the whole Kathmandu Valley.

Kathmandu Valley covers the area of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kirtipur, and Bhaktapur.

Nepali is the most spoken language in KTM and English is also spoken by educated peoples of Kathmandu Valley.

Basic Information of Kathmandu Metro City

City Name: Kathmandu (Capital City Of Nepal)

Country: Nepal

District: Kathmandu

Area Covered: 49.45 km2

Elevation: 1,400 m

Population: 14,42,271

Local Languages Spoken: Nepali, Newar language, Sherpa, Tamang, Limbu, and Maithili

Religions: Hindu, Buddist, Christians

Official Language: Nepali

Area Code: 01

Postal Code: 44600 (GPO)

Kathmandu Valley is also a center that represents the history, culture, art, and beauty of Nepal. It is also one of the popular travel destinations in Nepal and KTM city is the place of 7 world heritage sites like Pashupati Nath Temple, Changu Narayan Temple, Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Swayambhunath Stupa, and Boudhanath Stupa.

There are hundreds of places to visit and thousands of things to do in Kathmandu, which makes your travel tour and family travel trip more interesting for you and your family.

Places To Visit In Kathmandu Valley

  1. Kathmandu Durbar Square
  2. Patan Durbar Square
  3. Bhaktapur Durbar Square
  4. Pashupati Nath Temple
  5. Swayambhunath Stupa
  6. Boudhanath Stupa
  7. Thamel – Travellers Hub
  8. Hanuman Dhoka
  9. Garden of Dreams
  10. Narayanhity Palace
  11. Taleju Temple
  12. Durbar Marg
  13. Ratna Park
  14. Kumari Ghar
  15. Ranipokhari
  16. Guhyeshwari Temple
  17. Babar Mahal
  18. Kathmandu Funpark
  19. Naag Pokhari
  20. Seto Machhendranath Temple
  21. Central Zoo
  22. Krishna Mandir
  23. Shahid Gate
  24. Budhanilkantha Temple
  25. Dharahara (Dharahara was devastated by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 25 April 2015)

Museum To Visit In Kathmandu City

  1. The National Museum
  2. The Natural History Museum
  3. Hanumandhoka Palace Complex
  4. The Kaiser Library
  5. The National Art Gallery
  6. The NEF-ART (Nepal Fine Art) Gallery
  7. The Nepal Art Council Gallery
  8. Narayanhity Palace Museum
  9. The Taragaon Museum

Monasteries Near Kathmandu Valley

  1. Kopan Monastery
  2. Tharlam Monastery
  3. Shechen Monastery
  4. Pranidhipurna Mahavihar
  5. Rigon Tashi Gompa, Pharping
  6. Naiki Gompa, Shivapuri Nagarjuna National Park

Major Rivers Flowing In Kathmandu City

  1. Bagmati River
  2. Bisnumati River