Gorkha
| Gorkha Nagarpalika भरतपुर नगरपालिका Gorkha |
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 8 ′ 0 ″ N , 84 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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| Country | Nepal | ||
| Gandaki | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NP-P4 | ||
| District | Gorkha | ||
| height | 1070 m | ||
| surface | 85.8 km² | ||
| Residents | 39,262 (2011) | ||
| density | 457.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1996 | ||
| Website | www.gorkhamun.gov.np | ||
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| Chief Executive Officer | Chandra Thapa Magar (October 2015) | ||
| 15 wards | |||
 old royal palace Gorkha Durbar
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Gorkha ( Nepali भरतपुर ) is a city ( municipality ) in Nepal in the Gorkha district and is located at an altitude of 1070 m . The old royal city is located in the center of Nepal. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Nepal.
From 1996 to 2009 the city of Gorkha was called Prithvinarayan or Prithbhinarayan , named after King Prithvi Narayan Shah , who was born in Gorkha and is considered the founder of the state of Nepal. After the abolition of the monarchy, the name was changed. In 2014, the neighboring Village Development Committees (VDCs) Finam and Nareshwar were incorporated. The urban area now covers 85.8 km².
Residents
At the 2011 census, Gorkha (including Finam and Nareshwar ) had 39,262 inhabitants (17,585 of whom were male) in 10,585 households.
Attractions in and around Gorkha
- The old royal palace Gorkha Durbar is considered the main attraction of the city. It is located on a hill, about 1000 meters above sea level.
- Gorkha Bazaar , the traditional street market in Gorkha.
- Gorakhanath Cave , the cave temple that is only about 10 meters below the royal palace Gorkha Durbar, is considered one of the largest sanctuaries in the country.
- The Manakamana Temple in Manakamana , 12 km south of Gorkha, is dedicated to the goddess Durga and is a popular pilgrimage site with around 3000 visitors daily. A cable car leads to the temple from the Trishuli river bank .
- The Manaslu near Gorkha is the eighth highest mountain on earth at 8163 meters. Trekking tours around the Manaslu massif on the Manaslu circular route usually start in Gorkha.
Earthquake in Nepal 2015
The earthquake in Nepal on April 25, 2015 , the epicenter of which was only around 18 kilometers north-northwest of Gorkha, destroyed the Manakamana Temple, which is 11 kilometers southwest of Gorkha.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Central Bureau of Statistics, Census 2011 (p. 61, No. 50) ( Memento from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 2.1 MB)
- ^ National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program, Index of Geographical names of Nepal 2007 (pp. 27–31). ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 126 kB)
- ↑ Major Tourism Sites ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN) ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ National Population and Housing Census 2011 (PDF) Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
- ↑ visitgorkha.com ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
