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Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, is where dreams come true for most Nepalese. A bustling city with skyscrapers, Kathmandu is Nepal’s largest and most developed city. What is more remarkable is that the city hasn’t sacrificed its rich culture, history, and spirituality for urbanization. Located at an elevation of approximately 1,400m above sea level, Kathmandu is one of the oldest cities, which was initially known as ‘Kantipur’. Kathmandu is centralized in the Bagmati zone, where other two big cities named Patan and Bhaktapur lie adjacent to it. With the highest population density, Kathmandu has a thick settlement of people with diverse ethnic groups and cultures living in harmony. Kathmandu has been a center of attraction among tourists because this place is an amalgamation of spirituality and commercial businesses existing simultaneously without hindering one another. Historically, Kathmandu has been a settlement for the Newar community. The ancient Newari culture mostly reflects in the carves of temples, wooden houses, ethnic foods, festivals, pottery business, sculptures, paintings, and artifacts. Similarly, Kathmandu is notable for being home to a few UNESCO world heritage sites such as Kathmandu is a valley of myths. Every temple, monument, palace, literature, culture, and festival is backed by its own origin stories. These stories have been handed to the younger generation by the older generation and that’s how the fascinating myths, folk stories, and legends ha...

The World Bank In Nepal Nepal is undergoing a historic transition toward a federal and secular republic. This represents a window of opportunity for the country to further reduce poverty, increase the income of the bottom 40 percent, and pursue its ambitious agenda of inclusive growth and accountable service delivery. AT A GLANCE In 2018,the World Bankcame up with its At the same time, the shift to federalism poses new challenges and source of fragility, given the heightened popular aspirations and expectations. Key challenges include the need to clarify the functions and accountabilities of the federal, state, and local governments; deliver basic services and maintain infrastructure development; create a conducive environment for the private sector; and address governance weaknesses that may worsen in the early years of the new federal system. COUNTRY CONTEXT In Nepal, thegovernment formed in 2018 waspreceded by elections for all three tiers (local, state and federal) of the state architecture defined by the new constitution, marking a protracted but successful conclusion of a political transition that began with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in November 2006.State governments largely mirror the coalition at the center. At the sub-national level, funds, functions and functionaries hitherto managed by the central, district and village authorities are moving to the seven new states and 753 local governments for which new legislation, institutions and admi...

Kathmandu – Capital of Nepal Kathmandu capital of Nepal is the most popular places to visit in Nepal. Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal. Have you visited Kathmandu Nepal? The word Kathmandu is derived from Kasthmandap or “temple made of wood” in Sanskrit, a pagoda-style temple. It is situated above 4400 ft. (1336 meter ) above sea level. It has 218 square miles (360 square kilometers) of land with three historic, artistic and cultural towns namely Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur together form known as ‘Kathmandu Valley’. Here us facts about Kathmandu Capital of Nepal. Here in formation about Kathmandu Capital of Nepal. Advertisement Kathmandu valley is the hub of Nepal’s political, commercial and traditional culture and arts. Kathmandu valley is an exotic and fascinating showcase of a very rich culture, art and tradition. Kathmandu is the place for rest, relaxation and easy-day sightseeing of historic and artistic temples and monuments, and mountain views. Measuring 24 km east-west and 19 km north-south, the Kathmandu valley is encircled by a range of green temple terraced hills and dotted by compact clusters of red tiled-roofed houses. Kathmandu is situated in a bowl shaped valley in central Nepal. Kathmandu is also known as Kantipur. Kathmandu Capital of Nepal has seven UNESCO world heritage sites. A remarkable legend speaks that the city of Kathmandu was built by king Gun Kamdev in 723 A.D. It is said that Kathmandu was a lake in the past. After the Bodh...

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Geographical Location of Nepal Most people wonder about the actual location of Nepal? Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country in Southern Asia. It is a sovereign country mainly in the Himalayas but includes some parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Nepal borders Tibet, (an autonomous China) in the north and India in the south, east, and west. Bangladesh is just 27km from the southeastern tip of Nepal. Nepal is popular as the land of the Himalayas where the Himalayan range lies on the northern borderline between Nepal and China. Nepal lies The main latitude of Nepal is 28° North and its latitude is 84° East. This small country falls within the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle where the latitudes of Nepal prove its vicinity to the Tropic of Cancer. The climatic Pattern of Nepal is not a temperate one as the country is located at the foothills of the Himalayas. With a total area of 1,47,181 sq. km, this small country holds a population of 28 million. Nepal is the 93rd largest country by area and 49th largest country by population. It is a small country occupying only 0.1% of the earth’s surface. Nepal has three geographical belts, the Himalayan, Hilly, and Terai Belt. The elevation ranges from less than 100m above the sea level in the Terai region to the highest point of 8848.86m on the summit of Mount Everest. Belts of Nepal Himalayan Belt in Nepal The Himalayan and thei...