Chobhar, Nepal

Chobhar
चोभार
Village
Chobhar

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°17′E / 27.667°N 85.283°E / 27.667; 85.283Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°17′E / 27.667°N 85.283°E / 27.667; 85.283
Country    Nepal
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu District
Population (1991)
  Total 5,627
  Religions Hindu
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Chobhar is a village in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal and part of Kirtipur Municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,627 and had 1,109 households in it.[1]

Chobhar is known for the nearby Chobhar Gorge where there are the Chobhar caves. There is also a temple, Jal Binayak Temple and Adinath Lokeshwar, that is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus.

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2008-08-28.


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