Gokarneshwar

Gokarneshwar गोकर्णेश्वर नगरपालिका
Municipality
Gokarneshwar Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°44′0″N 85°23′0″E / 27.73333°N 85.38333°ECoordinates: 27°44′0″N 85°23′0″E / 27.73333°N 85.38333°E
Country	Nepal
Region	Central
Zone	Bagmati Zone
District	Kathmandu District
Established	2014
Area
• Total	58.5 km^2 (22.6 sq mi)
Population (2011 Nepal census)
• Total	107,351
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Website	gokarneshwormun.gov.np

Gokarneshwar is a municipality in the Central development region of Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of Nepal. The new municipality was formed by merging five existing villages Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna on 02 Dec 2014.^[1][2] The office of the municipality is that of the former Jorpati village development committee.

Population

Gokarneshwar municipality is formed by merging Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna, it has a total population of 107,351 according to 2011 Nepal census.^[3]

References

1. "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
2. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 Dec 2014. Retrieved 2 Dec 2014.
3. "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2012. Retrieved November 2012.

External links

• Gokarneshwar