Kapan, Nepal

Kapan, Nepal
कपन
Village development committee
Kapan, Nepal

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°44′N 85°22′E / 27.74°N 85.37°E / 27.74; 85.37Coordinates: 27°44′N 85°22′E / 27.74°N 85.37°E / 27.74; 85.37
Country    Nepal
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu District
Population (2011)
  Total 48,463
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Kapan, Nepal is a village in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. It is situated in the outskirts of Kathmandu. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 48,463 in 12,324 households.[1] Kapan Sangit Sarowar (a platform for musicians), Kapan Monastery (Buddhist temple) etc. are tourist places situated at Kapan. Kapan VDC consists of several settlements, e. g.: Mahankal, New Colony, Jyotinagar, Saraswatinagar, Golphutar or Baluwakhani.

References

  1. http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf


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