Chandragiri Municipality

Chandragiri Municipality चन्द्रागिरी नगरपालिका
Municipality
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Coordinates: 27°41′25″N85°13′13″E / 27.69028°N 85.22028°E / 27.69028; 85.22028
Country	Nepal
Region	Central
Province	Bagmati
District	Kathmandu
Established	December 2014
Government
•  Mayor	Ghanshyam Giri (NC)
•  Deputy Mayor	Basanti Shrestha (NCP)
Area
• Total	43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021 Nepal census)
• Total	136,860
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Newar Bahun Chhetri Tamang Magar
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Postal code	44619
Area code	01
Website	chandragirimun.gov.np
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Chandragiri is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees Baad Bhanjyang, Balambu, Dahachok, Mahadevsthan, Machhegaun, Matatirtha, Naikap Naya Bhanjyang, Naikap Purano Bhanjyang, Satungal, Thankot and Tinthana. ^{[2] [3]} The urban administration is located in Balambu.^{[ citation needed ]} The city's main attractions include Chandragiri Hill, Nepal with its Cable Car ^[4] and Matatirtha which is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood.

Toponymy

Linguistic origin

• Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
• Language: Sanskrit

Etymology

“Chandra” means moon or brightness. “Giri” means hill or mountain. It is said that the place was named after a hill that shines like the moon or is symbolically related to the moon god Chandra.

Chandra (चन्द्र) means “moon, brightness” and comes from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning “moon” and also symbolically “shining, luminous.” Giri (गिरी) means “hill, mountain” and comes from Sanskrit गिरि (giri), meaning “mountain, peak". The toponym is of classical Sanskrit origin, commonly used across South Asia to name sacred or visually prominent hills. ^[5]

Population

Chandragiri municipality has a total population of 85,195 according to 2011 Nepal census. ^[6] The population grew to 136,860 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.3% of the residents are Nepali citizens and 87.3% are literate. ^[7]

References

1. "Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)". Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
2. "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 Dec 2014. Retrieved 2 Dec 2014.
4. "Thankot-Chandragiri". Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
5. Sthaan Naam Kosh.
6. "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal). November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24.
7. "Chandragiri (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

External links

• Chandragiri