Dakshinkali

Dakshinkali Municipality दक्षिणकाली नगरपालिका
Municipality
Dakshinkali in 2009
Dakshinkali Municipality Location in Nepal Show map of Bagmati Province Dakshinkali Municipality Dakshinkali Municipality (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°35′0″N85°15′0″E / 27.58333°N 85.25000°E / 27.58333; 85.25000
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Kathmandu
Established	December 2014
Government
•  Mayor	Mohan Basnet (NC)
•  Deputy Mayor	Basanti Tamang (Dangol) (NC)
Area
• Total	42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021 Nepal census)
• Total	26,372
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Newar Bahun Chhetri Tamang Magar
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	www.daxinkalimun.gov.np/en

Dakshinkali is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Province No. 3 of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Chalnakhel, Chhaimale, Sheshnarayan, Sokhel, Talku Dudechaur and Old-Dakshinkali. ^{[1] [2]} The municipality's name means 'Southern Kali' and refers to a several centuries old temple complex that lies in the vicinity.

Toponymy

Language origin

• Language family: Indoeuropean
• Language: Sanskrit

Etymology

“Dakshin” means south or the southern direction. “Kali” refers to the Hindu goddess Kali. Therefore, Dakshinkali is interpreted as “the temple/place of the goddess Kali in the south.”

Dakshin (दक्षिण) means “south, southern” and comes from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) meaning “south” or “right-hand side.” Kali (काली) is an Hindu goddess, from Sanskrit काली (Kālī) meaning “the black one, the dark goddess,” feminine of काल (kāla) meaning time, blackness, death. The toponym Dakshinkali is a compound Sanskrit name indicating a sacred site dedicated to the goddess Kali, located in the southern direction of the valley.

Population

Dakshinkali municipality has a total population of 24,297 according to 2011 Nepal census. ^[3] The population grew to 26,372 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.3% of the residents are Nepali citizens and 80% are literate. ^[4]

• Dakshinkali municipality
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  Pharping
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  Fields
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  Grain harvest
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  Cave of Goraknath
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  Rice terraces
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  Prayer flags
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  Monastery of Vajrayogini
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  Dakshinkali temple

See also

• Dakshinkali Temple

References

1. "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
3. "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2013.
4. "Dakshinkali (Municipality, Nepal) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

External links

• Dakshinkali