Budhanilkantha

Municipality in Bagmati Province, Nepal

Municipality in Bagmati, Nepal

Budhanilkantha बूढानीलकण्ठ
Municipality
Budhanilkantha Municipality
From top, left to right: Budhanilkantha skyline from Jhanda Park, Budhanilkantha School, Budhanilkantha Temple, Snow clad Shivapuri hills seen from the playground.
27°46′N 85°22′E / 27.767°N 85.367°E / 27.767; 85.367
Country	Nepal
Zone	Bagmati
District	Kathmandu
Named for	Budhanilkantha Temple
Government
• Mayor	Mitharam Adhikari (UML)
• Deputy Mayor	Anita Lama (UML)
Area
• Total	34.8 km² (13.4 sq mi)
Population (2021 Nepal census)
• Total	179,688
• Rank	14th (Nepal) 5th (Bagmati Province)
• Density	5,200/km² (13,000/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Bahun Chhetri Newar Tamang Magar
• Religions	Hindu Buddhist
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Website	http://budhanilkanthamun.gov.np

Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati province of Nepal. It is the 3rd largest city in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu and Lalitpur. As per 2021 Nepal census, the city population was 179,688 and 26,678 households.^[1]

It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Hattigauda, Khadka Bhadrakali, Chapali Bhadrakali, Mahankal, Bishnu, Chunikhel and Kapan.^[2]^[3] The city is situated at the foot of Shivapuri hill. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the VDC of Budhanilkantha had a population of 15,421.^[4]

The municipality is named after the sacred Budhanilkantha Temple. The Budhanilkantha School is also located within the municipality.

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