District de Katmandou

Kathmandu District (काठमाडौं जिल्ला; Nepal Bhasa: ये: जिल्ला) is a district located in Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati Province of Nepal. It is one of the 77 districts of Nepal, covers an area of , and is the most densely populated district of Nepal with 1,081,845 inhabitants in 2001, 1,744,240 in 2011 and 2,017,532 in 2021. The administrative headquarters of Kathmandu district is located in Kathmandu. The city has 21 post offices which handle mail from across the country and beyond, with Kathmandu DPO having 44,600 as its postal code for international mail delivery services like UPS or DHL Couriers etc. Kathmandu district is one of the three districts located in Kathmandu Valley, which itself is located in the hills of Bagmati Province. The district is located from 27°27E to 27°49E longitude and 85°10N to 85°32N latitude. The district is surrounded by: East: Bhaktapur District and Kavrepalanchok District West: Dhading District and Nuwakot District North: Nuwakot District and Sindhupalchok District South: Lalitpur District and Makwanpur District The altitude of the district ranges from to above sea level. In the urban center, the temperature fluctuates between 32 °C in summer (June–July) to -2 °C in winter (December–January). Except for the high hills including Chandragiri which has a temperate climate, Kathmandu district has a subtropical climate. The annual rainfall of the district is 176.4 ml. Kathmandu district is a part of Kathmandu Valley, which is a melting pot of various cultural groups, ethnicities, races, languages and religions. This vibrant culture is illustrated in the culture of the natives of the district, known as Newars, who are a multiethnic, multiracial, multireligious people bound by a Sanskritized Sino-Tibetan language of Kirat origins known as Nepal Bhasa. All the ancient settlements of the district have specific street festivals (jatras) arranged according to specific dates of the Nepal Sambat calendar.

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District de Dhading

Dhading District (धादिङ जिल्ला ), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhading Besi as its district headquarters, covers an area of , had a population of 338,658 in 2001 and 336,067 in 2011. Dhading District spreads from 27'40" E to 28'17" E and 80'17"N to 84'35"N. The mountain range Ganesh Himal is the predominant mountain range located within Dhading. Some of the peaks are over . The and the mountain Manaslu is clearly visible from much of Dhading, although it is located within the bounds of Gorkha.

Bodnath

Bodnath (également appelé Bouddhanath) est l'un des principaux sanctuaires bouddhistes de la région de Katmandou au Népal. Son stoupa du qui domine l'horizon est l'un des plus grands au monde. Il a pris la place d'un stoupa plus ancien attesté à l'époque licchavi. La base du stoupa se compose de trois terrasses, représentant un mandala géant que les fidèles peuvent parcourir. On peut y voir contenant chacune une statue de bouddha. Cette base représentent la terre, la coupole l'eau, la tour surmontant la coupole le feu, la couronne l'air et le pinnacle l'éther.

Budhanilkantha

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. It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Hattigauda, Khadka Bhadrakali, Chapali Bhadrakali, Mahankal, Bishnu, Chunikhel and Kapan. The city is situated at the foot of Shivapuri hill.