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Kathmandu, the capital, is also the largest city. [2] [3] In terms of area, Pokhara is the largest metropolitan city covering a subtotal of 464.28 km 2 [4] while Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km 2. Ghorahi is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km 2 where as Dhangadhi is the largest sub-metropolitan city ...
The literal meaning of Durbar Square is a place of palaces. There are three preserved Durbar Squares in Kathmandu valley and one unpreserved in Kirtipur.The Durbar Square of Kathmandu is located in the old city and has heritage buildings representing four kingdoms (Kantipur, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur), built over centuries, the earliest being the Licchavi dynasty.
Along with other major criteria as mentioned in Local Governance Act 2017 of Nepal, the number of population to be considered as the municipality: the minimum population in mounta
As defined by Part 17 of the Constitution of Nepal, the municipalities are governed by a Municipal Executive headed by a mayor.The Municipal Executive consists of the deputy mayor, ward chairpersons elected from each ward in the municipality, and five women members elected by the Municipal Assembly among themselves and three members from the Dalit or other minority communities. [3]
In the 2011 census, Nepal's population was approximately 26 million people with a population growth rate of 1.35% and a median age of 21.6 years. [4] In 2016, the female median age was approximately 25 years old and the male median age was approximately 22 years old. [5] Only 4.4% of the population is estimated to be more than 65 years old ...
The administrative divisions of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको प्रशासनिक विभाजन, romanized: Nēpālakō praśāsanik vibhājana) are subnational administrative units of Nepal. The first level of country subdivision of Nepal are the provinces. Each province is further subdivided into districts, each district ...
A ward (Nepali: वडा) is the smallest unit of local governments in Nepal. The local level body (gaunpalika and municipality) which is divided into 753 units, are further divided into 6,743 wards. These wards were previously either a single VDC or a part of VDC.
Between 2000 and 2005, Nepal lost about 2,640 km 2 (1,019 sq mi) of forest. Nepal's 2000–2005 total deforestation rate was about 1.4% per year meaning it lost an average of 530 km 2 (205 sq mi) of forest annually. Nepal's total deforestation rate from 1990 to 2000 was 920 km 2 (355 sq mi) or 2.1% per year.