Bhaktapur District

Bhaktapur District
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
Nickname: 
Khwopa
Location in Bagmati Province
Location in Bagmati Province
Coordinates: 27°40′20″N 85°25′40″E / 27.672222°N 85.427778°E / 27.672222; 85.427778
CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati Province
HeadquartersBhaktapur
Area
 • Total119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total304,651
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
 2001 pop.: 225,461
1991 pop.: 172,952
1981 pop.: 159,767
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NPT)
Area code+977-1

Bhaktapur District (Nepali: भक्तपुर जिल्ला ; Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप देश (जिल्ला)) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among Nepal's 77 districts. It is part of Bagmati Province. Bhaktapur District Post Office is 44800. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 304,651[3] of whom 9,701 people were absent (mostly working abroad).[4]

  1. ^ "National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Statistical Year Book of Nepal – 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ^ http://census.gov.np/images/pdf/Preliminary%20Leaflet%202011.pdf[permanent dead link]

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