Bhaktapur District
| Bhaktapur भक्तपुर जिल्ला |
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Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District
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| Nickname(s): Khowpa | |
 The Bagmati Zone |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Bagmati |
| Development Region | Central |
| District | Bhaktapur |
| Headquarters | Bhaktapur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 304,651[1] |
| 1991 pop.: 172,952 1981 pop.: 159,767 |
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| Time zone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
| Area code(s) | +977-1 |
| Website | www |
Bhaktapur district(Nepali: भक्तपुर जिल्ला<phonos file="Bhaktapur district.ogg">Listen</phonos>; Nepal Bhasa : ख्वप देश (जिल्ला) ) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among the seventy-five districts of Nepal. 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[1] of whom 9,701 people were absent (mostly working abroad).[2]
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Education
Bhaktapur has been making tremendous achievements in educational sector. It has been enrolling most of the students in SLC.[3] In fact, The students of Bhaktapur have top the board exams.
The average literacy rate of Bhaktapur is 81.68, where male - 90.48 and female - 72.65 which growing with the educational awareness among people.
The governmental school in Bhaktapur has been making remarkable improvement in its educational quality.[4] The government schools have been starting to facilitate students by teaching in both English and Nepali medium.Private schools too are well known for providing quality education. Genuine Secondary School is one of the finest private school of bhaktapur which initiated montessori education system and practical approach to deal with student's. It is popular for its discipline and results in SLC examinations.
Despite topping other districts in SLC with highest enrollments, the higher studies of the Bhaktapur is not quite satisfactory. There isnot enough college in Bhaktapur rendering qualitative services. That's why students of Bhaktapur complete their higher studies in colleges of Kathmandu and Lalitpur. However, their academic performance in those college cannot be neglected. Khwopa College situated in Dekocha Bhaktapur is one of topmost college in Nepal. The academic results of this college is outstanding. This college is established and managed by Bhaktapur municipality
Health care
Bhaktapur lags behind to Kathmandu District and Lalitpur District, Nepal when it comes to medical service.Bhaktapur does not have enough hospitals rendering Qualitative medical facilities.
However, the only cancer hospital Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital,[5] National Tuberculosis Centre and Ayurvedic Centre is located in Bhaktapur.
Geography and Climate
| Climate Zone[6] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
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| Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. |
99.4% |
| Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. |
0.6% |
Municipalities and VDC/s
Statistics
- Total Population 304,651
- Male 154,884
- Female 149,767
- Sex ratio 103.4
- No. of household 68,636
- Average household size 4.44
- Area 119 square kilometers
- Population density 2,560[1][7]
Places of interest
Gallery
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Sidda Pokhari
See also
References
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- ↑ http://census.gov.np/images/pdf/Preliminary%20Leaflet%202011.pdf
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External links
- Tourism, Travel, & Information Guide to the Royal City of Bhaktapur in Nepal.
- Districts of Nepal at statoids.com
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