Lalitpur District, Nepal
Lalitpur District ललितपुर जिल्ला | |
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District | |
Country | Nepal |
Admin HQ. | Lalitpur |
Government | |
• Type | Coordination committee |
• Body | DCC, Lalitpur |
Area | |
• Total | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 468,132 [1][2] |
2001 pop.: 337,785 1991 pop.: 257,086 1991 pop.: 184,341 | |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NPT) |
Website | www.ddclalitpur.gov.np |
Lalitpur District (Nepali: ललितपुर जिल्लाListen (help·info), a part of Province No. 3, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Lalitpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 385 km² and has a population (2001) of 337,785. It is one of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation.[3] It is surrounded by Makwanpur,Bhaktapur, Kathmandu & Kavre.
Contents
1 Geography and Climate
2 Administrative division
2.1 Former Village Development Committees
3 Other places
4 Education
5 Sports
6 References
7 External links
Geography and Climate
Climate Zone[4] | Elevation Range | % of Area |
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Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 9.9% |
Subtropical | 1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 79.3% |
Temperate | 2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 10.8% |
Administrative division
There are six municipalies in Lalitpur District, including three Rural Municipalities and one Metropolitan city:
- Lalitpur Metropolitan City
- Mahalaxmi Municipality
- Godawari Municipality
- Konjyoson Rural Municipality
- Bagmati Rural Municipality
- Mahankal Rural Municipality
Former Village Development Committees
Prior to federal restructuring, the following Village development committees were also part of the district. By 2017, they were all merged into municipalities or rural municipalities or were included into Lalitpur Metropolitan City.
- Ashrang
Badikhel, now Godawari Municipality- Bhardev
- Bhattedanda
Bisankhunarayan, now Godawari Municipality- Bukhel
Bhainsapti,now Karyabinayak Municipality- Chandanpur
Chapagaun, now Bajrabarahi Municipality- Chaughare
Chhampi, now Karyabinayak Municipality- Dalchoki
- Devichaur
Dhapakhel, now Lalitpur Municipality
Dukuchhap, now Karyabinayak Municipality- Ghusel
- Gimdi
Godamchaur, now Godawari Municipality
Godawari, now Godawari Municipality- Gotikhel
Harisiddhi, now Lalitpur Municipality- Ikudol
Imadol, now Mahalakshmi Municipality
Jharuwarasi, now Bajrabarahi Municipality- Kaleshwar
Khokana, now Karyabinayak Municipality
Lamatar, now Mahalakshmi Municipality
Lele, now Bajrabarahi Municipality
Lubhu, now Mahalakshmi Municipality- Malta
- Manikhel
- Nallu
- Pyutar
Sainbu, now Karyabinayak Municipality- Sankhu
Siddhipur, now Mahalakshmi Municipality
Sunakothi, now Lalitpur Municipality
Thaiba, now Godawari Municipality
Thecho, now Bajrabarahi Municipality- Thuladurlung
Tikathali, now Mahalakshmi Municipality
Other places
- Jharuwarasi
- Chyasal
- Jawalakhel
- Pyan Gaun
- Lagankhel
- Jhamsikhel
- Kumaripati
- Kupondole
Education
Lalitpur District has adequate education facilities in comparison to other districts, including:
Adarsha Vidya Mandir (AVM)- Graded English Medium School (GEMS)
- Annal Jyoti Boarding School (AJS)
- Ideal Model School
- Institute of Engineering (Pulchok)
- Little Angels' School
- Little Learners Fun School (Saibu Bhaisepati)
- Rato Bangala school
- St. Mary's School
- St. Xavier's School
- Nepal Don Bosco School, Siddhipur
- Shuvatara School
- Vajra Academy (Jharuwarashi)
- Institute of Sexual Arts
- Kilestone School
Anant English School, Siddhipur
- The Sudesha School (Nakhkhu)
- Pawan Prakriti English Secondary school (tikathali)
- Pathshala Nepal Foundation (bagdol)
Sports
Lalitpur is also home to several notable sporting organisations and grounds such as:
ANFA Complex, Satdobato- Tennis Complex, Satdobato
Army Physical Training Centre, Lagankhel
Chyasal Technical Centre, Chyasal
- Thecho Badminton Club
References
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External links
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- Lamatar / Lalitpur Photos, October 2007
Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°19′E / 27.667°N 85.317°E / 27.667; 85.317
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