Banepa
Sign in to saveBanepa () is a municipality and historical town in a valley situated at about above sea level in central Nepal which is at about east from Kathmandu. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 67,690. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of Chandeshwori, located approximately northeast of the town along the Rudramati River. The Dhaneshwor Temple is 1 kilometre south of the town. Banepa is also known for its eight different temples of Ganesh, Narayanthan (the temple of Narayan), Bhimshenthan (the temple of Bhimshen), and eight different ponds.
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Place details
- Locality
- बनेपा
- Region
- बागमती प्रदेश
- Country
- नेपाल
- Population
- 67,629
- Timezone
- Asia/Kathmandu
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Banepa
- Settlement.official_name
- Banepa Municipality
- Settlement.other_name
- Bandikapur, Bhonta, Bhon Deya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nepal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bagmati
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kavrepalanchok
- Settlement.parts_type
- No. of Wards
- Settlement.parts
- 14
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor–council government
- Settlement.governing_body
- Banepa Municipal Government
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mr. Shanti Ratna Shakya
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
बनेपा नगरपालिका | नगर कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय <br>बनेपा
banepamun.gov.np →Link to the official site · 40,000 chars · not written by Vinony
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Old town
- Present situation
- Festivals
- Forgotten festivals
- Demographics
- Economy
- Locations
- Infrastructure and amenities
- Education
- Tourist attractions
- Gallery
- Notable people
- International relations and organizations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Banepa () is a municipality and historical town in a valley situated at about above sea level in central Nepal which is at about east from Kathmandu. At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 67,690. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of Chandeshwori, located approximately northeast of the town along the Rudramati River. The Dhaneshwor Temple is 1 kilometre south of the town. Banepa is also known for its eight different temples of Ganesh, Narayanthan (the temple of Narayan), Bhimshenthan (the temple of Bhimshen), and eight different ponds.
==History== Some of the ancient names of Banepa were Banepur, Baniyapur, Banipur. As it had trade relationship with Tibet from ancient period, Banepa is also known as "Bhont", "Bhonta", "Bhon dey (भोंदेय्)". Banepa is the combination of two words i.e. "Bane" means 'Business' and "Pa" means 'Place'. Therefore, "Banepa" means 'Place of Business'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banepa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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