Kathmandu.

Kathmandu is the capital & metropolitan city of Nepal.The city is the urban core of the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayas, which also contains two sister cities namely Patan or Lalitpur, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to its southeast (an ancient city of fine arts and crafts) and Bhaktapur, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to its east (city of devotees). It is also acronymed as 'KTM' and named 'tri-city'.
The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) in the bowl-shaped valley in central Nepal surrounded by four major mountains, namely: Shivapuri, Phulchowki, Nagarjun and Chandragiri. It is inhabited by 671,846 (2001) people. The Kathmandu valley with its three districts including Kathmandu District accounts for a population density of only 97 per km2 whereas Kathmandu metropolitan city has a density of 13,225 per km2.
Kathmandu is not only the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal but also the headquarters of the Central Region (Madhyamanchal) among the five development regions constituted by the 14 administrative zones of Nepal located at the central part of the country. The Central region has three zones namely, Bagmati, Narayani and Janakpur. Kathmandu is located in the Bagmati Zone.
The history of the city of Kathmandu, which is inseparable from that of the Kathmandu valley, dates back to ancient times.[13] Archaeological explorations indicate that Kathamandu and the two other sister towns in the valley were the oldest towns and are traced to the period between 167 BC and 1 AD Excavations conducted at Hadigaon and Lubhu in southern part of the valley, in Kathmandu, have unearthed brick walls and stone age tools. The Buddha was also born in 563 B.C in the Kapilvastu District of Nepal near the Indian border
Country Nepal


Development Region Central

Zone Bagmati Zone

District Kathmandu District

Established 900s AD[1]

Government

- Mayor (none at the moment)

Area

- City 50.67 km2 (19.6 sq mi)

Elevation 1,400 m (4,593 ft)

Population (2009)[2][3]

- City 949,486

- Density 18,738.6/km2 (48,532.8/sq mi)

- Metro 1,687,102

Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Website kathmandu.gov.np

Metropolitan Kathmandu is divided into five sectors namely the Central Sector, the East Sector, the North Sector, the City Core and the West Sector. For civic administration, the city is further divided into 35 administrative wards.The Council administers the Metropolitan area of Kathmandu city through its 177 elected representatives and 20 nominated members.
Main temples in Kathmandu.

• Pashupati Nath.
• Boudhnath.
• Kumari ghar.
• Hanuman dhoka.
• Kasthamandap
• Durbar square.
• Swayambhunath.
• Changu Narayan