A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO PANAUTI

  A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO PANAUTI

Panauti Municipality comprising six village departments Panauti, Malpi, Taukhal, Subba Gaun, Sunthan and Khopasi, merged in January 24, 1997 to form a single administrative unit. The municipality is 32 km south east of Kathmandu. The Kodari highway from Kathmandu leading to Bhaktapur, Banepa, then turning the statue of the King Tribhuvan at Banepa towards south will reach Panauti in one and half hours by bus.

Among these six villages, Panauti is a town of around 6000 Newari caste people with other minority people. The town is rich with the numerous Newari cultures and festival, similar to that practiced in Kathmandu valley plus its own numerous distinctive festivals and events. It is renowned for its religious sites, contains large numbers of artistic temples, stupas, and other religious monuments all of which has made Panauti the most artistic and touristic site of Nepal after Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur.

The other five villages surrounding Panauti are dominant with Napali cast People. They have their own rich and "ages" old cultures and festivals different to that of Newari people. Tamang people, an ethnical group are scattered in a few numbers in the municipality. The municipality spreading merely in 95 square kilometers with population of 26000 has three different languages spoken.

Thus Panauti municipality may be considered as the cultural destination for all. Besides that, Panauti has a lot more on offer to explore and marvel at.

Political Division:
Development Region: central
Zone: Bagmati
District: Kavrepalanchok
Election constituency: constituency no. 2
No. of wards: 13

Population:
Total: 29506
Male: 14724
Female: 14782
Population growth rate: 2.07%

Boundary:
East: sarada batase, sankhu pati chaur VDC and Dhulikhel Municipality
West: kusadevi, Mahendrajyoti and kalati bhumidada VDC
North: ugratara janagal VDC and Banepa Municipality
South: kalati bhumidada, chalal ganeshthan and balthali VDC