Kawasoti
कावासोती | |
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Kawasoti Municipality | |
 Kawasoti Municipality | |
| Nickname: kaahoo saathi ( काहो साथि ) | |
  Kawasoti Location in Nepal  Kawasoti Kawasoti (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°38′25.05″N 84°7′28.6″E / 27.6402917°N 84.124611°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Gandaki |
| District | Nawalpur |
| Established | 2071 BS (2015 AD) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Body | Kawasoti Municipal Government |
| • Mayor | Bishnu Bhusal |
| • Deputy Mayor | Phul Kumari Thanet (UML) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 86,821 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
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| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali |
| • Local | Nepali, Magar, Gurung, Tharu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 33016 |
| Area code | +977 078 |
| Website | Official Website |
Kawasoti (Nepali: कावासोती) is a municipality in Nawalpur District, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It is 31 km (19 mi) west of Bharatpur and 85 km (53 mi) east of Butwal, approximately on the middle of Mahendra Highway. The Naryani River flows south of it, and the Mahabharat Range is north of it.
Kawasoti serves as administrative headquarter for Nawalpur district, locating all major government and administrative offices. With the rapid increase in population and development of infrastructures, this city is quickly emerging into a business, educational and health hub on the center of the East-West Highway. It is one of the beautiful cities of Nawalpur district and is located in the middle of the country. It is also known as a greenery city where 60%[2] of land is occupied by forests.
Nowadays Kawasoti VDC is better known by its new identity, i.e. Kawasoti municipality. People from various castes and religions coexist in this city with a majority of them Buddhists, some Hindus, and members of some other religions such as Christians and Muslims. More than 35 private and government schools and three colleges (Lumbini, Madhyabindu, and Kumarwarti) provide education from kindergarten to the master's degree level, which is attended by students as far as 30-km far from the city. The city also serves many local hospitals and pharmacies for the health facilities of residents. It has well-paved road networks, strong telecommunication service, well-managed drinking water, and drainage system and major sources for shopping and entertainment. In Kawasoti, police, as well as traffic police have been doing their job all over the district Nawalpur.
People have been constantly migrating to this city from neighboring hilly regions and districts for the last 30–40 years which was otherwise largely occupied by dense forests that lead to Chitwan National Park[3] directly towards the south of this city.
- ^ "संक्षिप्त परिचय: कावासोती नगरपालिकाको कार्यालय". www.kawasotimun.gov.np. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "District Forest Office Nawalparasi". District Forest Office Nawalparasi. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Chitwan National Park". Chitwan National Park. Retrieved 19 January 2017.