Bhaktapur District | |
|---|---|
 Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District | |
| Nickname: Khwopa | |
 Location in Bagmati Province | |
| Coordinates: 27°40′20″N 85°25′40″E / 27.672222°N 85.427778°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| Headquarters | Bhaktapur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 304,651 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| 2001 pop.: 225,461 1991 pop.: 172,952 1981 pop.: 159,767 | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NPT) |
| Area code | +977-1 |
Bhaktapur District (Nepali: भक्तपुर जिल्ला ; Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप देश (जिल्ला)) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among Nepal's 77 districts. It is part of Bagmati Province. Bhaktapur District Post Office is 44800. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 304,651[3] of whom 9,701 people were absent (mostly working abroad).[4]
- ^ "National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics. Nepal". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Year Book of Nepal – 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011(National Report)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Government of Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ http://census.gov.np/images/pdf/Preliminary%20Leaflet%202011.pdf[permanent dead link]