Hetauda

Hetauda
हेटौंडा
Clockwise from top: Sahid Smarak,Bhutandevi Temple,Manakamana Temple
Seal of Hetauda sub-metropolitan city
Hetauda is located in Bagmati Province
Hetauda
Hetauda
Location in Nepal
Hetauda is located in Nepal
Hetauda
Hetauda
Hetauda (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°25′49″N 85°01′56″E / 27.43028°N 85.03222°E / 27.43028; 85.03222
CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictMakwanpur
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorMina Kumari Lama (Unified Socialist)
 • Deputy MayorRajesh Baniya (NC)
Area
 • Total
261.59 km2 (101.00 sq mi)
Elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
195,951
 • Rank10th (Nepal)
4th (Bagmati Province)
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Bahun Chhetri Tamang Newars Rais Magars
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code
44100, 44107
Area code057
Websitewww.hetaudamun.gov.np

Hetauda (Nepali: हेटौडा, pronounced [heˈʈʌu̯ɽa]) is a sub-metropolitan city in Makwanpur district of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur district and the capital of Bagmati Province as declared by a majority (105 out of 110) of the Provincial Assembly Members on 12 January 2020.[1] Hetauda is one of the largest cities in Nepal. At the 2015 Nepal census, it had a population of 153,875 people.[2] The city's population grew to 195,951 in 2021.[3]

  1. ^ "PA decides to call Province 3 Bagmati, with Hetauda as its permanent HQ". The Himalayan Times. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Census Nepal 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.