Koteshwar
कोटेश्वर | |
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neighbourhood | |
.jpg) View of Koteshwar | |
  Koteshwar Location in Kathmandu | |
| Coordinates: 27°41′N 85°21′E / 27.683°N 85.350°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Municipality | Kathmandu |
| Area | Kathmandu |
| Ward No. | 32 or 35 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 76,299 |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Koteshwar is a place, located in Kathmandu District. In 1991, Kathmandu Metropolitan City was expanded by incorporating Koteshwar as Ward No. 32 (previously 35). It encompasses 395 hectares and is bounded by the Manohara river in the east and south, the Bagmati river in the west, and share borders with Gothatar in the north, Madhyapur Thimi municipality of Bhaktapur District in east and Lalitpur metropolitan city in the south. With respect to basic services, almost all homes in the ward have access to electricity, but the same cannot be said about drinking water. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,787 living in 1,154 households.[1] The ward contains 8,716 households. The population in 2001 was 35,184.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-28.