Suryabinayak Municipality | |
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 Suryabinak Municipality Seal | |
  Location in Nepal  Suryabinayak Municipality (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°24′E / 27.667°N 85.400°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Bhaktapur |
| Established | Dec 2014 |
| Expanded | March 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Basudev Thapa (NCP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sarita Timisina(Bhattarai)(NCP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.45 km2 (16.39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 137,971 |
| • Density | 3,250/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Chhetri Bahun Newar Tamang Magar |
| Website | suryabinayakmun |
Suryabinayak Municipality (Nepali: सुर्यविनायक नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Bagmati Province in Central Nepal. It is the largest municipality of Bhaktapur district with a population of 137,971 with 23,637 households.[1] It was created in December 2014 through the merger of the Village development committees of Kautunje (the municipality's centre[2]), Sipadol, Nankhel and Chitpol.[3] The municipality's name stems from the local Suryavinayak Temple.[2] In March 2017, under new local level restructuring,[4] Suryabinayak Municipality was expanded to include the neighboring municipality of Anantalingeshwor, adding four more previous VDCs of Sirutar, Gundu, Dadhikot and Balkot. According to the 2021 Nepal census, the predecessors of Suryabinayak Municipality had a population of 140,085.[5]
- ^ "Suryabinayak Municipality | Office of the Municipal Executive". www.suryabinayakmun.gov.np. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "सुर्यविनायक नगरपालिका परिचय" (in Nepali). सुर्यविनायक नगरपालिका. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "New local level units come into existence". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal) . Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-08-06.