Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 85°25′47″E / 27.71667°N 85.42972°E / 27.71667; 85.42972

Changunarayan

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Changunarayan
चाँगुनारायण
Municipality
Changunarayan
Changunarayan
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CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictBhaktapur
Named afterChangu Narayan Temple
Government
 • MayorMr. Jeeven Khatri
 • Deputy MayorMr. Ramesh Budhathoki
Area
 • Total
62.98 km2 (24.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
55,430
 • Density880.1/km2 (2,280/sq mi)
 • Religions
Hindu
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitechangunarayanmun.gov.np

Changunarayan (Nepali: चाँगुनारायण) is a municipality in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal and is part of the urban agglomeration of the Kathmandu Valley. The municipality was created through the merger of the former Village development committees: Old-Changunarayan, Chhaling, Duwakot, and Jhaukhel in 2014.[1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the predecessors of Changunarayan Municipality had a population of 55,430.[2] In 2017, the municipality of Mahamanjushree Nagarkot was merged into Changunarayan.[3] The municipality is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Changu Narayan temple.

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