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Gokarneshwar is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna.[1][2] The office of the municipality is that of the former Jorpati village development committee. The river Bagmati has its origin as the name Bagh Dwar situated in the middle of the Shivapuri jungle in this municipality. In the village on the banks of the Bagmati River stands the Gokarna Mahadev temple, built in 1582.[3] In late August or early September people go to this temple to bathe and make offerings in honor of their fathers, living or dead, on a day called Gokarna Aunsi.[4]

Gokarneshwor Municipality
Municipality
Gokarna Mahadev Temple
Gokarneshwor Municipality
Location in Nepal
Gokarneshwor Municipality
Gokarneshwor Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°44′0″N 85°23′0″E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictKathmandu
Established2014
Named forGokarneshwar Mahadev Temple
Government
 • MayorDeepak Kumar Risal (NC)
 • Deputy MayorSannani Lama (CPN-UML)
Area
 • Total58.5 km2 (22.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 Nepal census)
 • Total107,351
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Newar Hyolmo Sherpa Rai Limbu Gurung Brahman Chhetri Tamang Magar
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Websitegokarneshwormun.gov.np

The Gokarna Forest Reserve is located in the area. Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital is located Southwest of Gokarneshwar.


Schools


Some of the well renowned schools in the municipality are East-Pole Higher Secondary School, Shangri-la Public School, Saraswati Secondary School, Manakamana Secondary School, Bouddha International School, Venus Public School, Nava Arunima School, Eyelens English School HIMS school and Timeline School. The municipality has large number of educational institutions in the nation, trailing just behind Kathmandu Mahanagarpalika.


Population


municipality has a total population of 107,351 according to 2011 Nepal census.[5] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census the village had a population of 7,508 with 1,768 households.[6]


Settlements


Jorpati, Nayabasti, Bensigaun, Attarkhel, Narayantar, Dakshindhoka, Jagdol, Gokarna, Sundarijal, Nayapati are the settlement areas of local people within that area.


Notable residents


Writer Ramesh Bikal was born near Gokarna in 1932.[7]



A panaromic view of Gokarna Mahadev
Gokarna Mahadev Temple
Gokarna Mahadev Temple

References


  1. "Govt announces 61 municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Govt creates 61 new municipalities". República. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. B. Mayhew, J. Bindloss, and S. Armington (2006). Nepal. 7th Edition, Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-699-4
  4. David Reed; James McConnachie (2002), The rough guide to Nepal, Rough Guide Travel Guides (5, illustrated ed.), Rough Guides, pp. 188, 204, ISBN 9781858288994
  5. "2011 Nepal census (Ward Level)" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-31.
  6. Government of Nepal, National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics (November 2012). National Population and Housing Census 2011 (Village Development Committee/Municipality) (PDF). Vol. 02, NPHC 2011. Kathmandu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-07-10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature (Voices from Asia), edited and translated by Michael J. Hutt, University of California Press, 1991. p. 244. ISBN 9780520910263



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