Koteshwor, Kathmandu

Koteshwor
कोटेश्वर
Koteshwor
Village development committee

View of Koteshwor
Nickname(s): Koteshwor

Area of Koteshwor, Kathmandu
Country    Nepal
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu District
Population (2001)
  Total 35,184
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

In 1991, Kathmandu Metropolitan City was expanded by incorporating Koteshwar VDC as Ward No. 35. It encompasses 395 hectares and is bounded by the Manohara river in the east, the Bagmati river in the west, Ward No. 9 and Gothatar VDC in the north, and Lalitpur Sub-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 and telephones. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5787 and had 1154 households in it.[1] The ward contains 8,716 households. The population in 2001 was 35,184.

History

The name of Koteshwor was derived from the name of shiva temple, Koteshwor Mahadev. At the time of Malla period the Koteshwor was a tri-border area along the junction of three Malla Kingdoms were Kantipur, Patan and Bhaktapur. Initially the settlement of people started from Koteshwor Mahadevsthan area.

Education and institutions

Colleges and Schools

Hospitals

Shopping Mall

Koteshwor, Kathmandu is developing as a hub center for the shopping Malls. The major shopping Mall in this area is the most famous chain supermarket is Bhat-bhateni Malls. This supermarket is one of the most popular shopping destinations for people who intend to buy groceries, clothing, kitchenware, gifts and other items. There are also many small scale shopping Malls in area of Koteshwor like "Hongkong Sasto Bazaar", "Koteshwor Shopping Center".

Banks

Most of the major banks and financial institutions have their Branches in the area of Koteshwor, Kathmandu.

See also

References

Coordinates: 27°41′N 85°21′E / 27.683°N 85.350°E / 27.683; 85.350

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