Chandragiri Municipality
Place in Central, Nepal
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Chandragiri is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees Baad Bhanjyang, Balambu, Dahachok, Mahadevsthan, Machhegaun, Matatirtha, Naikap Naya Bhanjyang, Naikap Purano Bhanjyang, Satungal, Thankot and Tinthana.[2][3] The urban administration is located in Balambu.[citation needed] The city's main attractions include Chandragiri Hill, Nepal with its Cable Car[4] and Matatirtha which is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood.
Chandragiri
चन्द्रागिरी | |
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  Chandragiri Location in Nepal  Chandragiri Chandragiri (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°41′25″N 85°13′13″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Region | Central |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Established | December 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ghanshyam Giri (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Basanti Shrestha (NCP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 136,860 |
| • Density | 3,120/km2 (8,070/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Newar Bahun Chhetri Tamang Magar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 44619 |
| Area code | 01 |
| Website | chandragirimun |
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Toponymy
Linguistic origin
- Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
- Language: Sanskrit
Etymology
“Chandra” means moon or brightness. “Giri” means hill or mountain. It is said that the place was named after a hill that shines like the moon or is symbolically related to the moon god Chandra.
Chandra (चन्द्र) means “moon, brightness” and comes from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning “moon” and also symbolically “shining, luminous.” Giri (गिरी) means “hill, mountain” and comes from Sanskrit गिरि (giri), meaning “mountain, peak". The toponym is of classical Sanskrit origin, commonly used across South Asia to name sacred or visually prominent hills.[5]
Population
Chandragiri municipality has a total population of 85,195 according to 2011 Nepal census.[6] The population grew to 136,860 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.3% of the residents are Nepali citizens and 87.3% are literate.[7]
