Bhaktapur District
Bhaktapur District | |
|---|---|
Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur District | |
| Nickname: Khwopa | |
Location in Bagmati Province | |
| Coordinates: 27°40′20″N 85°25′40″E / 27.672222°N 85.427778°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| Headquarters | Bhaktapur |
| Area | |
• Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 304,651 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| 2001 pop.: 225,461 1991 pop.: 172,952 1981 pop.: 159,767 | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NPT) |
| Area code | +977-1 |
Bhaktapur District (Nepali: भक्तपुर जिल्ला ⓘ; Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप देश (जिल्ला)) located in the eastern part of Kathmandu valley, is the smallest among seventy-seven districts of Nepal. It is part of Bagmati Province. Bhaktapur District Post Office is 44800. The district, with Bhaktapur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 119 km2 (46 sq mi) and in 2011 had a population of 304,651 of whom 9,701 people were absent (mostly working abroad).