Lalitpur, Nepal
Lalitpur | |
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Bird's eye view of the Patan Durbar Square. It has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Lalitpur Skyline with Jugal Himal in background | |
| Nickname: City of Fine Arts | |
| Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°19′E / 27.667°N 85.317°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Lalitpur |
| Incorporated | 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chiri Babu Maharjan (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Manjali Shakya Bajracharya (CPN-UML) |
| • Executive officer | Rekha Das Shrestha |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 299,283 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 8,002/km2 (20,730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 44700 |
| Area code | 01 |
| Website | www |
Lalitpur is a metropolitan city and fourth most populous city of Nepal with 299,843 inhabitants living in 49,044 households per the 2021 census. It is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley, a large valley in the high plateaus in central Nepal, at an altitude of 1,400 metres (4,600 feet).
It's cultural heritage includes a tradition of arts and crafts. It has a multi-ethnic population with a Hindu and Buddhist majority. Religious and cultural festivities form a major part of the lives of people residing in Kathmandu. Tourism is an important part of the city's economy and it stages festivals and feasts, Lalitpur is home to Patan Durbar Square, which has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.