Panauti
| Panauti पनौती | |
|---|---|
| Panauti Municipality | |
| Nicknames: 
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| Coordinates: 27°35′N 85°31′E / 27.583°N 85.517°E | |
| Country | Nepal | 
| Province | Bagmati | 
| District | Kavrepalanchok | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government | 
| • Mayor | Ram Sharan Bhandari | 
| • Deputy Mayor | Gita Banjara | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 118.00 km2 (45.56 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2011) | |
|  • Total | 27,358.00 | 
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) | 
| Postal code | 45209 | 
| Area code | 011 | 
| Website | www.panautimun.gov.np | 
Panauti (Nepali: पनौती) is a municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in Bagmati Province of Nepal 32 km southeast of the capital, Kathmandu. A medieval architectural complex there was nominated by the Nepalese government as a UNESCO tentative site in 1996.