Panauti

Panauti
पनौती
Panauti Municipality
Nicknames: 
  • Palanti
  • Panti
  • Panaati
  • Panchal Nagar
  • Asham Nagar
Panauti
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°35′N 85°31′E / 27.583°N 85.517°E / 27.583; 85.517
CountryNepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictKavrepalanchok
Government
  TypeMayor–council government
  MayorRam Sharan Bhandari
  Deputy MayorGita Banjara
Area
  Total
118.00 km2 (45.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
27,358.00
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
45209
Area code011
Websitewww.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.