Panchkhal
Panchkhal
पाँचखाल | |
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Panchkhal Municipality - Valley view with its fertile fields | |
| Motto: Panchkhal Municipal-Agriculture City | |
| Coordinates: 27°39′N 85°37′E / 27.650°N 85.617°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Kavrepalanchok District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mahesh Kharel |
| • Deputy Mayor | Surya Maya Danuwar |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 42,011 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 45212 |
| Area code | 011 |
| Website | www |
Panchkhal (Nepali: पाँचखाल) is a Municipality in Kavrepalanchok District in the Bagmati Province of central Nepal. Panchkhal has an area of 103 km2 and population density of 386.6/km2, according to the 2011 census. Glacial strand retreat and fluvial incision led to develop landscapes and evolve the area having a relief of about 122 to 750 m. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 35340 in 8948 households combining of the previous VDCs that were merged. Previous Anaikot, HokseBazar, Kharelthok, Koshidekha, Baluwa & Panchkhal VDCs was merged to form the agriculturally rich Panchkhal Municipality with the motto of "पाँचखाल नगर, कृषि शहर (Panchkhal Municipal-Agriculture City)".