Shankharapur
Shankharapur Municipality
शंखरापुर नगरपालिका | |
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| Coordinates: 27°44′48″N 85°30′35″E / 27.74667°N 85.50972°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Kathmandu |
| Established | December 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Level |
| • Mayor | Ramesh Napit (RPP) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Samita Shrestha (NC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.21 km2 (23.25 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 29,318 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Newar Bahun Chhetri Tamang Magar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | www |
Shankharapur is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Bajrayogini, Karkigaun, Bhulbu, Indrayani, Lapsiphedi, Naglebhare, Pukhulachhi and Suntol. The office of the municipality is that of the former Pukhulachhi village development committee in the old Newar's town of Sankhu.
In the Local Level Election 2079, Ramesh Napit of Rastriya Prajatantra Party was elected as mayor securing 3,731 votes and Samita Shrestha of Nepali Congress was elected as Deputy Mayor securing 5,658 votes.