Bungamati
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Bungamati (), is a settlement in Lalitpur Metropolitan Region, Ward No. 22 in Lalitpur District, Nepal. Bungamati is a Newar town on a spur of land overlooking the Bagmati River
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bungamati
- Settlement.other_name
- Bunga:, Amarapur (Old)
- Settlement.native_name
- बुङ्गमती
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Lalitpur Metropolitan City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nepal
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nepal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bagmati Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lalitpur District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_total
- 5720
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- Nepal Time
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Names and history
- Temples and monasteries
- Machhindranath Temple
- Hayangriva Bhairab Temple
- Manakamana Temple or Aju/Aji Bhairav Temple
- Shristikanta Lokeshvara Temple
- Karyabinayak Temple
- April 2015 Nepal earthquake
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Bungamati (), is a settlement in Lalitpur Metropolitan Region, Ward No. 22 in Lalitpur District, Nepal. Bungamati is a Newar town on a spur of land overlooking the Bagmati River
The first stele of the Licchavi king Amshuverma was found in Bungamati and dated to 605. It contains the earliest mention of the Kailashkut Bhawan palace.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bungamati” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations