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Lalitpur

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Also known as Patan, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Lalitpur, Nepal, Pāṭana, Patana, Yala, Manigal, Nekbal

city in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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Lalitpur is a city in Nepal, situated within the Kathmandu Valley and serving as the capital of Lalitpur District. The municipality covers an area of 16 square kilometers and has a population of 513,200. It operates under Nepal Standard Time and uses the local dialing code 01. Lalitpur is a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities.

The city’s elevation is 1,291 meters. Its postal code is 44700. Official websites for the municipality include lalitpur.org.np and lalitpurmun.gov.np. The location is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality
काठमाडौँ महानगरपालिका
Region
बागमती प्रदेश
Country
नेपाल
Population
299,283
Timezone
Asia/Kathmandu

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27.2 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Country
Nepal
Population
513200
Area
16
Official website
www.lalitpurmun.gov.np
Image
Patan-Palastplatz-14-Tauben-2013-gje.jpg
Dialing code
01
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Commons category
Patan, Nepal
postal code
44700
located in/on physical feature
Kathmandu Valley
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Encyclopedic overview

Lalitpur (Nepali: ललितपुर) is a metropolitan city and fourth most populous city of Nepal with 299,843 inhabitants living in 77,159 households per the 2021 census. It is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley, a large valley in the high plateaus in central Nepal, at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,430 feet).

Its cultural heritage includes a tradition of arts and crafts. It has a multi-ethnic population with a Hindu and Buddhist majority. Religious and cultural festivities form a major part of the lives of people residing in Kathmandu. Tourism is an important part of the city's economy and it stages festivals and feasts, Lalitpur is home to Patan Durbar Square, which has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lalitpur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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