Bhimeshwar
Bhimeshwor
भिमेश्वर | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Landscape near Charikot; from North of the town | |
Bhimeshwor Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°40′0″N 86°2′0″E / 27.66667°N 86.03333°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| District | Dolakha District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Mr. Ishwor Narayan Manandhar |
| • Deputy Mayor | Kamala Basnet |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.50 km2 (51.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 40,000 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 45500 |
| Area code | 049 |
| Website | http://bhimeshwormun.gov.np/en |
Bhimeshwar, (formerly Charikot), is a municipality in north-eastern Nepal and the headquarters of Dolakha District in Bagmati Province that was established in 1997 by merging the former village development committees Charikot, Dolakha Town, Makaibari, Mati, Suspaa, and Lankuri Danda. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 32,486 people living in 8,639 individual households. The town is located at an altitude of 1,554 metres (5,101 feet).