Lalitpur, Nepal
Lalitpur
ललितपुर | |
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| Nickname: City of Fine Arts | |
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| Coordinates: 27°40′35″N 85°19′00″E / 27.67639°N 85.31667°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Lalitpur |
| Incorporated | 1918 |
| No. of Wards | 29 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Lalitpur Metropolitan City Council |
| • Mayor | Chiri Babu Maharjan (NC) |
| • Deputy mayor | Manjali Shakya Bajracharya (CPN-UML) |
| • Executive officer | Rekha Das Shrestha |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.4 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,350 m (4,430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 299,283 |
| • Rank | 4th |
| • Density | 8,002/km2 (20,730/sq mi) |
| • Households | 77,159 (4th most) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Newari, Nepali and (Other Language) |
| Ethnicities | |
| • Ethnicities | Newar, Bahun, Chhetri, Tamang |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal Code | 44700 |
| Area code | 01 |
| Website | www |
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.