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Nagarjun Municipality

नागार्जुन नगरपालिका
Nagarjun Municipality नागार्जुन नगरपालिका
Municipality
	Nagarjun municipality with Tarakeshwar and Budhanilkantha in background.
	Nagarjun Municipality Location in Nepal Nagarjun Municipality Nagarjun Municipality (Nepal)
	Coordinates: 27°43′57″N 85°15′24″E / 27.73250°N 85.25667°E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati
District	Kathmandu
Established	December 2014
Government
• Mayor	Mohan Basnet (NC)
• Deputy Mayor	Sushila Adhikari (NCP)
Area
• Total	29.8 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population (2021 Nepal census)
• Total	115,437
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Newar; Bahun; Chhetri; Tamang; Magar;
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Website	www.nagarjunmun.gov.np/en

Nagarjun is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was formed on 2 December 2014 by merging the former VDCs of Bhimdhunga, Ichangu Narayan, Ramkot, Syuchatar and Sitapaila.^[1]^[2] The office of the municipality is located at Harisiddhi, Sitapaila. There are ten wards in the municipality.

Geography

It is surrounded by 13,14, 15 and 16 number wards of Kathmandu Metropolitan City on the east, Dhading District on the west, Tarkeshwar Municipality on the north and Chandragiri Municipality on the south. The area of the municipality is 29.8 square kilometres (11.5 sq mi) and the average altitude is 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level.^[3]

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Nagarjun Municipality had a population of 68,863. Of these, 71.1% spoke Nepali, 11.3% Newar, 8.9% Tamang, 2.0% Gurung, 1.4% Magar, 1.3% Maithili, 0.6% Rai, 0.6% Sherpa, 0.6% Tharu, 0.5% Bhojpuri, 0.4% Hindi, 0.2% Limbu, 0.2% Tibetan, 0.1% Doteli, 0.1% Kham, 0.1% Thakali, 0.1% Urdu and 0.2% other languages as their first language.^[4]

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 23.6% were Chhetri, 22.0% Hill Brahmin, 17.5% Newar, 13.6% Tamang, 4.8% Magar, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 3.3% Gurung, 1.6% Thakuri, 1.4% Rai, 1.1% Tharu, 0.8% Kami, 0.8% Musalman, 0.7% other Dalit, 0.6% Sherpa, 0.5% Damai/Dholi, 0.4% Limbu, 0.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Thakali, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Ghale, 0.2% Majhi, 0.2% Sarki, 0.2% Yadav, 0.1% Bhote, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% Dhanuk, 0.1% Dura, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Halwai, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Sunuwar, 0.1% Teli, 0.1% other Terai and 0.2% others.^[5]

In terms of religion, 82.3% were Hindu, 14.1% Buddhist, 2.4% Christian, 0.8% Muslim, 0.3% Kirati and 0.1% others.^[6]

In terms of literacy, 85.1% could read and write, 1.7% could only read and 13.1% could neither read nor write.^[7]

The population of the municipality grew to 115,437 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.4% of the residents were Nepali citizens and 89.2% were literate in 2021.^[8]