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Overview of Kathmandu Valley and its neighbouring districts

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Bhaktapur District contains four municipalities: Bhaktapur, Changunarayan, Madhyapur Thimi and Suryabinayak. The city of Bhaktapur is one part of this wider district.

Choose the right local area

Use the district map to select a municipality, then open its wards. If you are exploring Bhaktapur’s historic centre, start with the city’s ten-ward guide. For an address elsewhere in the district, keep the municipality name together with its ward number.

Two heritage areas to distinguish

Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Changu Narayan are two of the seven monument zones that make up UNESCO’s Kathmandu Valley World Heritage property. The UNESCO listing covers the Valley’s linked heritage areas; it is not a designation of the entire district.

Open the municipality guides above for local orientation and the source note for the official district directory.

Local governments in Bhaktapur