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Chitlang ( Nepali: चित्लाङ,
Nepal Bhasa Newar (; , ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. The language is known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhas ...
: चिलं/चिलिम]) is a village located in
Thaha Municipality Popularly known as Daman or Palung or Tistung - Palung, Thaha Municipality (थाहा नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in mid Nepal. In Nepali Thaha, (थाहा) means to know. It was ...
of
Makwanpur District Makwanpur District (; ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers a ...
,
Bagmati Province Bagmati Province (, ''Bāgmatī pradēśa'') is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered ...
, Nepal.


Geography

Chitlang sits southwest of
Kathmandu Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi ...
valley in the Mahabharat range. The Chitlan
Thaha Municipality
is bounded by *North: Dhunibesi Municipality
Chandragiri Municipality
*South: Indrasarobar Rural Municipality *East: Indrasarobar Rural Municipality
Chandragiri Municipality
*West: Former Bajrabarahi myc


History

Chitlang is located in the ancient Newar settlement. Inscriptions dating back to the Lichchavi era were found there. There was confusion among Nepali historians about whether Licchavi King Udaydev was throned or not but the inscriptions at Ganeshthan of Chilang Village proved that he was made king that time. An inscription was found in Toukhel, former Ward 6 of Chitlang VDC, established by King Amshubarma (in ''sambat'' 37) (now ward 10 of
Thaha Municipality Popularly known as Daman or Palung or Tistung - Palung, Thaha Municipality (थाहा नगरपालिका) is a municipality in Makwanpur District of Bagmati Province in mid Nepal. In Nepali Thaha, (थाहा) means to know. It was ...
). According to the inscription, Amshubarma had given the land to shepherds and established a settlement for shepherds in Toukhel, Nhulgaun and Kunchhal of Chitlang. Some historians believe that these people, called Gopalis, are the descendants of rulers from the Gopal era. Chitlang hosts multiple cultures: the Tamang culture is in former ward no. 1. In ward no. 2, Khas (Newar, Tamang and Brahmin) mix culture. In former wards 3, 4, 5, and 6 the Newari culture is found; wards 8, 7 and 9 have a mixed culture. Chitlang celebrates many Jatra and festival throughout the year. It carries cultures of patan as once it was under rule of Lalitpur Patan principalities in Malla era and of kathmanud as it is proximate to it. During Red Machhendra Nath Jatra at Lalitpur, Puja was collected from Chitlang village too. Small temple of Karunamaya or Machhindra Nata still stands at north to Tahaphale of Chitlang. Similarly, showing its connection to Kathmandu, it celebrates 'yemba thanegu' festival similar to small scale indra jatra of Kathmandu.


Demographics

According to the 2013 census of Nepal, Chitlang has an approximate population of 7,680 people. The main ethnic populations are
Newar Newar (; , endonym: Newa; , Pracalit script: ), or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its surrounding areas, and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars are a distinct linguisti ...
, Tamang,
Khas Khas peoples or Khas Tribes, (; ) popularly known as Khashiya are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, in what is now the South Asian country of Nepal, as well as the Indian stat ...
and Brahmins.


Culture

Chitlang has a rich Newar culture. The Chitlang dialect of Nepali Bhasa is spoken almost exclusively in this region.Ethnologue
/ref> The Balami language is one such language.


See also

*
Makwanpur District Makwanpur District (; ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers a ...
*
Bagmati Province Bagmati Province (, ''Bāgmatī pradēśa'') is one of the seven Provinces of Nepal, provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered ...
*
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...


References

{{Makwanpur District Newar Populated places in Makwanpur District Thaha Municipality