Kakani is a

Gaunpalika A gaunpalika ( ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal), Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development dissolved the existing Village development committee (Nepal), village developm ...

and former village development committee in

Nuwakot District Nuwakot District (), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the List of districts of Nepal, seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 288,478 in 2001 and 277 ...

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 ...

of central

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 ...

. At the time of the

1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...

, the Kakani village development committee administered a population of 7816 living in 1343 individual households. As one of the most accessible settlements from Kathmandu over 2000 meters, this

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hosts a British

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welfare bungalow and a number of hotels. The village is also home to a memorial park to the victims of

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. A notable local industry is

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farming. Kakani is the best nearest destination for tourism from kathmandu. With the assistance of a

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project, a local farmers' cooperative now produces close to 250 000 kg of the fruit per year.New morning in Kakani!
''UNDP

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Ward office of Kakani

For the easiness of local people Nepal Government have formed a Kakani Rural Municipality by collapsing the former Village development committee. The Rural municipality has 8 Ward and each ward has an elected body to serve the people. Here are the list of ward and their office. Ward No 1:

Okharpauwa Okharpauwa is a village development committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statisti ...

Ward No 2:

Ward No 3:

Chauthe Chauthe is a village development committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. ...

Ward No 4: Kakani
Ward No 5: Kakani
Ward No 6:

Madanpur, Nuwakot Madanpur, Nepal is a Village Development Committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of St ...

Ward No 7:

Chaturale Chaturale () is a village in the Nuwakot District of Nepal. The Chaturale village lies in between two rivers, Dhade Khola and Sindure Khola. Chaturale is now located in Kakani Rural Municipality ward no 7. Chaturale is named after its founder, C ...

Ward No 8: Vot Thansing

Climate

Road to Kakani

The Pasang-Lhamu Highway goes through Kakani. It starts from Kathmandu and reaches up to Kerung at the border of China. The road is now under construction because they are upgrading the road and making it wider
This video shows some display about the road condition to Kakani

References

External links

UN map of the municipalities of Nuwakot District
Populated places in Nuwakot District Rural municipalities in Nuwakot District Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 {{Nuwakot-geo-stub

Ward office of Kakani

Climate

Road to Kakani

See also

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