Gorkha Municipality
Gorkha (Nepali: गोर्खा, formerly known as Prithbinarayan Municipality) is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Pradesh of Nepal created in 1996. It was initially named "Prithibinarayan" after King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was born in Gorkha and united and founded modern Nepal.[1] In 2009, the name was changed to "Gorkha" municipality after the end of the monarchy in Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 49,272 people living in 13,127 individual households.[2] In 2014, the neighboring Village development committees Nareshwar and Phinam were merged into the municipality.
Gorkha
गोरखा | |
|---|---|
 Old royal palace of the Shah dynasty on a hill in Gorkha | |
  Gorkha Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 28°0′0″N 84°38′0″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Gandaki Zone |
| District | Gorkha District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rajan Raj Panta (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Bina Kumari Shrestha (NC) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 32,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 34000 |
| Area code(s) | 064 |
| Website | gorkhamun.gov.np |
| you can log on www.hamrogorkha.com | |
The old royal palace (Gorkha Durbar), Gorakhnath and Kalika (temple of the goddess Kali) are the main attractions. The Royal Palace itself was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. However the Gorakhnath shrine and Kalika temple are open with no entrance charges.[3] The lower palace (Tallo Durbar) and a modern park are other major attractions. It is also the starting point of the Manasalu Himal (Mount Manasalu) and Mount Ganesh trekking route. Gorkha Hospital is the hospital and Drabya Saha Multiple Campus and Gorkha Education Campus are the two campuses serving the population.
Media
To promote local culture Gorkha has three Community radio stations, Radio Manaslu - 103.9 MHz, Radio Gorkha - 92.8 MHz and Radio Deurali F.M - 106.4 MHz.
Transportation
Palungtar Airport, also known a Gorkha Airport, is an out of service airport that lies in the neighboring Palungtar Municipality. Gorkha is road accessible from all parts of Nepal. Gorkha has direct bus service from Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan [4]
References
- Major Tourism Sites in Nepal
- "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- "Gorkha Durbar Guide". The Longest Way Home. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- "Tikapur Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
