Kathmandu

Summary

Kathmandu is a city^[1]. Kathmandu ranks in the top 0.99% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,477 views/month, #55 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kathmandu was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Kathmandu was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[4].
• Kathmandu was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[5].
• Kathmandu is located in Kathmandu District^[6].
• Kathmandu is in the country of Nepal^[7].
• Kathmandu is on the body of water Bisnumati River^[8].
• Kathmandu is on the body of water Bagmati River^[9].
• Kathmandu's head of government is recorded as Balendra Shah^[10].
• Kathmandu's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Kathmandu's instance of is recorded as municipality^[12].
• Kathmandu's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Kathmandu's instance of is recorded as largest city^[14].
• Kathmandu's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[15].
• Kathmandu's official language is recorded as Nepali^[16].
• Kathmandu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Isfahan^[17].
• Kathmandu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pyongyang^[18].
• Kathmandu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an^[19].
• Kathmandu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chengdu^[20].
• Kathmandu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Eugene^[21].
• Kathmandu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Matsumoto^[22].
• Kathmandu's postal code is recorded as 44600^[23].
• Kathmandu's Commons category is recorded as Kathmandu^[24].
• Kathmandu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:45^[25].
• Kathmandu's located in time zone is recorded as Nepal Standard Time^[26].
• Kathmandu's local dialing code is recorded as 01^[27].

Body

Geography

Kathmandu is in the country of Nepal^[7]. Kathmandu is located in Kathmandu District^[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Bisnumati River^[8], a river^[28], in Nepal^[29] and Bagmati River^[9], a river^[30], in Nepal^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Kathmandu has a population of {'amount': '+845767'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11], municipality^[12], big city^[13], largest city^[14], and federal capital^[15].

History and Context

723 marks the founding of Kathmandu^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kathmandu include Kathmandu Valley^[34], a valley^[35], in Nepal^[36] and Tribhuvan International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Nepal^[39].

Why It Matters

Kathmandu ranks in the top 0.99% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,477 views/month, #55 of 5,534).^[2] Kathmandu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Kathmandu is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Kathmandu include Kathmandu Valley^[34], a valley^[35], in Nepal^[36] and Tribhuvan International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Nepal^[39].