Pokhara
metropolitan city of Nepal
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Summary
Pokhara is a big city[1]. Pokhara draws 3,483 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #116 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kaski District[3]
- Country: Nepal[4]
- Twinned administrative body: Kunming[5]
- Postal code: 33700 (WRPD), 33702, 33704, 33706, 33708, 33713[6]
- Commons category: Pokhara[7]
- Local dialing code: 061[8]
- Inception: 1962[9]
- Coordinate location: 28.209722222222, 83.985277777778[10]
- Official website: https://pokharamun.gov.np/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pokhara[12]
- Population: 353,841[13]
- Described by source: Great journeys: travel the world's most spectacular routes[14]
- Capital of: Gandaki Province[15], Kaski District[16]
- Official name: पोखरा[17]
- Category for people born here: Q44819873[18]
- Category for people who died here: Q86321246[19]
- Native label: पोखरा[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Pokhara[21]
- Owner of: Pokhara Rangasala[22]
- Different from: Pokhara[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 900[24]
- Area: 464.24[25]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Pokhara[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pokhara include Pokhara International Airport[27], an international airport[28], in Nepal[29] and Pokhara Airport[30], an airport[31], in Nepal[32], founded in 1958[33].
Why It Matters
Pokhara has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Pokhara is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Pokhara include Pokhara International Airport[27], an international airport[28], in Nepal[29] and Pokhara Airport[30], an airport[31], in Nepal[32], founded in 1958[33].