Lalitpur District

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Lalitpur District is an administrative district in central Nepal known for its historic city of Lalitpur (Patan), rich Newar culture, and significant concentration of ancient temples and arts within the Kathmandu Valley.

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Surface form Occurrences
Lalitpur 3
Lalitpur Metropolitan City 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district
subdivision of Nepal
alternativeName Patan District NERFINISHED
bordersDistrict Bhaktapur District NERFINISHED
Kathmandu District NERFINISHED
Kavrepalanchok District NERFINISHED
Makwanpur District NERFINISHED
containsCity Lalitpur NERFINISHED
Patan NERFINISHED
containsHeritageSite Ashoka Stupas NERFINISHED
Bungamati NERFINISHED
Golden Temple NERFINISHED
Khokana NERFINISHED
Kumbeshwar Temple NERFINISHED
Mahabouddha Temple NERFINISHED
Patan Durbar Square NERFINISHED
containsMunicipality Godawari Municipality NERFINISHED
Lalitpur Metropolitan City NERFINISHED
Mahalaxmi Municipality NERFINISHED
containsRuralMunicipality Bagmati Rural Municipality NERFINISHED
Konjyosom Rural Municipality NERFINISHED
Mahankal Rural Municipality NERFINISHED
containsTown Bungamati NERFINISHED
Godawari NERFINISHED
Khokana NERFINISHED
Lubhu NERFINISHED
Thaiba NERFINISHED
containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Patan Durbar Square NERFINISHED
country Nepal
economy agriculture
tourism
traditional handicrafts
governedBy District Coordination Committee Lalitpur NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeCenter Lalitpur NERFINISHED
hasHeadquarters Patan NERFINISHED
hasMajorEthnicGroup Newar NERFINISHED
hasMajorReligion Buddhism
Hinduism NERFINISHED
hasNotableArea Chapagaun area NERFINISHED
Godawari forest NERFINISHED
Phulchowki Hill NERFINISHED
hasNotableFestival Bunga Dyah Jatra NERFINISHED
Indra Jatra (local celebrations) NERFINISHED
Rato Machhindranath Jatra NERFINISHED
hasNotableRiver Bagmati River NERFINISHED
Godawari River NERFINISHED
Nakhu River NERFINISHED
knownFor Newar culture NERFINISHED
ancient temples
historic city of Patan
metal crafts
stone sculpture
traditional arts
wood carving
language Nepal Bhasa NERFINISHED
Nepali
locatedIn Bagmati Province NERFINISHED
Kathmandu Valley NERFINISHED
central Nepal
partOf Bagmati Zone NERFINISHED
Province No. 3 NERFINISHED
timeZone Nepal Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +5:45

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Patan alsoKnownAs Lalitpur District
this entity surface form: Lalitpur
Bagmati Province containsDistrict Lalitpur District
Kathmandu Valley containsDistrict Lalitpur District
Patan governedBy Lalitpur District
this entity surface form: Lalitpur Metropolitan City
Newar language hasNativeSpeakersIn Lalitpur District
Bagmati Province includesCity Lalitpur District
this entity surface form: Lalitpur
Patan locatedInAdministrativeEntity Lalitpur District
Newar language primaryRegion Lalitpur District
this entity surface form: Lalitpur