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Budhanilkantha

Coordinates : 27°46′N 85°22′E / 27.767°N 85.367°E / 27.767; 85.367 Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati province of Nepal . It is the 3rd l...

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Coordinates: 27°46′N85°22′E / 27.767°N 85.367°E / 27.767; 85.367

Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati province of Nepal. It is the 3rd largest city in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu and Lalitpur. As per 2021 Nepal census, the city population was 179,688 and 26,678 households.[1]

It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Hattigauda, Khadka Bhadrakali, Chapali Bhadrakali, Mahankal, Bishnu, Chunikhel and Kapan.[2][3] The city is situated at the foot of Shivapuri hill. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, the VDC of Budhanilkantha had a population of 15,421.[4]

The municipality is named after the sacred Budhanilkantha Temple. The Budhanilkantha School is also located within the municipality.

Toponymy

Linguistic origin

  • Linguistic family: Indoeuropean
  • Language: Sanskrit

Etymology

“Budha” means elderly person or, in a respectful sense, a way of referring to a deity. “Nilkantha” refers to Lord Shiva, the “blue-throated” god. The place is named after the large statue of Lord Nilkantha (Shiva) found there, combining “Budha” (deity) and “Nilkantha.”

Budha (बुढा) means “elder, old man” and comes from Nepali बुढा, which can also mean “venerable deity” in local usage; derived from Sanskrit वृद्ध (vṛddha) meaning “aged” or “respected elder". Nilkantha (नीलकण्ठ) means “blue throat” and comes from Sanskrit नील (nīla), meaning “blue” and कण्ठ (kaṇṭha) meaning “throat.” This is a well-known epithet of Shiva, referencing the myth where he drank poison during the churning of the ocean (samudra manthan). The toponym reflects both physical iconography (the statue) and religious reverence, combining local honorific usage with classical Sanskrit epithets.[5]

Budhanilkantha town at the foot of Shivapuri hills visible from a building terrace.
Old lady from Budhanilkantha.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Copia archivada" (PDF) . cbs.gov.np. Archivado del original (PDF) el 6 de febrero de 2022. Consultado el 22 de febrero de 2022 .{{cite web}}: CS1 mantenimiento: copia archivada como título ( enlace )
  2. ↑ "El gobierno anuncia 61 municipios" . The Kathmandu Post . 3 de diciembre de 2014. Consultado el 2 de diciembre de 2014 .
  3. ↑ "El gobierno crea 61 nuevos municipios" . República . 3 de diciembre de 2014. Archivado del original el 5 de mayo de 2015. Consultado el 10 de noviembre de 2021 .
  4. ↑ "Municipio de VDC - Copia archivada" (PDF) . Archivado del original (PDF) el 24-01-2013 . Recuperado el 06-11-2012 .
  5. ↑ Sthaan Naam Kosh .
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