Dhading Besi
Dhading Besi
धादिङ्ग बेसी | |
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  Dhading Besi Location | |
| Coordinates: 27°54′45.9″N 84°53′46.2″E / 27.912750°N 84.896167°ECoordinates: 27°54′45.9″N 84°53′46.2″E / 27.912750°N 84.896167°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati |
| District | Dhading |
| Municipality | Nilkantha Municipality |
Dhading Besi (Nepali: धादिङ्ग बेसी) is a town (neighborhood) and the district headquarter of the Dhading District of Nepal. The town is located within Nilkantha Municipality. It is also administrative centre of Nilkantha Municipality.
Etymology[]
The word besi in the Nepali language means lowlands in the river basin, the reason many people settled here. It is a small town along the banks of two rivers, Arun Khola and Thopal Khola (Khola means a small river in Nepali).
Main settlement of the Nilkantha municipality is Puchhar Bazaar, Bich Bazaar, Milan Tole and Siran Bazaar. Being a district headquarters, most of the government offices are located in the area. It is connected to Kathmandu, Chitwan, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Pokhara and the rest of Nepal via all weather motorable district feeder road connecting to Prithvi Highway.
It is at 27°54'45.9"N 84°53'46.2"E at an altitude of 612 metres.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- Cohen, Saul B.; ed. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998) p. 827
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