# Tarakeshwor Municipality, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/tarakeshwor/

Municipality · Kathmandu District 

# Tarakeshwor

Tarakeshwor is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province. It covers **34.9 km²**. 87 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 194 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 34.9km²
- 194mapped services
- 1,399 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tarakeshwor?

Tarakeshwor lies in [Kathmandu District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Dhunibenshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/dhunibenshi/), [Kakani](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/kakani/), [Kathmandu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/kathmandu/), [Nagarjun](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/nagarjun/), [Shivapuri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/shivapuri-np0328596/) and [Tokha](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/tokha/). By area it is the 716th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 8.4% of [Kathmandu District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/). The centre of Tarakeshwor is about 8.9 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.7766° N, 85.2879° E.

Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl).

## Villages and localities in Tarakeshwor

Open gazetteers list **87 villages, towns and localities** in Tarakeshwor. Settlements here lie between about 1,228 m and 1,903 m above sea level (median 1,399 m).

- Allegaun
- Aryaltar
- Ath Mail
- Baingkhu
- Baiṅkhu
- Baniyagaun
- Basnetatar
- Bhandarigaun
- Bhañjyāṅ
- Bhedigothgaun
- Bicharithok
- Bohratar
- Chhabeli
- Chipalibot
- Chogaun
- Dalkap
- Dandagaun
- Devisthan
- Devkotatol
- Dhakalchaur
- Dharmasthali
- Dhitalgaun
- Dhitalthok
- Dungrungpani
- Gairigaun
- Ghimiregaun
- Ghimregāũ
- Goldhunga
- Hileḍol
- Hilledol
- Jagatgaun
- Jaraku
- Jitpurphedi
- Kabregaun
- Kamigaun
- Karkigaun
- Karkithok
- Khadwal
- Khatrithok
- Kisandol
- Kotgaun
- Kuchipakhel
- Kulabanjh
- Kumaltar
- Kuwapani
- Lamabagar
- Lamichhanegaun
- Loktantrik Chowk
- Lolung
- Loluṅ
- Mahankalgaun
- Manamaiju
- Mudkhu
- Mudkhu Bhanjyang
- Mudkhu Dhoka
- Muḍkhu
- Nakhandol
- Nanedandagaun
- Nayangaun
- Nayāgāũ
- Nepaltar
- Nepalthok
- Nāneḍā̃ḍāgāũ
- Padamsal
- Paharaganesh
- Painyatar
- Panchmane
- Phutung
- Phuyalthok
- Phuṭuṅ
- Rawaltar
- Sangla
- Sanglabajar
- Sanglachhap
- Sapkotagaun
- Saṅlāchhāp
- Sānlā
- Tarakeshwar
- Thali
- Thatipipal
- Thulogaun
- Thumki
- Tilkhoriya
- Tinpiple
- Tusalgaun
- Upallogaun
- Ḍuṅruṅpāni̇̄

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Tarakeshwor

Named natural and historic features inside Tarakeshwor, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mahadev Khola

### Forests and nature

1 wildlife reserve.

- Shivapuri̇̄ Watershed and Wildlife Reserve

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Tarakeshwor and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kathmandu District, the warmest month is Jun (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (13 °C). About 1,224 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (323 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 13 12 

Feb 17 19 

Mar 21 24 

Apr 26 39 

May 28 100 

Jun 28 200 

Jul 26 323 

Aug 25 262 

Sep 24 184 

Oct 22 51 

Nov 18 4 

Dec 15 5 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Tarakeshwor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital kalpana health care center · Tarakeshwor 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76704&mlon=85.30062#map=17/27.76704/85.30062) 

Bank Sunrisebank मनमैजु · Tarakeshwor 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75488&mlon=85.30217#map=17/27.75488/85.30217) 

ATM blueberry mart · Tokha 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.75732&mlon=85.32740#map=17/27.75732/85.32740) 

Petrol pump Hari petrol pump Pvt.Ltd · Tokha 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78177&mlon=85.32529#map=17/27.78177/85.32529) 

Hotel Chhahari hotel and restaurant · Tarakeshwor 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78266&mlon=85.27349#map=17/27.78266/85.27349) 

Mall Subha Mart · Tarakeshwor 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.74804&mlon=85.29581#map=17/27.74804/85.29581) 

School North Star English Boarding School · Tarakeshwor 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.77528&mlon=85.28114#map=17/27.77528/85.28114) 

College Spring Valley Academy · Tarakeshwor 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76088&mlon=85.30588#map=17/27.76088/85.30588) 

Police station Nepal Police station · Tarakeshwor 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76503&mlon=85.29804#map=17/27.76503/85.29804) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Tarakeshwor

Places mapped inside Tarakeshwor in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals6
- Banks11
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels14
- Shopping malls1
- Schools86
- Colleges and universities13
- Pharmacies6
- Restaurants51
- Police stations1
- Dental clinics4

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other municipalities in Kathmandu District

- Budhanilkhantha
- Chandragiri
- Dakshinkali
- Gokarneshwor
- Kageshwori Manahara
- Kathmandu
- Kirtipur
- Nagarjun
- Shankharapur
- Tokha

## Quick answers

- Where is Tarakeshwor?In Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- What borders Tarakeshwor?Dhunibenshi, Kakani, Kathmandu, Nagarjun, Shivapuri and Tokha
- How many villages are in Tarakeshwor?87 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tarakeshwor?Settlements lie between 1,228 m and 1,903 m
- What is the best time to visit Tarakeshwor?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tarakeshwor?kalpana health care center, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tarakeshwor?Sunrisebank मनमैजु, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tarakeshwor?blueberry mart, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tarakeshwor?Hari petrol pump Pvt.Ltd, about 3.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tarakeshwor?6 mapped
- How many banks are in Tarakeshwor?11 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Tarakeshwor?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tarakeshwor?NP0327301 (OCHA common operational dataset)