# Kakani Municipality, Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/kakani/ Municipality · Nuwakot District # Kakani Kakani is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province. It covers **88.0 km²**. 111 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 74 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 88.0km² - 74mapped services - 1,355 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kakani? Kakani lies in [Nuwakot District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/), [Bagmati Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Belkotgadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/belkotgadhi/), [Dhunibenshi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/dhading/dhunibenshi/), [Likhu](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/likhu/), [Shivapuri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/shivapuri-np0328596/), [Shivapuri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/shivapuri-np0328410/) and [Tarakeshwor](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/kathmandu/tarakeshwor/). By area it is the 540th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 7.4% of [Nuwakot District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/bagmati/nuwakot/). The centre of Kakani is about 15 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.8223° N, 85.2440° 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 Kakani Open gazetteers list **111 villages, towns and localities** in Kakani. Settlements here lie between about 574 m and 2,039 m above sea level (median 1,355 m). - Achrangaun - Aduwabari - Aruchaur - Badegu - Balamigaun - Banchare Danda - Barmandi Majhgaun - Barudandagaun - Bhadarthumka - Bhagerigaun - Bhangbari - Bhasmegaun - Bhetwalthok - Bhirkuna - Bhote Thansing - Bhāṅbāri̇̄ - Budhunegaun - Chatredeurali - Chaturale - Chaturāle - Chauthe - Chhahare - Chhaharegaun - Chhapthok - Chihandanda - Chitrehile Bhittagaun - Dandagaun - Dhandegaun - Dhansar - Dharapani - Dharpani - Dhoka Bhanjyang - Dhulpul - Dhunganagaun - Dhungebesi - Dhungeltol - Dhungrepauwa - Dhārāpāni̇̄ - Digaun - Dobhan - Dulalgaun - Dumrichaur - Gairikharka - Ghumaunedanda - Ghyejet - Golbhitta - Hattigaunda - Hile Bhitta - Hulakichhahare - Hyakule - Jagare Bhanjyang - Jagari - Jaiphalpauwa - Jalukeni - Jurethum - Kagatigaun - Kakani̇̄ - Kalimaregaun - Kamale - Kamigaun - Kandegaun - Kaule - Kaulethana - Keureni - Keureni Phulbari - Khanigaun - Kholakhetgaun - Korugaun - Kosdanda - Kulegaun - Kālimāte - Kā̃ḍegāũ - Lakure - Lamagaun - Lamichhanegaun - Lasuntol - Lauke - Lauke Barahithan - Luchchegaun - Majuwagaun - Manchhedanda - Manekharka - Mathillo Siudinigaun - Matragaun - Naphunche - Nepane - Nigale - Ningale - Odare - Okharpauwa - Pairegaun - Patle - Ranipauwa - Ratatar - Rāni̇̄pauwā - Sano Chitregaun - Simle - Simtar - Sirubari - Sisdole - Sisneri - Syaun - Syāũ - Tallo Siudinigaun - Tareli - Thapagaun - Tharpugaun - Tharpuphantgaun - Thulo Chitregaun - Tinghare - Tulasidanda 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 Kakani Named natural and historic features inside Kakani, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 19 rivers and streams. - Bhoṭe Kholā - Bhyākure Kholā - Bāchhbichhe Kholā - Bāluwā Kholā - Chhahare Kholā - Chitre Kholā - Chāuthe Kholā - Devi̇̄thān Kholā - Ghaṭṭe Kholā - Ghaṭṭe Kholā - Gā̃ḍhe Kholā - Hile Kholā - Kule Kholā - Pātle Kholā - Rumṭe Kholā - Sisneri̇̄ Kholā - Sādhi̇̄ Kholā - Ãdheri̇̄ Kholā - Āphre Kholā ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Luchche Ḍā̃ḍā · 2,093 m 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 Kakani and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nuwakot District, the warmest month is Jun (average 19 °C) and the coolest is Jan (6 °C), after allowing for this place being about 260 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,084 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (275 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to May and October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 6 11 Feb 8 19 Mar 11 26 Apr 16 41 May 18 97 Jun 19 173 Jul 18 275 Aug 18 226 Sep 16 158 Oct 13 49 Nov 10 4 Dec 7 6 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kakani Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital kalpana health care center · Tarakeshwor 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76704&mlon=85.30062#map=17/27.76704/85.30062) Bank Shree Newa Krishi Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. · Kakani 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78143&mlon=85.25330#map=17/27.78143/85.25330) ATM blueberry mart · Tokha 11 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 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78177&mlon=85.32529#map=17/27.78177/85.32529) Hotel Kat Resort Pvt. Ltd · Kakani 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81821&mlon=85.24483#map=17/27.81821/85.24483) Mall Subha Mart · Tarakeshwor 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.74804&mlon=85.29581#map=17/27.74804/85.29581) School Kakani Brighter School · Kakani 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81751&mlon=85.24573#map=17/27.81751/85.24573) College Tribeni Sadan English Sec. School · Tokha 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.79414&mlon=85.32846#map=17/27.79414/85.32846) Police station Kakani Temporary Police Station · Kakani 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81618&mlon=85.24598#map=17/27.81618/85.24598) 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 Kakani Places mapped inside Kakani in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Banks1 - Hotels17 - Schools43 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants9 - Police stations3 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 Nuwakot District - Belkotgadhi - Bidur - Dupcheshwor - Kispang - Langtang - Likhu - Myagang - Panchakanya - Shivapuri - Shivapuri - Suryagadhi - Tadi - Tarakeshwor ## Quick answers - Where is Kakani?In Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal - What borders Kakani?Belkotgadhi, Dhunibenshi, Likhu, Shivapuri, Shivapuri and Tarakeshwor - How many villages are in Kakani?111 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kakani?Settlements lie between 574 m and 2,039 m - What is the highest point in Kakani?Luchche Ḍā̃ḍā (2,093 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kakani?March to May and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Kakani?kalpana health care center, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kakani?Shree Newa Krishi Sahakari Sanstha Ltd., about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kakani?blueberry mart, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kakani?Hari petrol pump Pvt.Ltd, about 9.2 km from the centre - How many banks are in Kakani?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kakani?NP0328409 (OCHA common operational dataset)