Bagmati Zone is one of the zones out of 14 zones, which falls in central Development Region out of five development regions of Nepal. Its total area is 9428 square K.M. Eight districts fall in Bagmati Zone are Rasuwa, Dhading, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur and Kathmandu. There are 409 Village Development Committees. and 8 Municipalities, a sub metropolitan and metropolitan city in Bagmati Zone. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 1.5 million inhabitants.
Katmandu, city, capital of Nepal, central Nepal, c.4,500 ft (1,370 m) above sea level, is located in a fertile valley of the E Himalayas. The other famous towns in Bagmati Zone are Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.
Kathmandu is really two cities: a fabled capital of convivial pilgrims and carved rose-brick temples and an amazing urban sprawl including monks and beggars. The sights are heavily clustered in the old part of town. Creativity and patience are required to navigate the city's narrow, often unmarked streets, but if you lose your way, simply ask a passerby for directions. Durbar Square, home to the old Royal Palace and the centre of the old town, lies between the river and Kantipath on Ganga Path, the city's busiest road. To its south is Freak Street, once the centre of hippy Kathmandu but now a bit of a backwater. Thamel, the new tourist epicentre, is about 20 minutes walk north of Durbar Square. Bagmati Zone is a zone of Nepal which is named after the Bagmati River.
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