Chobhar, Nepal

Chobhar
चोभार
Village
Chobhar

Location in Nepal

Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°17′E / 27.667°N 85.283°E / 27.667; 85.283Coordinates: 27°40′N 85°17′E / 27.667°N 85.283°E / 27.667; 85.283
Country    Nepal
Zone Bagmati Zone
District Kathmandu District
Population (1991)
  Total 5,627
  Religions Hindu
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Chobhar is a village in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal and part of Kirtipur Municipality. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,627 and had 1,109 households in it.[1]

Chobhar is known for the nearby Chobhar Gorge where there are the Chobhar caves. There is also a temple, Jal Binayak Temple and Adinath Lokeshwar, that is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus.

References

  1. "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-08-28.


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