Baluwa, Kathmandu

Baluwa is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Pradesh of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 5,467 and had 1204 houses in it. It is located at north-east side from the capital city of Nepal. It touch Nuwakot District to the north and Gorkna VDC to the south. In east side, there is Nayapati VDC and in west Kapan VDC.

Baluwa बालुवा
Village of Gokarneshwar Municipality
Baluwa Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°46′12″N 85°23′24″E
Country	Nepal
Province	Bagmati Pradesh
District	Kathmandu District
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,467
• Religions	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

At the north side, Shivapuri – Nagarjun National Park is located which is the main source of fresh water for the resident of Kathmandu. Bagdwar is the origin of Bagmati river, the Pavitra Nadi (the Holy River) of Hindus. The capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu, is located at the bank of Bagmati River.[1]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)