Pokhara

Pokhara (Nepali: पोखरा, Nepali pronunciation: [ˈpokʰʌra]) is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Pradesh.[1] It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area and second largest in terms of populations. The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District.[2] Pokhara is located 200 kilometres (120 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu. The altitude varies from 827 metres (2,713 feet) in the southern part to 1,740 metres (5,710 feet) in the north.[3] The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world — Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I and Manaslu — is within 15–35 mi (24–56 km) of the valley.[4][5]

Pokhara Metropolitan City

पोखरा महानगरपालिका
Metropolitan City
(From left) Top: Tal Barahi Temple, Boats in Phewa Lake; Center: View of the Annapurna Range from Pokhara; Bottom: Bindhyabasini temple, Pokhara Town, Shanti Stupa, Pokhara in Pokhara.
Nickname(s): 
City of lakes
Motto(s): 
Clean Pokhara, Green Pokhara
Pokhara Metropolitan City
Location in Province
Pokhara Metropolitan City
Pokhara Metropolitan City (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28°12′30″N 83°59′20″E
CountryNepal
ProvinceGandaki Pradesh
DistrictKaski District
Incorporated1962
Government
 • MayorMan Bahadur GC
 • Deputy MayorManju Gurung
Area
 • Total464.24 km2 (179.24 sq mi)
 • Water4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Highest elevation
1,740 m (5,710 ft)
Lowest elevation
827 m (2,713 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total402,995
 • Density868.074/km2 (2,248.30/sq mi)
 • Ethnicities
Brahmin, Gurung, Chhetri, Khas Nepali, Magar, Newar,
 • Religions
Hinduism, Buddhism, Muslim, Christian
Languages
 • OfficialNepali and (Other Language)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal Code
33700 (WRPD), 33702, 33704, 33706, 33708, 33713
Area code(s)061
Websitepokharamun.gov.np

Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal,[6] being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region[7] of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas. The city is also home to many of the elite Gurkha soldiers.[8]

Etymology

The Nepali word pokhari means pond. Pokhara is a variant of the former as the city has a number of ponds.

History

By radio carbon dating and investigating the alluvial deposits of Pokhara Valley, researchers have found that there were at least three large medieval earthquakes in 1000, 1255, and 1344 AD. Up to 9 cubic kilometres of conglomerates, massive mud and silt show indications of one or several megafloods that emanated from the Sabche Cirque in the Annapurna range.[9]

Pokhara lies on an important old trading route between China and India. In the 17th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Kaski which was one of the Chaubisi Rajya (24 Kingdoms of Nepal, चौबिसे राज्य) ruled by a branch of the Shah Dynasty. Many of the hills around Pokhara still have medieval ruins from this time. In 1786 Prithvi Narayan Shah added Pokhara into his kingdom. It had by then become an important trading place on the routes from Kathmandu to Jumla and from India to Tibet.[10]

The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of Kaski, Kulamandan Shah Khad (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made Batulechaur in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included Parajuli Brahmins, who were asked to look after the Bindhyabasini temple and were given some land in that locality as Birta. Dhobi Gauda was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of Kaski brought sixteen families of Newars from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.[11]

Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.[12] when Newars of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as Bindhyabasini temple, Nalakomukh and Bhairab Tole. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by Khas[13] (Brahmin, Chhetri, Thakuri and Dalits), gurungs, and magars.[14][15] At present the Khas, Gurung (Tamu) and Magar form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable Newari population in the city.[16] A small Muslim community is located on eastern fringes of Pokhara generally called Miya Patan. Batulechaur in the far north of Pokhara is home to the Gandharvas or Gaaineys (the tribe of the musicians).[17]

Phewa lake in 1982

The nearby hills around Pokhara are surrounded by Gurung villages with few places belonging to Khas community.[18] Small Magar communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. Newar community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.

From 1959 to 1962 approximately 300,000 exiles entered Nepal from neighbouring Tibet following its annexation by China. Most of the Tibetan exiles then sought asylum in Dharamshala and other Tibetan exile communities in India. According to UNHCR, since 1989, approximately 2500 Tibetans cross the border into Nepal each year,[19] many of whom arrive in Pokhara typically as a transit to Tibetan exile communities in India. About 50,000–60,000 Tibetan exiles reside in Nepal, and approximately 20,000 of the exiled Tibetans live in one of the 12 consolidated camps, eight in Kathmandu and four in and around Pokhara. The four Tibetan settlements in Pokhara are Jampaling, Paljorling, Tashi Ling, and Tashi Palkhel. These camps have evolved into well-built settlements, each with a gompa (Buddhist monastery), chorten and its particular architecture, and Tibetans have become a visible minority in the city.[20]

Until the end of the 1960s the town was only accessible by foot and it was considered even more a mystical place than Kathmandu. The first road was completed in 1968 (Siddhartha Highway)[21] after which tourism set in and the city grew rapidly.[22] The area along the Phewa lake, called Lakeside, has developed into one of the major tourism hubs of Nepal.[23]

Geography

Pokhara is in the northwestern corner of the Pokhara Valley,[24] which is a widening of the Seti Gandaki valley that lies in the region (Pahad) of the Himalayas. In this region the mountains rise very quickly,[25] and within 30 kilometres (19 miles), the elevation rises from 1,000 to 7,500 metres (3,300 to 24,600 feet). As a result of this sharp rise in altitude the area of Pokhara has one of the highest precipitation rates in the country (3,350 mm/year or 131 inches/year in the valley to 5600 mm/year or 222 inches/year in Lumle).[26] Even within the city there is a noticeable difference in rainfall between the south and the north: The northern part at the foothills of the mountains experiences a proportionally higher amount of precipitation. The Seti Gandaki is the main river flowing through the city.[27] The Seti Gandaki (White Gandaki) and its tributaries have created several gorges and canyons in and around Pokhara that give intriguingly long sections of terrace features to the city and surrounding areas. These long sections of terraces are interrupted by gorges that are hundreds of metres deep.[28] The Seti gorge runs through Pokhara from north to south and then west to east; at places these gorges are only a few metres wide. In the north and south, the canyons are wider.[29]

In the south, the city borders Phewa Tal (4.4 km2) at an elevation of about 827 metres (2,713 feet) above sea level, while Lumle at 1,740 metres (5,710 feet) in the north touches the base of the Annapurna mountain range. Pokhara, the city of lakes, is the second largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu. Three 8,000-metre (26,000-foot) peaks (Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu) can be seen from the city.[30] The Machhapuchchhre (Fishtail) with an elevation of 6,993 metres (22,943 feet) is the closest to the city.[31]

The porous underground of the Pokhara valley favours the formation of caves and several caves can be found within city limits and neighbouring cities as well. In the south of the city, a tributary of the Seti Gandaki River flowing out of the Phewa Lake disappears at Patale Chhango (पाताले छाँगो, Nepali for Hell's Falls, also called Davis Falls, after someone who supposedly fell in) into an underground gorge, to reappear 500 metres (1,600 feet) further south.[32][33]

Climate

The city has a humid subtropical climate; however, the elevation keeps temperatures moderate. Temperatures in summer average between 25 and 35 °C; in winter around −2 to 15 °C. Pokhara and nearby areas receive a high amount of precipitation. Lumle, 25 miles from Pokhara city center, receives the highest amount of rainfall (> 5600 mm/year or 222 inches/year) in the country.[34] Snowfall is not observed in the valley, but surrounding hills experience occasional snowfall in the winter. Summers are humid and mild; most precipitation occurs during the monsoon season (July–September). Winter and spring skies are generally clear and sunny.[35] The highest temperature ever recorded in Pokhara was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 4 May 2013, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was 0.5 °C (32.9 °F) on 13 January 2012 .[36]

Climate data for Pokhara (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)		 28.2
(82.8)		 33.1
(91.6)		 37.4
(99.3)		 38.5
(101.3)		 33.4
(92.1)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 31.0
(87.8)		 29.8
(85.6)		 27.0
(80.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 19.7
(67.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 26.7
(80.1)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.2
(86.4)		 29.3
(84.7)		 27.5
(81.5)		 24.1
(75.4)		 20.7
(69.3)		 26.7
(80.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.4
(56.1)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 22.8
(73.0)		 24.3
(75.7)		 25.8
(78.4)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.1
(77.2)		 22.1
(71.8)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.4
(57.9)		 21.1
(70.0)
Average low °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)		 9.2
(48.6)		 12.8
(55.0)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18.4
(65.1)		 20.9
(69.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 20.8
(69.4)		 16.7
(62.1)		 11.9
(53.4)		 8
(46)		 15.5
(59.9)
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)		 3.0
(37.4)		 5.0
(41.0)		 6.0
(42.8)		 8.0
(46.4)		 12.0
(53.6)		 13.0
(55.4)		 13.8
(56.8)		 15.9
(60.6)		 10.4
(50.7)		 4.0
(39.2)		 3.9
(39.0)		 0.5
(32.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23
(0.9)		 35
(1.4)		 60
(2.4)		 128
(5.0)		 359
(14.1)		 669
(26.3)		 940
(37.0)		 866
(34.1)		 641
(25.2)		 140
(5.5)		 18
(0.7)		 22
(0.9)		 3,901
(153.6)
Source: Sistema de Clasificación Bioclimática Mundial[37]

Demographics

As per Nepali Census 2011, there were 68, 398 households in total with an average household size of 3.87.[38]

Economy

Since the 1990s, Pokhara has experienced rapid urbanization. As a result, service-sector industries have increasingly contributed to the local economy[39] overtaking the traditional agriculture. An effect of urbanization is seen in high real estate prices, among the highest in the country.[40][41] The major contributors to the economy of Pokhara are manufacturing and service sector including tourism; agriculture and the foreign and domestic remittances. Tourism, service sector and manufacturing contributes approximately 58% to the economy, remittances about 20% and agriculture nearly 16%.[42]

Hydroelectric Power plants

Pokhara has a number of hydroelectric power plants.

Temples and Gumbas
World peace pagoda
See also: List of Hindu temples in Nepal

There are numerous temples and Gumbas (Buddhist monasteries) in and around Pokhara valley. Many temples serve as combined places of worship for Hindus and Buddhists.[44][45] Some of the popular temples and Gumbas are:


Location
Wards of Pokhara
Ward No Administrative Ward Population (2011 Census)
1 Bagar 15,513
2 Miruwa 8,729
3 Nadipur 9,462
4 Gairapatan 9,119
5 Malepatan 14,803
6 Baidam 14,729
7 Masbar 12,875
8 Shrijana chowk 26,080
9 Naya Bazar 16,626
10 Amarsingh 18,470
11 Ranipauwa 12,338
12 Sital Devi 11,613
13 Miya Patan 13,154
14 Majheripatan 6,427
15 Rambazar 17,027
16 Batulechaur 14,950
17 Birauta 26,752
18 Sarangkot 8,354
19 Lamachaur 10,624
20 Bhalam 4,022
21 Nirmal Pokhari 9,090
22 Pumdi Bhumdi 7,391
23 Chapakot 4,917
24 Kaskikot 5,892
25 Hemja 12,262
26 Budhi Bazar 11,394
27 Tal Chowk 9,583
28 Kalika 4,727
29 Bhandardhik 8,961
30 Khudi 10,823
31 Begnas 7,378
32 Gagangauda 10,677
33 Bharat Pokhari 9806
TOTAL 414,141

The municipality of Pokhara spans 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from north to south and 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) from east to west but, unlike the capital Kathmandu, it is quite loosely built up and still has much green space.[47] Nepal[48] The gorge through which the river flows is crossed at five places: K.I. Singh Pool, Mahendrapul and Prithvi Highway Pool from north to south of the city. The floor of the valley is plain, resembles Terai due to its gravel-like surface, and has slanted orientation from northwest to southeast. The city is surrounded by the hills overlooking the entire valley.

Phewa Lake was slightly enlarged by damming which poses a risk of silting up due of the inflow during the monsoon.[49] The outflowing water is partially used for hydropower generation at Fewa Hydropower Station.[50] The dam collapsed in 1974 which resulted in draining of its water and exposing the land leading to illegal land encroachment; since then the dam has been rebuilt.[51] The power plant is about 100 metres (330 feet) below at the bottom of the Phusre Khola gorge. Water from Phewa is diverted for irrigation into the southern Pokhara valley. The eastern Pokhara Valley receives irrigation water through a canal running from a reservoir by the Seti in the north of the city. Some parts of Phewa lake are used as commercial cage fisheries. The lake is currently being encroached upon by invasive water hyacinth (जलकुम्भी झार).[52]

In 2017, Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City became Nepal's largest metropolitan city by area, occupying 464.24 km2 (179.24 sq mi) — which means the city is nine times larger than Kathmandu, 18 times larger than Lalitpur and 2.5 times larger than Bharatpur.[1]

Pokhara is known to be a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the world. Every year, many people visit the location in order to travel to the Annapurna range and famous religious place muktinath.[53][54] The tourist district is along the north shore of the Phewa lake (Baidam, Lakeside, and Damside). It is mainly made up of small shops, non-star tourist hotels, restaurants, and bars. Most upscale and starred hotels are on the southern shore of the Phewa Lake and southeastern fringes of the city where there are more open lands and unhindered view of the surrounding mountains. Most of the tourists visiting Pokhara trek to the Annapurna Base Camp and Mustang. To the east of the Pokhara valley, in Lekhnath municipality, there are seven smaller lakes such as Begnas Lake, Rupa Lake, Khaste lake, Maidi lake, Neureni lake, Dipang lake. Begnas Lake is known for its fishery projects.[55]

Tourism
View of Phewa lake and Pokhara from Shanti Stupa

After the occupation of Tibet by China in 1950 and the Indo-China war in 1962, the old trading route to India from Tibet through Pokhara became defunct. Today only a few caravans from Mustang arrive in Bagar.

In recent decades, Pokhara has become a major tourist destination: it is considered the tourism capital of Nepal[6] in South Asia, mainly for adventure tourism and the base for the famous Annapurna Circuit trek. Thus, a major contribution to the local economy comes from the tourism and hospitalities industry. Tourism is a major source of income for local people and the city.[56] There are two 5-star hotels and approximately 305 other hotels that includes one 4-star, five 3-star, fifteen 2-star and non-star hotels in the city.[57]

Many medieval era temples such Tal Barahi Temple, Bindhyabasini, Bhadrakali, Talbarahi, Guheshwari, Sitaldevi, Gita mandir and Bhimsen temples and old Newari houses are located in the city. The modern commercial city centres are at Chipledhunga, New Road, Prithvi Chowk and Mahendrapul.

International Mountain Museum at Ratopahiro, Pokhara

The city promotes two major hilltops as viewpoints to see the city and surrounding panorama: World Peace Pagoda, built in 1996 across the southern shore of Phewa lake and Sarangkot, which is northwest of the city. In February 2004, International Mountain Museum (IMM)[58] was opened for public in Ratopahiro to boost the city's tourism attractions. Other museums are Pokhara Regional Museum; an ethnographic museum; Annapurna Natural History Museum[59] which houses preserved specimens of flora and fauna, and contains particularly extensive collection of the butterflies, found in the Western and Annapurna Conservation Area region of Nepal; and Gurkha Museum featuring history of the Gurkha soldiers.[60]

Hotels and lodges

There are more than 250 tourist category hotels and lodges in Pokhara.[61]

Cable Car

There are two cable car projects being constructed in Pokhara. One will connect Phewa Lake with World Peace Stupa.[62] The other called Sarangkot Cable Car project will connect Lakeside with Sarangkot.[63][64][65]

Military

Pokhara region have a very strong military traditions with significant number of its men being employed by the Nepali army.[66] The Western Division HQ[67] of the Nepalese Army is stationed at Bijayapur, Pokhara and its Area of Responsibility (AOR) consists of the entire Western Development Region of Nepal. The AOR of this Division is 29,398 km2 and a total of 16 districts are under the Division. The population of the AOR of Western Division is 4,571,013. Both British Army and the Indian Army have regional recruitment and pensioners facilitation camps in Pokhara. The British Gurkha Camp[68] is located at Deep Heights in the northeast of the Pokhara city and the Indian Gorkha Pension Camp[69] is in the south-western side of the city, Rambazar.

Electricity and water supply

Electricity in Pokhara is regulated and distributed by the NEA Nepal Electricity Authority. Water supply and sanitation facilities are provided by the Nepal Water Supply Corporation ( NWSC ).

Education
See also: List of educational institutions in Pokhara

Pokhara has more than eight hundred private and public high educational institutions. There are several institutions of higher learning up to the doctorate level in social sciences, business, and science and technology.

Transportation

Public transit

Pokhara has extensive privately operated public transportation system running throughout the city, adjoining townships and nearby villages. Pokhara Mahanagar Bus Bebasaya Samiti (green, brown and blue buses), Mama Bhanja Transport (blue buses), Bindabashini Samiti(blue buses), Phewa Bus Bebasaya Samiti(mini micros) and Lekhnath Bus Bebasaya Samiti (green and white buses) are the private companies that provide public bus transportation facility in and around Pokhara Valley. The public transport mainly consists of local and city buses, micros, micro-buses and metered-taxis.

Intercity connections

Pokhara is well connected to rest of the country through permanent road and air links. The main mode of transportation are public buses and the Purano Bus Park is the main hub for buses plying country wide. The all-season Pokhara Airport with regular flights to Kathmandu, Mustang are operated by various domestic and a few international airlines. A new international airport is being constructed in the southeast of the city.[70] Flight duration from Kathmandu to Pokhara is approximately 30 minutes.

Rivers and lakes
Begnas lake lies in the east of Pokhara valley

Pokhara valley is rich in water sources. The major bodies of water in and around Pokhara are:[71][72]

Lakes

Rivers

Sports and Recreation

The sporting activities are mainly centered in the multipurpose stadium Pokhara Rangasala (or Annapurna Stadium) in Rambazar. The popular sports are football, cricket, volleyball, basketball, martial arts, etc. The Sahara Club is one of the most active organizations promoting football in the city and organizes a South Asian club-level annual tournament: the Aaha Gold Cup.[73] Additionally, the Kaski District Football Association (KDFA) organizes Safal Pokhara Gold Cup,[74] which is also a South Asian club-level tournament and ANFA organizes local Kaski district club-level Balram KC memorial football tournament.[75] B-13, Sangam & LG are the power house Football club in Pokhara. There are several tennis courts and a golf course[76] in the city. At 1100 meters, on the way, near to Sarangkot hill, high mountain sport activity, paragliding is a good attraction for tourists as well as domestic tourists for adventure activities Nearby Sarangkot hill has developed as a good attraction for adventure activities such as paragliding[77] and skydiving.[78] The Pokhara city marathon, high altitude marathon are some activities attracting mass participation.[79] Adventure sports such as base jumping, paragliding, canyoning, rock climbing, bungee jumping, etc. are targeted towards tourists.[80][81][82] Pokhara Rhinos represents city in Everest Premier League.

Music

The universal instruments used in Nepalese music include the madal (small leather drum), bansuri (bamboo flute), and saarangi. These instruments are prominent features of the traditional folk music (lok gít or lok geet) in Pokhara, which is actually the western (Gandaki, Dhaulagiri and Lumbini) branch of Nepali lok geet. Some examples of music of this region are Resham Firiri (रेशम फिरिरी)[83] and Khyalee Tune (ख्याली धुन).[84]

The lok geet started airing in Radio Nepal during the 1950s and artists such as Jhalakman Gandharva, Dharma Raj Thapa are considered pioneers in bringing the lok git into mass media. During early and late 1990s, bands from Pokhara like Nepathya started their very successful fusion of western rock and pop with traditional folk music.[85] Since then several other musical groups in Nepal have adopted the lok-pop/rock style producing dozens of albums every year.

Another important part of cultural music of western Nepal, and hence Pokhara, is the Panché Baaja (पञ्चे बाजा), a traditional musical band performed generally during marriage ceremonies by the damaai musicians.[86]

The musical culture in Pokhara is quite dynamic and in recent years, Western rock and roll, pop, rap and hip-hop are becoming increasingly popular with frequently held musical concerts; however, the traditional lok and modern (semi-classical) Nepali music are predominantly favored by the general populace. More musical concerts are held in Pokhara than in any other city in the country.[87][88]

Media and communications

Media and communication were quite limited until the 1990s.[89] However, in the following decade there has been a proliferation of private media in print, radio and television. There are 19 privately owned local FM stations in the Pokhara valley. An additional 4 FM stations from Kathmandu have their relay broadcast stations in Pokhara.[90] There are six community radio stations and four local television stations.

Approximately 14 national daily newspapers in Nepali are published in the city,[91][92][93] along with several other weekly and monthly news magazines. All major national newspapers published in Kathmandu have distributions in Pokhara. A number of online news portals are also updated from Pokhara, as well as some entertainment-based websites.[94][95] Popular technology based web-magazine TechSansar also started in Pokhara.[96]

Pokhara has got 4G network of Nepal Telecom, Smart Cell and Ncell. The majority of the people in the city access internet through mobiles, numerous cyber cafes, and local wireless ISPs. Most tourist restaurants and hotels also provide WiFi services. Wi-Fi hotspots by Nepal Telecom using Wi-MAX technology[97] were launched in Feb. 2014, and are accessible in most parts of the city for a fee.[98][99] Subscriber based internet is provided by several private ISP providers.

Notable people from Pokhara
See also: List of people from Pokhara

People who live or have lived in Pokhara City are known as Pokhareli. In demographic terms, the gurung people are the dominant ethnic group hailing from the hills around Pokhara such as Sikles, Armala, Ghalel gaun, Ghandruk, Lumle etc., with Brahmin from syangja, Newar and Magar making up the rest of Pokhara's population. Pokhara also has the highest number of Gurkha soldiers, majority of them belonging to Gurung and Magar ethnic groups who were categorized as martial race by the British Army.[8]

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