๐ณ๐ต Gorkha is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province of Nepal created in 1996. It was initially named "Prithibinarayan" after King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who was born in Gorkha and united and founded modern Nepal. In 2009, the name was changed to "Gorkha" municipality after the end of the monarchy in Nepal. In 2014, the neighbouring Village development committees Nareshwar and Phinam were merged into the municipality.
The old royal palace (Gorkha Durbar), Gorakhnath and Kalika (temple of the goddess Kali) are the main attractions. The Royal Palace itself was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. However the Gorakhnath shrine and Kalika temple are open with no entrance charges. The lower palace (Tallo Durbar) and a modern park are other major attractions. It is also the starting point of the Manasalu Himal (Mount Manasalu) and Mount Ganesh trekking route. Gorkha Hospital is the hospital and Drabya Saha Multiple Campus and Gorkha Education Campus are the two campuses serving the population.
1Demographics At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Gorkha Municipality had a population of 50,684. Of these, 85.8% spoke Nepali, 3.4% Gurung, 2.9% Urdu, 2.0% Magar, 1.6% Kumhali, 1.5% Tamang, 0.8% Bhojpuri, 0.8% Newar, 0.3% Ghale, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% Maithili, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Tharu and 0.1% other languages as their first language.
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 21.1% were Chhetri, 15.5% Magar, 12.8% Hill Brahmin, 10.1% Sarki, 8.8% Newar, 6.8% Gurung, 5.8% Kami, 4.7% Kumal, 3.2% Musalman, 2.7% Damai/Dholi, 2.4% Tamang, 1.4% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.8% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.7% Thakuri, 0.6% Darai, 0.5% Ghale, 0.3% Brahmu/Barahmo, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Gaine, 0.2% Nuniya, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rai, 0.1% Teli and 0.3% others.
In terms of religion, 87.8% were Hindu, 4.5% Christian, 4.4% Buddhist, 3.1% Muslim and 0.1% others.
In terms of literacy, 76.1% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write and 22.0% could neither read nor write.
1Media To promote local culture Gorkha has three Community radio stations, Radio Manaslu - 103.9ย MHz, Radio Gorkha - 92.8ย MHz and Radio Deurali F.M - 106.4ย MHz.
1Transport Palungtar Airport, also known a Gorkha Airport, is an out of service airport that lies in the neighboring Palungtar Municipality. Gorkha is road accessible from all parts of Nepal. Gorkha has direct bus service from Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan
1Gorkha Municipality has a population of over 49,272 people. Gorkha Municipality also forms the centre of the wider Gorkha District which has a population of over 271,061 people. For the location of Gorkha Municipality see: Gorkha.
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Locations Near: Gorkha Municipality 84.6283,27.9956
๐ณ๐ต Gorkha 84.633,28 d: 0.7
๐ณ๐ต Besisahar 84.367,28.217 d: 35.5
๐ณ๐ต Vyas 84.267,27.967 d: 35.7
๐ณ๐ต Bharatpur 84.433,27.683 d: 39.7
๐ณ๐ต Tanahun 84.25,27.917 d: 38.2
๐ณ๐ต Wฤliแน 83.983,28.2 d: 67.2
๐ณ๐ต Pokhara 83.983,28.2 d: 67.3
๐ณ๐ต Hetauda 85.033,27.417 d: 75.7
Antipodal to: Gorkha Municipality -95.372,-27.996
๐จ๐ฑ Talcahuano -73.117,-36.717 d: 17718.2
๐ต๐ช Pisco -76.2,-13.717 d: 17474.4
๐จ๐ฑ Coronel -73.217,-37.017 d: 17715.7
๐จ๐ฑ San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 17712.6
๐จ๐ฑ Concepciรณn -73.05,-36.817 d: 17709
๐จ๐ฑ Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 17702.6
๐ต๐ช Ica -75.733,-14.067 d: 17462
๐จ๐ฑ Coquimbo -71.333,-29.95 d: 17670.9
๐ต๐ช Chincha Alta -76.133,-13.45 d: 17449.2