<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.kathmandu.gov.np </Td> </Tr> <P> Kathmandu (/ ˌkætmænˈduː /; Nepali: काठमाडौं, Nepal Bhasa: ये: Yei, Nepali pronunciation: (kaʈhmaɳɖu)) is the capital city of Nepal . It is the largest metropolis in Nepal, with a population of 1.5 million in the city proper, and 3 million in its urban agglomeration across the Kathmandu Valley, which includes the towns of Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur making the total population to roughly 5 million people and the municipalities across Kathmandu valley . Kathmandu is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region . </P> <P> The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 feet) above sea level in the bowl - shaped Kathmandu Valley of central Nepal . The valley is historically termed as "Nepal Mandala" and has been the home of Newar culture, a cosmopolitan urban civilisation in the Himalayan foothills . The city was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Nepal and hosts palaces, mansions and gardens of the Nepalese aristocracy . It has been home to the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) since 1985 . Today, it is the seat of government of the Nepalese republic established in 2008; and is part of the province 3 in Nepalese administrative geography . </P> <P> Kathmandu is and has been for many years the centre of Nepal's history, art, culture and economy . It has a multiethnic population within a Hindu and Buddhist majority . Religious and cultural festivities form a major part of the lives of people residing in Kathmandu . Tourism is an important part of the economy as the city is the gateway to the Nepalese Himalayas . It is home of 7 world heritage sites which include Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka, Patan and Bhaktapur, Stupas of Swayambhunath and Baudhanath and temple of Pashupati and Changu Narayan . It is also the home of Newars . </P>

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