Banepa
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Banepa is a Municipality
town
located 26 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
it had a population of 12537 and had 1956 households in it. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of Chandeshwori
, located approximately 1 km northeast of the town along the Rudramati River. The Dhaneshwor Temple is 1 km south of the town. Also Banepa is well known for its eight different temples of Lord Ganesh, Narayanthan, the temple of lord Narayan, Bhimshenthan, the temple of Lord Bhimshen and eight different ponds. A lot of festivals are celebrated in Banepa, including the Chandeshwori Jatra, the kanya-puja (worshipping of the young girls), Nawadurga Jatra (Fish-catching festival), Ganesh Jatra, and Bhimshen Jatra.
Banepa has a Seventh-day Adventist
hospital called Scheer Memorial Hospital
, which was established in 1957. This hospital has been expanded as a medical college associated with Vanderbilt University in the USA and Kathmandu University
. Many students enroll in the MBBS and B.Sc. Nursing programs at this hospital. Banepa is also the location of the Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC). HRDC is a program of a non-governmental organization, the Friends of the Disabled. It is the only hospital in the country that provides tertiary-level care, and it provides the best reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for children below 16 years of age. Its services are aimed at under-privileged, physically challenged children in Nepal.
The Information Technology Park is being built on the borders of three municipalities: Kavre; Banepa, Dhulikhel
and Panauti
. There is debate about the official placement. All three towns are designated as cyber cities.
Banepa is also a major trade route to Tibet, with the Arniko Rajmarg
, the only highway that connects Nepal and China (Tibet), running through this town. Furthermore, another newly constructed highway, the B.P. Koirala Highway
(named after great leader of Nepal Bishweswor Prasad Koirala), also passes through this town. Though it is a small town, Banepa is the major economic center east of Kathmandu.
Banepa is also the best place for education in Kavre district of Nepal. There are a number of high schools and colleges. The oldest school of the district Azad Secondary School, Chaitanya Secondary School, Siksha Sadan Secondary School, Himalaya Secondary School and some of the well-known private boarding schools are Gyan Sarovar English Boarding Secondary School (estd. in 1988), Banepa Valley School
, Siddhartha English Higher Secondary School, Bal Niketan English Boarding School, Bidya Sagar English Boarding School, Bal Batika Vidhya Mandir High School, Kavre Secondary School, Bagmati English Boarding School , Pragati Pravat higher secondary school
and RMS(Rambhakta Memorial School)
(estd in 2005). Among them the oldest private school is Pragati Prabhat School and the newest one is RMS(Rambhakta Memorial School)
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
located 26 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,...
it had a population of 12537 and had 1956 households in it. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of Chandeshwori
Chandeshwori
Chandeshwari is the avatar taken by Hindu goddess Parvati as the slayer of Hindu Rakshasa Chanda Nepal Home Page-Chandeshwari Temple:Along Arniko Highway 5 kilometers before Dhulikhel is the town of Banepa, Nepal....
, located approximately 1 km northeast of the town along the Rudramati River. The Dhaneshwor Temple is 1 km south of the town. Also Banepa is well known for its eight different temples of Lord Ganesh, Narayanthan, the temple of lord Narayan, Bhimshenthan, the temple of Lord Bhimshen and eight different ponds. A lot of festivals are celebrated in Banepa, including the Chandeshwori Jatra, the kanya-puja (worshipping of the young girls), Nawadurga Jatra (Fish-catching festival), Ganesh Jatra, and Bhimshen Jatra.
Banepa has a Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
hospital called Scheer Memorial Hospital
Scheer Memorial Hospital
Scheer Memorial Hospital is a Seventh Day Adventist hospital in Banepa, Nepal. It is, in fact, the oldest hospital in Banepa. The hospital offers various medical facilities for the people of Banepa and the neighbouring cities and villages of Kavre. The services of the hospital is not limited to...
, which was established in 1957. This hospital has been expanded as a medical college associated with Vanderbilt University in the USA and Kathmandu University
Kathmandu University
Kathmandu University is the third oldest university in Nepal located in Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchok District, about 35Km east of Kathmandu. KU was established in 1991 with the motto "Quality Education for Leadership"...
. Many students enroll in the MBBS and B.Sc. Nursing programs at this hospital. Banepa is also the location of the Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC). HRDC is a program of a non-governmental organization, the Friends of the Disabled. It is the only hospital in the country that provides tertiary-level care, and it provides the best reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for children below 16 years of age. Its services are aimed at under-privileged, physically challenged children in Nepal.
The Information Technology Park is being built on the borders of three municipalities: Kavre; Banepa, Dhulikhel
Dhulikhel
Dhulikhel is the administrative centre of Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 9812 people in 1624 households. Dhulikhel lies along the B.P. Highway and Arniko Highway. Arniko Highway connects Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city with Tibet's...
and Panauti
Panauti
Panauti is a historical city in Nepal. It is 32 km SE from the capital Kathmandu. It was a small state given by King Bhupatindra Malla as dowry to his sister.-Origin:...
. There is debate about the official placement. All three towns are designated as cyber cities.
Banepa is also a major trade route to Tibet, with the Arniko Rajmarg
Arniko Rajmarg
The Araniko Highway connects Kathmandu with Kodari, north-east of the Kathmandu Valley, on the Nepal-China border. It is among the most dangerous of highways in Nepal due to extremely steep slopes on each side of the highway from Barabise onwards, massive landslides and bus plunges are not...
, the only highway that connects Nepal and China (Tibet), running through this town. Furthermore, another newly constructed highway, the B.P. Koirala Highway
B.P. Koirala Highway
The B.P. Koirala Highway, also known as the Banepa Bardibas Highway, is a highway in eastern Nepal. It links Kathmandu Valley with the Eastern Terai region...
(named after great leader of Nepal Bishweswor Prasad Koirala), also passes through this town. Though it is a small town, Banepa is the major economic center east of Kathmandu.
Banepa is also the best place for education in Kavre district of Nepal. There are a number of high schools and colleges. The oldest school of the district Azad Secondary School, Chaitanya Secondary School, Siksha Sadan Secondary School, Himalaya Secondary School and some of the well-known private boarding schools are Gyan Sarovar English Boarding Secondary School (estd. in 1988), Banepa Valley School
Banepa Valley School
Banepa Valley School is a school established in 1997 in the center of Banepa, Nepal. The school has its own land and building of about . It runs from Grade nursery to Grade 10....
, Siddhartha English Higher Secondary School, Bal Niketan English Boarding School, Bidya Sagar English Boarding School, Bal Batika Vidhya Mandir High School, Kavre Secondary School, Bagmati English Boarding School , Pragati Pravat higher secondary school
Pragati Pravat higher secondary school
Pragati Prabhat School is the oldest private School of Banepa, Nepal. Now it is running classes up to Grade XII....
and RMS(Rambhakta Memorial School)
Rambhakta Memorial School
Rambhakta Memorial School is a school in Banepa, Kavrepalanchok District in Nepal. It was fonded in 2005 in memory of the late Rambhakta Kokh-Shrestha.It is coeducational school, with a pre-school trough 10 grade program.The school currently enrolls approximately 210 students....
(estd in 2005). Among them the oldest private school is Pragati Prabhat School and the newest one is RMS(Rambhakta Memorial School)
Rambhakta Memorial School
Rambhakta Memorial School is a school in Banepa, Kavrepalanchok District in Nepal. It was fonded in 2005 in memory of the late Rambhakta Kokh-Shrestha.It is coeducational school, with a pre-school trough 10 grade program.The school currently enrolls approximately 210 students....