Nuwakot District

Nuwakot District (, a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Bidur as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 288,478 in 2001 and 277,471 in 2011.
It is a historically important district in Nepal. Prithvi Narayan Shah died in Devighat of Nuwakot.
The district contains places of historical significance such as the town of Nuwakot, and the village of Devighat located at the confluence of the Tadi and Trishuli Rivers. Kakani is popular among Nepalese people as a touristic place and picnic spot. Nuwakot holds the different reminance from the unification movement pioneered by late king Prithvi Narayan Shah to the present situation.
Etymology.
The name, 'Nuwakot', is made up of two words 'nawa' and 'kort'. 'Nawa' means nine in Nepali and 'kort' means sacred religious sites at the top of hill. The district accordingly has nine hills over which various deities are said to dwell thus overseeing and protecting Nuwakot. This has led Nuwakot often being called "City of nine hills". The Gorkhali king Prithivi Narayan Shah invaded Nuwakot which was under the ruling of Jaya Prakash Malla and made Nuwakot the capital of his kingdom.
Demographics.
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Nuwakot District had a population of 277,471. Of these, 54.6% spoke Nepali, 39.9% Tamang, 2.0% Newari and 0.9% Lepcha as their first language.
38.2% of the population in the district spoke Nepali as their second language.
Administration.
The district consists of 12 municipalities, out of which two are urban municipalities and ten are rural municipalities. These are as follows:
Economy.
Nuwakot, being a hilly area with very less plains, most of the areas are still undeveloped. In last few years, huge changes are observable. The city areas are provided with schools, colleges, hospitals and the road infrastructure is also developed. Two hydro power stations are currently in operation, and from 2020 the first part of the biggest solar power station (Nuwakot Solar Power Station) was consented to the electric grid of Nepal. People are dependent on agriculture, teaching, foreign economy, livestock farming, business, hotels, Agro Tourism, Eco-Tourism and Khadya Bank, etc.
Special Economic Zone.
Jiling is recognized as an SEZ Area where business flourishes and there is an intent to grow business and economy of Nuwakot. NEPAL KHADYA BANK LTD. has established at Kashitar to serve farmers in Food Security, Food Banking, Grain Storage, Supply and Distribution.
See.
Nuwakot, Bagmati : A seven-storey palace lies on the top of Bidur Municipality. Views of Nuwakot can be observed from the spot.
Trishuli River : One of the major river of Saptagandaki passes right through mid area of Nuwakot.
Kakani : A gateway from Kathmandu to Nuwakot. A common place for observing sunset and the mountains.
Devighat : Near the union of Trishuli and Suryamati(Tadi) river lies devighat. This place is historically important. The death place of the great king Prithvi Narayan Shah lies here.
Kashitar : One of the major place where people work in Eco Tourism, Agri Tourism and Food Security.
Religious places.
Nuwakot, being mainly Hindu by religion, has many historically as well as religiously important places.
Indrakamala Mai Temple is a religious and cultural place in Nuwakot district, which is 18 km far from Bidur the headquarter of Nuwakot and 8km from Kakani Rural Municipality Office. It lies in the Kakani Rural Municipality ward number -8 under Bagmati province. It is surrounded with natural greenery and located at the beach of the three gorges where thousands of devotees come for worshiping god Indrakamala basically in Dashain. It is believed to achieved aims and desires after worshiping.
See also.
School:
Shree Rastriya Secondary School [SRSC]
Shree Rastriya Secondary School is a reputed government school situated in the Kakani Rural Municipality ward number eight of Nuwakot district under Bagmati province. It was established in 2026 B.S. It has been providing quality education with its motto "One goal one mission our children our nation". Mr. Govindra Prasad Adhikari contributed to set up this school initially at his own home. The school provides quality education from play group to Class Ten. Besides the formal education, extracurricular activities such as Football, Volleyball, Table Tennis, and Badminton are lunched for the students. Daily about 130 students are having quality education under proper guidance of 13 teaching staffs.