Sitapaila

Sitapaila
सीतापाइला
Sitapaila is located in Nepal
Sitapaila
Sitapaila
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°43′N 85°17′E / 27.72°N 85.28°E / 27.72; 85.28
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 3
DistrictKathmandu
Population
 (1991)
 • Total5,156
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.[1] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,156 and had 1,008 households in it.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Web, House Nepal. "Sitapaila". Sitapaila.
  2. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2008-08-28.