Kathmandu
The Crowded City
Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. It is the largest city of Nepal with more than 1.5 million population. City is at a height of approx 1,400 meters or 4,600 feet above sea level. It is the most crowded city of Nepal.
Kathmandu is the center of Nepali arts, culture, history and economy. It is the most diverse city in terms of caste, culture, religion and language too. It has a multi-ethnic population with Hindus and Buddhist majority. Also known as home town of Newaris.
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Nepali is the most spoken language of Kathmandu but English is used widely. Still people use their native language like Newari, Gurung etc.
Tourism is one of the important part of economy as it is the gateway to the Nepalese Himalayas and home to seven world heritage sites."In 2013, Kathmandu was ranked third among the top ten upcoming travel destinations in the world by TripAdvisor, and ranked first in Asia. "
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathmandu)
The major problem of Kathmandu city are over-population, air pollution and bad management of traffic. It is the most populated as well as polluted city of Nepal. Kathmandu known as a struggle town for students as well as job holders. It is a tough city to survive but employment opportunity as well as quality education is provide so people have to migrate to Kathmandu.
(Facts from wikipedia)




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