Chandragiri Municipality

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| name = Chandragiri Municipality

| native_name = चन्द्रागिरी नगरपालिका

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| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = View of Kathmandu from Chandragiri Hill, Nepal 02.jpg

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| pushpin_map = Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal

| coordinates = {{coord|27|41|25|N|85|13|13|E|region:NP_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Central

| subdivision_name2 = Bagmati

| subdivision_name3 = Kathmandu

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| established_title = Established

| established_date = December 2014

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Ghanshyam Giri (NC)

| leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor

| leader_name1 = Basanti Shrestha (NCP)

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| area_total_km2 = 43.9

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| population_total = 136,860

| population_as_of = 2021 Nepal census

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_blank1_title = Ethnicities

| population_blank1 = Newar, Bahun, Chhetri, Tamang, Magar

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 44619

| area_code = 01

| website = {{URL|http://chandragirimun.gov.np/}}

| footnotes = {{Cite web |url=http://www.muannepal.org.np/profiles.html# |title=Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN) |access-date=2018-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107011819/http://www.muannepal.org.np/profiles.html# |archive-date=2014-01-07 |url-status=dead }}

| timezone = Nepal Time

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Chandragiri is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees Baad Bhanjyang, Balambu, Dahachok, Mahadevsthan, Machhegaun, Matatirtha, Naikap Naya Bhanjyang, Naikap Purano Bhanjyang, Satungal, Thankot and Tinthana.{{cite news|title=Govt announces 61 municipalities|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/12/02/news/govt-announces-61-municipalities/270367.html|accessdate=2 December 2014|publisher=The Kathmandu Post|date=3 December 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|title=Govt creates 61 new municipalities|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=87849|accessdate=2 Dec 2014|publisher=República|date=3 Dec 2014}} The urban administration is located in Balambu.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} The city's main attractions include Chandragiri Hill, Nepal with its Cable Car{{cite web|title=Thankot-Chandragiri|url=https://www.doppelmayr.com/en/products/references/8-mgd-thankot-chandragiri/|publisher=Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH|accessdate=19 December 2016|ref=4}} and Matatirtha which is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood.