Godawari, Lalitpur

Godawari is a municipality in Lalitpur District in Bagmati Province of Nepal. It was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Godawari, Badikhel, Bisankhunarayan, Godamchaur and Thaiba of Lalitpur District of Bagmati Zone. The municipality area was again expanded in March 2017 to include in total 12 previous VDCs. The six VDCs added were Devichaur, Dukuchhap, Chhampi, Thecho, Chapagaun, Jharuwarasi and Lele. The centre of this municipality is located at Bajrabarahi.

Godawari Municipality
गोदावरी नगरपालिका
Urban Municipality
Godawari Municipality
Location in Nepal
Godawari Municipality
Godawari Municipality (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27.6°N 85.37°E / 27.6; 85.37
Country   Nepal
ProvinceBagmati
DistrictLalitpur
EstablishedDecember 2014
ExpandedMarch 2017
Government
  TypeMayor–council government
  MayorGajendra Maharjan (NC)
  Deputy MayorMuna Adhikari Kunwar (NC)
Area
  Total96.11 km2 (37.11 sq mi)
Population
  Total78,301
  Density814.7/km2 (2,110/sq mi)
Websitegodawarimun.gov.np
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