Hetauda

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Metropolitan City in Bagmati Province, Nepal

title: "Hetauda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-makwanpur-district", "nepal-municipalities-established-in-1969", "submetropolitan-municipalities-of-nepal", "nepalese-capital-cities", "hetauda"] description: "Metropolitan City in Bagmati Province, Nepal" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetauda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Metropolitan City in Bagmati Province, Nepal ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
	name
native_name	हेटौंडा
nickname	Green City
settlement_type	[Sub-Metropolitan City
(उपमहानगरपालिका)](list-of-cities-in-nepal-sub-metropolitan-cities)
motto
image_skyline	{{Photomontage
photo1a	Sahid Smarak, Hetauda.jpg
photo2a	Manakamana Hetauda.JPG
photo2b	BhutanDevi Temple.jpg
photo3a	Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham.jpg
spacing	1
color_border	white
color	white
size	300
foot_montage	From Top:
Sahid Smarak, Bhutandevi Temple, Manakamana Temple, Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham
image_seal	Hetauda city logo.jpg
image_map
mapsize	340px
map_caption	Map of Makwanpur District. Hetauda is shaded in light blue.
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pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
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	subdivision_type
subdivision_name	Nepal
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Bagmati
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Makwanpur
government_type	Mayor–council
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Mina Kumari Lama (Unified Socialist)
leader_title1	Deputy Mayor
leader_name1	Rajesh Baniya (NC)
established_title
established_date
unit_pref
area_total_km2	261.59
	population_as_of
population_total	1,93,576
population_density_km2	auto
population_rank	10th (Nepal)
4th (Bagmati Province)
	population_blank1_title
population_blank1	Tamang, Newar Magar, Bahun, Chhetri
timezone	NST
utc_offset	+5:45
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	345
	postal_code_type
postal_code	44100, 44107
area_code	057
blank1_name_sec2	City flower
website
seal_alt	Seal of Hetauda sub-metropolitan city
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	13
mapframe-wikidata	yes
::

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Hetauda (, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Makwanpur district of Bagmati Province in central Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur District and the capital of Bagmati Province as declared by a majority (105 out of 110) of the Provincial Assembly Members on 12 January 2020. Hetauda is one of the largest cities in Nepal. At the 2015 Nepal census, it had a population of 153,875 people. The city's population grew to 193,576 in 2021.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/शहिद_स्मारक_४,_हेटौडा.jpg" caption="शहिद स्मारक (Sahid Smarak)"] ::

It is believed that Hetauda got its name from Hidimba, a demonic queen who ended up marrying Bhimsen as per a story in Mahabharat. The fact that there is a place called Bhimphedi just as the plains of Hetauda meets the mountains can be considered a manifestation of this belief. During the Rana regime in Nepal, there was a history of cars being carried by porters to Kathmandu through Bhimphedi.

Geography

Hetauda is a valley surrounded by chure hills in the south and midhills in the north. East Rapti river, Karra river and Kukhreni Khola flow through the city.

Demographics

At the 2021 Nepal census, Hetauda Submetropolitan City had a population of 193,576. Of these, 58.52% spoke Nepali, 28.16% Tamang, 4.8% Newar, 2.2% Bhojpuri, 1.4% Maithili, 1.0% Magar, 0.4% Chepang, 0.3% Gurung, 0.3% Hindi, 0.2% Tharu, 0.2% Urdu, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Lepcha, 0.1% Dewas Rai, 0.1% Rajasthani and 0.2% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 31.9% were Tamang, 25% Hill Brahmin, 13.5% Chhetri, 7.4% Newar, 4.3% Magar, 3.2% Kami, 2.4% Dewas Rai, 1.0% Musalman, 0.9% Damai/Dholi, 0.9% Kathabaniyan, 0.8% Gurung, 0.7% Chepang/Praja, 0.7% Sarki, 0.6% Danuwar, 0.5% Tharu, 0.3% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.3% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.3% Thakuri, 0.2% Kalwar, 0.2% Kanu, 0.2% Marwadi, 0.2% Teli, 0.2% other Terai, 0.2% Yadav, 0.1% Terai Brahmin, 0.1% other Dalit, 0.1% Dhanuk, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Hajjam/Thakur, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Koiri/Kushwaha, 0.1% Kumal, 0.1% Kurmi, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rajput, 0.1% Sonar, 0.1% Sudhi, 0.1% Sunuwar and 0.1% others.

In terms of religion, 65.6% were Hindu, 29.4% Buddhist, 3.2% Christian, 1.4% Muslim, 0.1% Kirati, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.1% others.

In terms of literacy, 78.7% could read and write, 2.2% could only read and 19.0% could neither read nor write.

::data[format=table title="Broad Caste and Ethnicity category (2011 census)"]

Broad Ethnic Category	Sub Category	Linguistic Family	Population Percentage
Khas (Hill/Pahari Caste Groups)	Khas Brahmin, Chhetri, Kami, Thakuri, Damai Sarki,Sanyasi/Dasnami	Indo-Aryan	45.3%
Janajati (Hill Tribal Groups)	Magar,Tamang,Gurung, Sherpa,Rai,Limbu etc.	Sino-Tibetan	38.6%
Newar (Kathmandu Valley Caste Groups)	Newari Brahmin, Shrestha, Tamrakar, Newar Buddhist, Maharjan, Rajkarnikar etc.	Indo-Aryan And Sino-Tibetan	8.8%
Madeshi (Terai Caste Groups)	Yadav, Maithil Brahmins, Chamar, Kushwaha, Musahar, Kurmi, Dhanuk etc.	Indo-Aryan	2.9%
Muslim	-	Indo-Aryan	1%
Adibasi (Terai Indigenous Groups)	Tharu, Rajbanshi, etc.	Indo-Aryan And Sino-Tibetan	0.8%
Others	-	Indo-Aryan	2.6%
::

Economy

The Hetauda Industrial District (HID) is one of the biggest industrial districts in Nepal, housing large, medium-scale, and cottage industry. It was established in 1963 under technical and financial assistance of the government of the United States of America.

Attractions

One of the most popular attractions of Hetauda is Martyr Memorial Park, or Sahid Smarak (Nepali: शहीद स्मारक), which was completed in 1994. The park honors Nepalese martyrs, from those who died in the British colonial wars to those who overthrew the autocratic Panchayat system in 1989. A series of sculptures of these martyrs sit on a large boulder; their faces were sculpted by student volunteers from Lalit Kala Campus. The park is also popular as a picnic spot and as an escape from the busy city life. It has a swimming pool and a zoo that houses some endangered and some common wild animals, from monkeys to leopards.

There are other attractions in Hetauda such as Makwanpur Gadhi, Gumba Danda, Bhutandevi Mandir, Hatiya Jurethum Tourism Park, Banaskhandi Devi Mandir, Pathivara temple, Salak park, trikandi temple and picnic spot, Churia Mai Temple, Puspalal Smriti Peace Park, Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham.

Media

There are many radio, print, TV, online media in Hetauda. Popular FM radio are Hetauda 96.6 MHz and Radio Thaha Sanchar FM 99.6 MHz. News media like Hetauda Sandesh Dainik, Hetauda Khabar, Hetauda Today & Anirudrakhabar are active. The television network in hetauda was Team TV hd and has now National Gold HD.

Transportation

East-West Mahendra Highway and Madan Bhandari Highway connect Hetauda to other areas. Ongoing project Kathmandu - Kulekhani - Hetauda Tunnel (KKHT) Highway connects Hetauda to Kathmandu via Kulekhani. Kathmandu Terai Fast Track, KTFT, is under construction which will shorten the travel duration between Hetauda and Kathmandu. Kanti Highway connects Lalitpur Metropolitan City to Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City.

Climate

|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Hetauda, elevation 452 m, (1991–2020 normals) |Jan high C = 22.2 |Feb high C = 25.2 |Mar high C = 30.3 |Apr high C = 34.9 |May high C = 34.1 |Jun high C = 33.4 |Jul high C = 32.2 |Aug high C = 32.5 |Sep high C = 31.8 |Oct high C = 30.3 |Nov high C = 27.0 |Dec high C = 23.8 |Jan mean C = 14.8 |Feb mean C = 17.4 |Mar mean C = 21.9 |Apr mean C = 26.3 |May mean C = 27.6 |Jun mean C = 28.4 |Jul mean C = 28.0 |Aug mean C = 28.1 |Sep mean C = 27.2 |Oct mean C = 24.3 |Nov mean C = 19.9 |Dec mean C = 16.8 | year mean C = |Jan low C = 7.3 |Feb low C = 9.6 |Mar low C = 13.4 |Apr low C = 17.7 |May low C = 21.1 |Jun low C = 23.3 |Jul low C = 23.8 |Aug low C = 23.7 |Sep low C = 22.6 |Oct low C = 18.3 |Nov low C = 12.7 |Dec low C = 9.7 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 18.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 19.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 23.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 69.5 |May precipitation mm = 180.8 |Jun precipitation mm = 372.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 686.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 558.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 374.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 97.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 12.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 16.1 | year precipitation mm = 2429.9 |source 1 = Department of Hydrology and Meteorology{{cite web | url = https://www.dhm.gov.np/climate-services/climate%20reports/monthly-reports | title = Climate Division (Climate Analysis Section) | publisher=Department of Hydrology and Meteorology | access-date = 8 February 2025}} |source 2 = Agricultural Extension in South Asia (precipitation 1976–2005){{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231013221356/https://www.aesanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/888-Temporal-and-Spatial-Variability-of-Climate-Change-Over-Nepal-1976-2005.pdf | archive-date = 13 October 2023 | url = https://www.aesanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/888-Temporal-and-Spatial-Variability-of-Climate-Change-Over-Nepal-1976-2005.pdf | title = TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER NEPAL (1976-2005) | publisher=Agricultural Extension in South Asia | access-date = 14 October 2023}}

Gauritar International Cricket Stadium

The Gauritar International Cricket Stadium is an emerging cricket venue located in Hetauda. Currently under construction as of early 2025, the stadium is projected to have a seating capacity of 6,000 spectators upon completion.

The project is estimated to cost NPR 11.74 million, with the construction contract awarded to SNS PL HKC JV for NPR 94.282 million. As of early 2025, ground leveling work is in progress, with plans to install an underground drainage system and lay Bermuda grass on the field.

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