Kathmandu geodata
Kathmandu (Central Region) is a capital of a political entity; located in Nepal in Asia/Kathmandu (GMT+5.75) time zone. With population of 1,442,271 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Nepal, 54.1% of cities are located further ↑North; 59.5% of cities are located further ←West and 56.8% of cities have lower elevation than Kathmandu. Note1
Kathmandu GPS coordinates[2]
27° 42' 6.084" North, 85° 19' 14.16" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 28.32244°, | 84.61748° |
| Center: | 27.70169°, | 85.3206° |
| Lower-right: | 27.07739°, | 86.02373° |
| Map W x H: | 138.4×138.4 km | = 86×86mi |
| max Lat: | 30.04651° ⇑54.1% North |
| Kathmandu: | 27.70169° |
| min Lat: | ⇓45.9% South 26.45505° |
| min Long | Kathmandu | max Long |
| 80.17715° | 85.3206° | 88.09436° |
| W 59.5%⇐ | ⇒40.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Kathmandu is 1296 m = 4252 ft, and this is 120.8 m = 396 ft above average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
5251 m = 17228 ft | 43.2% |
| Kathmandu | 1296 m 4252 ft | |
| Avg. | 1175.2 m = 3856 ft | |
Min E: |
72 m = 236 ft | 56.8% |
See also: Kathmandu elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Kathmandu is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 474.2 km =294.7 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Kathmandu |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 6926.9 | 4304.2 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 4321 | 2684.9 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 474.2 | 294.7 | to South |
| Equator | 3080.1 | 1913.9 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Kathmandu: (largest is in red/bold)
• Banepā
21.3 km =13.2 mi, 
111°
• Bhaktapur
11.2 km =7 mi, 106°
• Chhetrapa1
78.4 km =48.7 mi, 
92°
• Dhulikhel
23.6 km =14.7 mi, 112°
• Hari Bdr Tamang House
15.8 km =9.8 mi, 
120°
• Hetauda
41.6 km =25.8 mi, 
223°
• Kirtipur
5 km =3.1 mi, 
238°
• Kothari
68.8 km =42.8 mi, 
65°
• Madhyapur Thimi
7 km =4.3 mi, 109°
• Nagarkot
19.8 km =12.3 mi, 85°
• Panauti
23.7 km =14.7 mi, 123°
• Panauti̇̄
23.1 km =14.4 mi, 124°
• Pātan
2.9 km =1.8 mi, 
192°
• Rāmechhāp
86.4 km =53.7 mi, 118°
• kankrabari Dovan
15.9 km =9.9 mi, 120°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Nepal existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
