Банепа қаласы: тарих, мәдениет және экологиялық мәселелер

Municipality in Bagmati Province, Nepal
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Banepa is a municipality and historical town in a valley situated at about above sea level in central Nepal which is at about east from Kathmandu. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it has a population of 67,690. The main attraction of Banepa is the temple of
Chandeshwori, located approximately northeast of the town along the Rudramati River. The Dhaneshwor Temple is 1 KM south of the town. Banepa is also known for its eight different temples of Lord Ganesh, Narayanthan (the temple of Lord Narayan), Bhimshenthan (the temple of Lord Bhimshen) and eight different ponds.

Above mentioned festivals are still in practice. But there were many other besides these which had been discontinued due to various reasons. Some of those festivals are listed as follows:
Kumari Nritya (कुमारी नृत्य) had been discontinued about 108 years ago. Narayan and Bhimsen; Bokakhah Jatra(बाेकखः जात्रा) on Axaya Tritiya (अक्षयतृतीया), Karunamaya Jatra were also had been discontinued about 103 years ago. Many other festivals were also discontinued which were forgotten.

Punyamata River, which was the major source of drinking water, irrigation and many other activities, is being polluted day by day. The bank of Punyamata River has been a place where solid wastage has been disposed. The sewage has been connected directly to the river without any treatment and in an unmanaged way has adversely affected the river water. Waste materials produced from local industry have turned the river water black. The surrounding countryside is also being polluted. Although Banepa is a small place of an area of , it has got the population density of Due to the connection of Banepa with other places through roadways, about 300 buses, minibuses, cars, trucks, motorcycles altogether are helping in the transportation in a day. Along with this, the gases emitted from those vehicles have polluted the environment of Banepa. In the boundary of three municipalities of Kavrepalanchowk District, namely; Banepa, Dhulikhel and Panauti, the country's only IT Park is being constructed. All the three cities have been declared as the 'Cyber City'.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Banepa Municipality had a population of 57,076. Of these, 57.0% spoke Nepali, 30.6% Newar, 9.6% Tamang, 0.6% Bhojpuri, 0.6% Maithili, 0.3% Hindi, 0.3% Magar, 0.2% Gurung, 0.2% Rai, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Tharu, and 0.1% other languages as their first language. In terms of ethnicity/caste, 32.6% were Newar, 24.8% Hill Brahmin, 20.5% Chhetri, 10.0% Tamang, 2.2% Magar, 1.7% Sarki, 1.4% Gharti/Bhujel, 1.4% Kami, 1.1% Damai/Dholi, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.5% Rai, 0.4% other Dalit, 0.4% Gurung, 0.3% other Terai, 0.2% Musalman, 0.2% Teli, 0.2% Thakuri, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Danuwar, 0.1% Kalwar, 0.1% Limbu, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Yadav and 0.1% others. In terms of religion, 82.8% were Hindu, 13.8% Buddhist, 2.9% Christian, 0.2% Muslim and 0.2% others. In terms of literacy, 81.3% could read and write, 1.6% could only read and 17.0% could neither read nor write.

Banepa has a Seventh day Adventist hospital called Scheer Memorial Hospital, which was established in 1957. This hospital has been expanded as a medical college associated with Vanderbilt University in the US and Kathmandu University. Many students enroll in the B. Sc. Nursing programs at this hospital. Banepa is also the location of the Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children, Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre and Reiyukai Eiko Masunaga Eye Hospital.

Banepa is a major trade route to Tibet, with the Arniko Rajmarg, the only highway that connects Nepal and China (Tibet), running through this town. Furthermore, B. P. Koirala Highway also passes through Banepa. Though it is a small town, but it is well devolved and Banepa is the major economic center east of Kathmandu.

To promote local culture, Banepa has two FM radio stations: Radio ABC, which is a Community Radio Station and Prime Fm. This area also has a Television Channel named as Araniko Television.

Schools in Banepa include Spring Hill English Boarding School, Himalaya Secondary School, Banepa Valley School (currently known as Baylor International Academy), Vidhya Sagar Secondary School, Bagmati English Boarding School, Rambhakta Memorial School and Kshitij English Boarding School, Bal Batika Vidya Mandir Secondary School. And the most famous school in Sanga, Banepa is Nepal Police School.