Nepal / India Research

     

     Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. They are officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The capital is Kathmandu. The currency used her is Nepalese rupee. The prime ministers name is Sushil Koirala with a population of 27.47 in 2012. The government in Napal is federal republic, federation, and republic. The official language is called Nepali. Some popular destinations are Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Chitwan National Park.

                

     Kathmandu like I said earlier is the capital of Nepal and the largest urban agglomerate. It is one of the World’s least expensive cities and its real estate is among the least expensive in the world. The population here is 700,000. I found this to be really interesting, why is the capital of Nepal have the cheapest real estate in the world? The more I researched I found that Kathmandu is also one of the least developed cities in the world but most developed in Nepal which I also found super interesting. The agglomerate consists of Kathmandu Metropolitan City at the core. The sister cities are Patan, Kirtipur, Thimi, and Bhaktapur. Their motto is my legacy, my pride, my Kathmandu. Kathmandu is also a common place to travel and ranked third among the top 10 travel destination on the rise in the world by TripAdvisor and ranked first in Asia which I found really interesting as well. Religious and cultural festivities form a major part of the lives or people living here. The people living here follow Hinduism and many others follow Buddhism. I also found it interesting that the cities literacy rate is at a 98% for it being one of the poorest and underdeveloped cities of Nepal.

                

     Pokhara is a sub-metropolitan city in Nepal. They are the thirst most populous, with a population of 264,991 inhabitants. It serves as a headquarters of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and Western Development Region. Pokhara is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Nepal. Three out of the ten highest mountains in the world (Dhaulagiri, Annapurina, and Manaslu) are within 30 miles of the city so that the northern skyline of the city offers a very close view of the Himalayas. This I found really interesting and all of the pictures of this city look absolutely breath taking! This makes sense for it being a popular tourist city in the country with the close mountain ranges that attract hikers and mountain climbers from all around the world. Many go there for the great Himalayan trails. Many residences are British Gurkha soldiers which makes Pokhara the most expensive city in the country. This I found really interesting as well. Ethnicities in the country are Khas, Gurung, Magar, Newar, and Thakali.

                

     Another popular tourist area is Chitwan National park also the first national park in Nepal. It was established in 1973 and granted the statues of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It is located in the subtropical Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal in the Chitwan District. Adjacent to the east of the park is Parsa Wildlife Reserve; contiguous in the south is the Indian Tiger Reserve Valmiki National Park. I found this to be really interesting because this means there are a lot of rare and endangered animals in this area. This would be amazing to visit and go see these animals.