Chandragiri is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village Development Committees Baad Bhanjyang, Balambu, Dahachok, Mahadevsthan, Machhegaun, Matatirtha, Naikap Naya Bhanjyang, Naikap Purano Bhanjyang, Satungal, Thankot and Tinthana. The urban administration is located in Balambu. The city's main attractions include Chandragiri Hill, Nepal with its Cable Car and Matatirtha which is famous for the Matatirtha Aunsi festival, a day to honour mothers and motherhood.
âÂÂChandraâ means moon or brightness. âÂÂGiriâ means hill or mountain. It is said that the place was named after a hill that shines like the moon or is symbolically related to the moon god Chandra.
Chandra (à ¤Âà ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥Âà ¤°) means âÂÂmoon, brightnessâ and comes from Sanskrit à ¤Âà ¤¨à ¥Âà ¤¦à ¥Âà ¤° (candra) meaning âÂÂmoonâ and also symbolically âÂÂshining, luminous.â Giri (à ¤Âà ¤¿à ¤°à ¥Â) means âÂÂhill, mountainâ and comes from Sanskrit à ¤Âà ¤¿à ¤°à ¤¿ (giri), meaning âÂÂmountain, peak". The toponym is of classical Sanskrit origin, commonly used across South Asia to name sacred or visually prominent hills.
Chandragiri municipality has a total population of 85,195 according to 2011 Nepal census. The population grew to 136,860 at the 2021 Nepal census. Around 99.3% of the residents are Nepali citizens and 87.3% are literate.