Kakani is a Gaunpalika and former village development committee in Nuwakot District in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the Kakani village development committee administered a population of 7816 living in 1343 individual households..
As one of the most accessible settlements from Kathmandu over , this hill station hosts a British Gurkhas welfare bungalowBritish Gurkhas Nepal Guide to Preparation and Arrival British Army 1 Feb 2010 and a number of hotels. The village is also home to a memorial park to the victims of Thai Airways International Flight 311.
A notable local industry is strawberry farming. Kakani is the best nearest destination for tourism from Kathmandu. With the assistance of a United Nations Development Programme project, a local farmers' cooperative now produces close to of the fruit per year.New morning in Kakani! UNDP Micro-Enterprise Development Programme 05-01-2010
Ward office of Kakani For the easiness of local people Nepal Government have formed a Kakani Rural Municipality by collapsing the former Village development committee. The Rural municipality has 8 Ward and each ward has an elected body to serve the people. Here are the list of ward and their office.
Ward No 1: Okharpauwa Ward No 2: Okharpauwa Ward No 3: Chauthe Ward No 4: Kakani Ward No 5: Kakani Ward No 6: Madanpur, Nuwakot Ward No 7: Chaturale Ward No 8: Vot Thansing
Climate
Road to Kakani
The Pasang-Lhamu Highway goes through Kakani. It starts from Kathmandu and reaches up to Kerung at the border of China. The road is now under construction because they are upgrading the road and making it wider. This video shows some display about the road condition to Kakani
See also Sisdol landfill- the biggest landfill site of Nepal located in Kakani
References
External links UN map of the municipalities of Nuwakot District