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Matatirtha — Village development committee — Pond at Matatirtha
Location in Nepal
MatatirthaCoordinates: 27°40′N 85°14′E / 27.667°N 85.233°ECoordinates: 27°40′N 85°14′E / 27.667°N 85.233°E Country 
NepalZone Bagmati Zone District Kathmandu District Population (1991) - Total 2,799 Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) Matatirtha is a village in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2799 and had 506 households in it.[1]
Etymology
The word Matatirtha comes from two Sanskrit words, "Mata" meaning mother and "tirtha" meaning a sacred place. The VDC owes its name from a sacred pond in the VDC dedicated to mother.
Image of the mother
References
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
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