Koteshwor is a place, located in Kathmandu District. In 1991, Kathmandu Metropolitan City was expanded by incorporating Koteshwor as Ward No. 32. It encompasses 395 hectares and is bounded by the Manohara river in the east and south, the Bagmati river in the west, and share borders with Gothatar in the north, Madhyapur Thimi municipality of Bhaktapur District in east and Lalitpur metropolitan city in the south. With respect to basic services, almost all homes in the ward have access to electricity, but the same cannot be said about drinking water. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5787 and had 1154 households in it. The ward contains 8,716 households. The population in 2001 was 35,184.
History
The name of Koteshwor was derived from the name of shiva temple, Koteshwor Mahadev. At the time of Malla period the Koteshwor was a tri-border area along the junction of three Malla Kingdoms were Kantipur, Patan and Bhaktapur. Initially the settlement of people started from Koteshwor Mahadevsthan area.
Education and institutions
Colleges and Schools
Koteshwor Multiple Campus - The oldest campus of the city, which is located in Koteshwor Mahadev. This campus has played a vital role on the higher education history of Nepal. Established in 2047, Koteshwor Multiple Campus stands synonymous to the academic institution itself-largely because it was the first step in the mammoth growth of the institution and also because the corporate identity of the stakeholders is reflected in the name of public campus.
V.S. Niketan Higher Secondary School - V.S. Niketan is located in Minbhawan and Tinkune, Kathmandu, Nepal and schools over 4,000 students. You will find the entire campus of V.S. Niketan divided by Bagmati River. V.S. Education Foundation is the outcome of the institutional expansion of an education system aiming to coordinate all the educational activities of the institution so that the entity established at V.S. Niketan is uniformly maintained in all levels of teaching and learning under the same roof. The institution function form Pre-Primary to Bachelor's Levels of education. It has been awarded the "Best School of Nepal" for two times, recently.
Grammar Public Higher Secondary School - Grammar Public Higher Secondary School is located at Setiopi Marga, Koteshwor, Kathmandu-35, Just ten minute walk from Koteshwor Chowk. Grammar Public Higher Secondary School was established in 19993 by a team of well experienced, professional and dedicated teachers.
Kanjirowa National School - Kanjirowa National Higher Secondary School is an independent co-educational institution providing education in a friendly and caring environment. It was established in 1998 A.D by a team of educators and academicians, and has succeeded in maintaining high degree of professionalism and educational standard. It is located at Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Himalaya English Boarding Higher Secondary School - located at Koteshwor.
Laligurans Batika Secondary School - LGBS is an co-educational institution. It was established in 1979 A.D. It is located at Bidhyanagar, Narephant, Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. Laligurans Batika Secondary School provides classes from 1 to 10.
SOS Balgram, Koteshwor - SOS koteshwor is next to Mahadevsthan and is located in Bāgmatī Zone, Central Region, Nepal.
Kotdevi Public School, Narephat
Jagriti Academy, Narephat
Mount SEB Boarding School, Narephat
Brain Heart English School, Narephat'''
Hospitals
Kantipur Hospital Pvt. Ltd. - The Kantipur Hospital Private Limited was established in 2054 BS. Since the begging of its establishment this hospital has been trying to provide quality healthcare service targeting middle and lower-class people as patients. With the hope of extending more quality healthcare now it has been running with 100 beds in its own building located at Tinkune, Koteshwor, Kathmandu.
Shopping Mall
Koteshwor, Kathmandu is developing as a hub center for the shopping Malls. The major shopping Mall in this area is the most famous chain supermarket is Bhat-bhateni Malls. This supermarket is one of the most popular shopping destinations for people who intend to buy groceries, clothing, kitchenware, gifts and other items. There are also many small scale shopping Malls in area of Koteshwor like "Hongkong Sasto Bazaar", "Koteshwor Shopping Center".
Banks
Most of the major banks and financial institutions have their Branches in the area of Koteshwor, Kathmandu.
