Businesses in Kathmandu

Categories in Kathmandu

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kathmandu

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Shopping	15,508	17 years
Restaurants	8,507	14 years
Clothing stores	6,225	18 years
Grocery stores and supermarkets	5,277	13 years
Electronics stores	4,857	15 years
Corporate management	4,112	18 years
Other accommodation	3,951	21 years
Travel agencies	3,791	17 years
Education	3,414	23 years
Other membership organizations	2,773	24 years
Beauty salons	2,546	13 years
Cafes	2,452	18 years
Education other	2,230	16 years
All food and beverage	2,194	—
Shopping other	2,156	20 years

Kathmandu Facts

Area	417.0 km²
Population	3,130,134
Male Population	1,623,885 (51.9%)
Female Population	1,506,249 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+223162.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+809.7%
Median Age	25.4 years (Male: 25.1, Female: 25.7)
Area Codes	1
Neighborhoods	Thamel, New Baneshwor, Kuleshwor, Koteshwor, Chabahil
Local Time
Timezone	Nepal Time
Lat & Lng	27.70169, 85.32060
Postal Codes	44600, 44601, 44602, 44603, 44604, More

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Kathmandu Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	1,402	53,038	344,078	2,968,258	3,130,134
Population Density	3.4 / km²	127.2 / km²	825.1 / km²	7,118.1 / km²	7,506.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kathmandu Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 762.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kathmandu	+211616%	+5496.5%	+762.7%
Nepal	+115.2%	+52.2%	+20.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kathmandu Median Age

Median Age: 25.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kathmandu	25.4 yrs	25.7 yrs	25.1 yrs
Nepal	21.7 yrs	22.6 yrs	20.4 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kathmandu Population Density

Population Density: 7,506 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kathmandu	3.1 million	417 km²	7,506 / km²
Nepal	28.7 million	147,926.4 km²	194 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kathmandu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Kathmandu

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Kathmandu

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kathmandu

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kathmandu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kathmandu	1,166,360 tn	0.37 tn	2,797 tons/km²
Nepal	11,136,221 tn	0.39 tn	75.3 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kathmandu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,166,360 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,797 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (9.6)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/24/19	12:44 AM	4.7	26 km	27,340 m	22km WNW of Kirtipur, Nepal	usgs.gov
12/22/18	11:21 PM	4.1	24.5 km	10,000 m	7km NNE of Nagarkot, Nepal	usgs.gov
9/18/16	5:14 PM	4.2	20 km	25,200 m	12km NNW of Nagarkot, Nepal	usgs.gov
6/21/16	5:49 AM	3.5	37.8 km	10,000 m	33km W of Kirtipur, Nepal	usgs.gov
5/28/16	9:39 AM	4.6	35.6 km	10,000 m	34km NNW of Nagarkot, Nepal	usgs.gov
5/23/16	7:09 PM	4.3	22.8 km	10,000 m	18km W of Kirtipur, Nepal	usgs.gov
5/14/16	10:45 PM	4.4	18.1 km	22,110 m	18km NNE of Kathmandu, Nepal	usgs.gov
5/13/16	11:20 PM	4	34.5 km	10,000 m	26km N of Nagarkot, Nepal	usgs.gov
4/9/16	1:20 PM	4.1	7.6 km	10,220 m	4km SSW of Patan, Nepal	usgs.gov
3/30/16	12:26 PM	4.1	25.8 km	10,000 m	11km NNE of Nagarkot, Nepal	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kathmandu

Kathmandu(/ˌkɑːtmɑːnˈduː/; Nepali pronunciation: [kɑʈʰmɑɳɖu]) is the capital and largest municipality of Nepal. It also hosts the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It is the only city of Nepal with the admi..

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