22 Facts About Pokhara

Pokhara is a metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province.

Pokhara is located 200 kilometres west of the capital, Kathmandu.

Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal, being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas.

Pokhara is a variant of Pokhari as the city has numerous ponds.

Nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by Gurung villages with few places belonging to Khas community.

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The four Tibetan settlements in Pokhara are Jampaling, Paljorling, Tashi Ling, and Tashi Palkhel.

Pokhara is considered particularly vulnerable to earthquakes and floods because the Seti Gandaki River flows through the city.

Pokhara is in the northwestern corner of the Pokhara Valley, which is a widening of the Seti Gandaki valley that lies in the region of the Himalayas.

The Seti Gandaki and its tributaries have created several gorges and canyons in and around Pokhara that give intriguingly long sections of terrace features to the city and surrounding areas.

The major contributors to the economy of Pokhara are manufacturing and service sector including tourism; agriculture and the foreign and domestic remittances.

The eastern Pokhara Valley receives irrigation water through a canal running from a reservoir by the Seti in the north of the city.

Pokhara is known to be a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the world.

In recent decades, Pokhara has become a major tourist destination: it is considered the tourism capital of Nepal, mainly for adventure tourism and the base for the famous Annapurna Circuit trek.

Pokhara region has a very strong military tradition with a significant number of its men being employed by the Nepali army.

Electricity in Pokhara is regulated and distributed by the NEA Nepal Electricity Authority.

Pokhara has more than eight hundred private and public high educational institutions.

Pokhara has extensive privately operated public transportation system running throughout the city, adjoining townships and nearby villages.

Pokhara is well connected to the rest of the country through permanent road and air links.

Additionally, the Kaski District Football Association organizes Safal Pokhara Gold Cup, which is a South Asian club-level tournament and ANFA organizes local Kaski district club-level Balram KC memorial football tournament.

Musical culture in Pokhara is quite dynamic and in recent years, Western rock and roll, pop, rap and hip-hop are becoming increasingly popular with frequently held musical concerts; however, the traditional lok and modern Nepali music are predominantly favored by the general population.

Pokhara has got 4G network of Nepal Telecom, Smart Cell and Ncell.

Pokhara has the highest number of Gurkha soldiers, the majority of them belonging to Gurung and Magar ethnic groups, who were categorized as martial race by the British Army.