Kakani Rural Municipality
Kakani
ककनी | |
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| [[File:Kakani.jpg language = tamang gurung neawar and nepali|250px]] | |
| Coordinates: 27°49′N 85°16′E / 27.817°N 85.267°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Bagmati Province |
| District | Nuwakot District |
| Elevation | 2,030 m (6,660 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 7,816 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Website | http://kakanimun.gov.np/ |
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 2000 meters, this hill station hosts a British Gurkhas welfare bungalow 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 250 000 kg of the fruit per year.