Patan (Sanskrit: पाटन Pātan, Newar: यल Yala), formally Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, is one of the noteworthy urban zones of Nepal arranged in the south-central bit of Kathmandu Valley. Patan is generally called Manigal. It is best known for its rich social legacy, particularly its tradition of expressions and claims to fame. It is called city of festivity and feasting background, fine old craftsmanship, making of metallic and stone cutting statue. At the season of the 2011 Nepal assessment it had a masses of 226,728 in 54,748 individual families. The city got wide mischief from a seismic tremor i.e earthquake on 25 April of 2015 .
Patan is on the lifted tract of region in Kathmandu Valley on the south side of the Bagmati River, which disconnects it from the city of Kathmandu on the northern and western side.
The city has a region of 15.43 square kilometers and is apportioned into 22 city wards.
Environment is depicted by decently high temperatures and similarly appropriated precipitation as the year advanced. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this environment is "Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate.
In May, a chariot festivity seeing the godlikeness known as Bunga Dyah Jatra is held in Patan. It is the longest and a champion amongst the most basic religious celebrations in Patan. Amidst the one month-long celebration, One photo of Rato Machhendanath is put on a tall chariot and pulled through the city streets in stages.
A champion amongst the most utilized and ordinary Newar names of Patan is Yala. It is said that King Yellung or Yalamber Hang named this city after name of his, and since the time that this outdated city was known as Yala.
The most basic point of interest of the city is Patan Durbar Square, which has been recorded by UNESCO as one of seven Monument Zones that make up the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site.
The city was at initially arranged perfectly healthy of the Buddhist Dharma-Chakra. The four thurs or slopes on the edge of Patan are credited around, one at each edge of its cardinal centers, which are noticeably known as Asoka Stupas.
An extensive portion of the people is involved with trades, in standard created works and little scale lodge business endeavors, and a couple of occupants work in agriculture. Lalitpur has conveyed the most hoisted number of well known masters and finest talented specialists ever recorded ever.
Patan is home to Pulchowk Engineering Campus, one of the most established and most rumored schools associated with the Institute of Engineering i.e Tribhuvan University. Patan Academy of Health Sciences is the main restorative college in the city with Patan Hospital as its essential educating doctor's facility
The city is served by various private and open instituitions giving training from essential until optional level. Among all, the biggest and rumored schools are Adarsha Vidya Mandir, St. Xavier's School, and so on.
Nepal National Library which was built up in 1957 AD was moved to Patan from Singha Durbar in 2061 AD.
Patan is famous as an extremely creative city. The greater part of the Nepalese craftsmanship is committed to Gods, and there are a plenitude of sanctuaries and viharas. Eminent spots of interest include:
- Patan Durbar Square
- Patan Dhoka
- Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara and numerous other.
Privately owned businesses work various courses associating Patan with different places in the valley. Transports, small scale transports and electric rhythms are the most well-known types of open transport found in the city.
To Promote neighborhood society Patan has one FM radio station Radio Sagarmatha - 102.4 MHz which is a Community radio station.
The first local dialect of Patan is Nepal Bhasa's Lalitpur lingo. Despite the fact that because of the movement structure different spots to Patan, different dialects like Nepali, Tamang, and so on are additionally talked.
