Capital of Nepal, situated at 1,370 m/4,500 ft in the southern Himalayas, in the Valley of Nepal, at the junction of the Baghmati and
Vishnumati rivers; population (2001 est) 696,900. Tourism is an important economic activity and its growth has been aided by the develoment of an international airport at Kathmandu. Manufacturing industries in the
Kathmandu area are small-scale and dependent mainly on local raw materials; products include timber, bricks and tiles, milled rice,
cigarettes, cement, and beer.
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