Hetauda

Hetauda is a sub-metropolitan city in the Makwanpur District of the Narayani Zone of southern Nepal. It is the administrative headquarters of the Makwanpur District and the headquarters of Nepal's Central Development Region. It is one of the largest city of Nepal. At the time of the 2015 Nepal census, it had a population of 153,875 people.Situated in the confluence of the two prominent national highways viz. Tribhuvan highway and Mahendra highway, Hetauda sub-metropolitan city is one of the most happening destination of the nation. Long established as a livable city of the nation, the development of the city initiated in a way along with the declaration of municipality in 1969A.D, nonetheless the development was sluggish. The development of the city really caught up its momentum when the city was announced headquarter of the Makwanpur district in 1982A.D and is striving to be the regional headquarter of the central development region. The heady mixture of the unique culture proudly preserved and diverse ethnicities makes Hetauda an ideal place for the development. Hetauda has been long established as an industrial estate of the nation and it holds the important industry of the nation. It is often famous and regarded as “Green city” because the city has planted trees on either sides of the road and is the pioneer city in the plantation of the trees.Hetauda city is located at a distance of 76 km from the capital city, Kathmandu, via the fast track, at a distance of 132 km via Daman Tribhuvan Highway and 224 km via Narayanghat. Also first tunneling road is being constructed which is believed to shorten the distance between Hetauda-Kathmandu. It is expected that traveling time from Kathmandu to Hetauda via tunnel road will be just 57 min and 13 sec only.