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'''Dhading Besi''' ({{langx|ne|धादिङ्ग बेसी}}) is the headquarter of the [[Dhading District]] of [[Nepal]]. The town is located within [[Nilkantha, Nepal|Nilkantha Municipality]] which is one of the two municipalities of the district. It is also the administrative center of Nilkantha Municipality. The district also holds all of the major administrative buildings and structures of the district. The largest community college and many other private schools also located in Dhading Besi. The 50 bed Dhading District Hospital also located in Dhading Besi.
==Etymology== The word ''besi'' in the [[Nepali language]] means lowlands in the [[river basin]] which is the reason many people settled here. It is a small town along the banks of two rivers, Arun Khola and Thopal Khola (Khola means a small river in Nepali). Main settlement of the [[Nilkantha, Nepal|Nilkantha municipality]] is Puchhar Bazaar, Bich Bazaar, Milan Tole, and Siran Bazaar. Being the district headquarter, most of the government offices are located in the area.
It is at 27°54'45.9"N 84°53'46.2"E at an altitude of 612 metres.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NP/0/Dhading.html Location of Dhading - Falling Rain Genomics]</ref>
==See also== * [[Dhading District]] * [[Nepal]] * [[Bagmati Zone]]
==References== {{Reflist}} * Cohen, Saul B.; ed. ''The Columbia Gazetteer of the World'' (New York: [[Columbia University Press]], 1998) p. 827
[[Category:Populated places in Dhading District]]
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