Phutung
फटुङ्ग | |
|---|---|
Village of Tarakeshwar Municipality | |
  Phutung Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°46′N 85°19′E / 27.77°N 85.31°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu District |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,792 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Phutung is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tarakeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 4,792 living in 1,064 households.[1]
Although the etymological roots of the word “phutung” is unknown, the word is perhaps related to Tibeto-Burman kirati root meaning “subsidiary”. Accordingly, if its kirati root is true, the name may date back to 500 BC during the era when Tibeto-Burman speaking kirati people ruled the Kathmandu Valley. Please read the history of Kathmandu valley for ancient history of the Kathmandu valley.
The village is the source of name for a technological research institute named Phutung Research Institute[2] for the word rhymes with word photon, the name for the smallest packet of electromagnetic energy.
References
[edit]- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ "Home". pinstitute.org.
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