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Pokhara City, Nepal

  • Date of Sisterhood Relationship : February 23, 2013 (Conclusion of Treaty of Amity and Cooperation)
  • City Name : Pokhara city, Kaski-prefecture, Gandaki-district, Nepal
  • Location : The northwestern part of Kathmandu 200㎞ (Altitude: 827m)
  • Geographic location : Latitude 28.25, longitude 83.99
  • Size : 56.4574 km2 (13 times of Gangbuk-gu)
  • Population : 390,000 people
  • Administrative Organizations : 1 Metropolitan city, 43 Development committees
  • Major industries : Tourism, agriculture, British Military natural stuffs
  • Religion : Hindu, Buddhist, Christian
  • Local characteristics
    • Temperature: Summer (average 25-32℃), Winter (5-16℃)
    • Second largest city and the best tourist city in Nepal
    • Famous of settlement doing business between Tibet and India in the 17th century
    • With 3 mountains: Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Dhaulagiri and Manaslu Himalayas, and natural environment covered with emerald blue lake, green forests, deep canyons, underground waterfalls and caves falls.
  • Schedule of exchange
    Schedule of exchange
    2013. 1. 22. ~ 1.25. Nepal Pokhara City Delegation Visit to Gangbuk-gu
    • Visiting Party: Pokhara City Mayor, Foreign Affair Division Chief
    • Detail of Visit: Visit to Gangbuk-gu Infrastructure
    2013. 2. 23. Gangbuk-gu Delegation (17 people) Visit to Nepal
    • Concluding Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, Medical Services in Pokhara city, Attending Birethanti School Completion Ceremony
    2014. 11. 2. ~ 11. 15. Provided support for participation by the Nepali Mayor of Pokhara in the developing country local administration training Participants: Newly appointed Mayor of Pokhara, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Description: Provided support for participation in Korea’s local administration training (arrival, escorting for the training venue, etc.)
    2014. 11. 10. ~ 11. 11. Operated the Gangbuk-gu’s local government exchange program such as the developing country local administration training with the Nepali Mayor of Pokhara Visitors: Newly appointed Mayor of Pokhara, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Description: Toured major facilities in Gangbuk-gu
    2015. 4. 3. ~ 4. 10. Visited Nepal and met officials from Pokhara to seek an international exchange cooperation project
    2015. 5. 18. ~ 6. 2. Received a letter on the status of earthquake damage in Pokhara, Nepal, and promoted voluntary fundraising to restore Nepal from earthquake damage
    2017. 2. 20. ~ 2. 28. Visited Nepal to promote international exchanges and support a cooperation project
    - Rendezvous with Gangbuk-gu delegation (5 officials) in Pokhara
    2018. 3. 16. ~ 3. 24. Visited Nepal to support a private-sector international exchange project and provide medical supplies
    2019. 2. 18. ~ 2. 26. Visited Nepal to promote international exchanges and support a cooperation project
    - Rendezvous with Gangbuk-gu delegation (5 officials) in Pokhara, and participated in medical volunteering (3 times) and the construction completion ceremony of Human School
    2019. 9. 8. Welcomed delegation from Pokhara, Nepal to Gangbuk-gu Delegation: 4 officials, including Mayor of Pokhara Description: Site visits and meetings to promote exchanges
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