Phutung

Phutung

Phutung

Village of Tarakeshwar Municipality in No. 3, Nepal

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  2. [2]
    "Home". pinstitute.org.


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