Introduction to Pokhara

Pokhara is a valley which is surrounded by beautiful, amazing and silent himalayas in the north and mountains.Pokhara, known as the city of lakes, is decorated by natural lakes and rivers. As Nepal is a religious country. Pokhara has its own religious norms and values. Different castes have their own religious values and festivals. Pokhara is one of the most popular tourist centre in Nepal and in world too. Pokhara has its own unique value and importance in the tourism board of the world. Many tourists wants to come to Nepal to visit Pokhara. Pokhara is the district headquarter of the Western Development Region. Pokhara is the 3rd largest city in Nepal. There are many attractive hills in Pokhara. Pokhara is surrounded by Mahabharat hills in the south and in the north there is Himalayan range(Machhapuchre, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna range). When the shadow of Machhapuchre is seen on the Fewa lake in the morning, then the scene is so beautiful and amazing , the visitors wants to stay in Pokhara permanently and be the member of Pokhara.
There are four sub-metropolitan city in Nepal and out of them one is Pokhara Sub-metropolitan city. In pokhara, there are about 1,95,000 people in Pokhara. Pokhara is situated in Kaski district of Gandaki zone in Western Development Region. The total area of Pokhara is about 123 sq km. There are different kinds of castes like Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar, Gurung, Magar, Kami, Damai, Sarki, Rai, Limbu and many others. All the castes have their own festivals and way of performing their festivals. There are many people in Pokhara following different religions. Some follow Hinduism, some follow Buddhism, some Christianity, some Islam, some Sikh and some Jain. But majority people in Pokhara are Hindu. Now, the popualtion growth rate of Pokhara valley is 7.41 %. Pokhara is quite developed city after Kathmandu and Butuwal. The male literacy rate of Pokhara is 83% and the female literacy rate is 71%.
As Pokhara is said to be"The city of Lakes",it is true and worthless for its name. There are 7 lakes in Pokhara. They are Phewa lake,Begnas, Rupa, Maidi, Khaste,Gunde and Dipang lake. But out of seven lakes, Phewa,Begnas and Rupa lake are popular. Mainly, Pokhara is famoous for Phewa lake, Devis Fall, Seti gorge, Sarangkot for paragliding, Mahendra Cave, Gupteswor Cave and many others.But Pokhara is also famous for Seti gorge. Seti river has left an amazing and outstanding feature around Pokhara since it runs through deep crust from KI Singh Gorge,bagar to down,Sita Paila.For the tourist from foreign countries and from Nepal too, the best time to visit Pokhara is in autumn season and in spring season. In autumn(october and November) and in spring(Februaary, March and April), during this time, the climate is vey well and clear. The sky is clear and blue. At this time, it is the best place for visiting(for paragliding, trekking, rafting,and boating). The snow-covered Himalayan range is also seen clearly. So, tourists can have the well and beautiful view of Machhapuchre, Dhaulagiri and Annapurna range.But in other months and in rainy season, the climate of Pokhara is not favourable . Due to heavy rain, landslides, flood, transportation and other options like rafting,paragliding are disturbed.But in other season it is the best option.Due to the unique and amazing feature of Pokhara, Pokhara has got its own incredibility in Nepal and in the world too. So, we can proudly say"Incredibe Pokhara". Pokhara is not only the proud of Kaski district and Gandaki zone but also the proud of whole Nepal.