Phutung फटुङ्ग | |
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Village of Tarakeshwar Municipality | |
  Phutung Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates:27°46′N85°19′E / 27.77°N 85.31°E /27.77; 85.31 | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | No. 3 |
| District | Kathmandu District |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,792 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Phutung is avillage and formerVillage Development Committee that is now part of Tarakeshwar Municipality inKathmandu District inProvince No. 3 of centralNepal. At the time of the2011 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 toTibeto-Burmankirati root meaning “subsidiary”. Accordingly, if its kirati root is true, the name may date back to 500 BC during the era whenTibeto-Burman speakingkirati people ruled theKathmandu Valley. Please readthe history of Kathmandu valley for ancient history of the Kathmandu valley.
The village is the source of name for a technological research institute namedPhutung Research Institute[2] for the word rhymes with wordphoton, the name for the smallest packet of electromagnetic energy.
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