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Taruka

Coordinates: 27°52′N 85°01′E / 27.87°N 85.01°E / 27.87; 85.01
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Taruka
तारुका
Taruka is located in Nepal
Taruka
Taruka
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°52′N 85°01′E / 27.87°N 85.01°E / 27.87; 85.01
Country   Nepal
ZoneBagmati Zone
DistrictNuwakot District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
4,846
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Bullfight in Taruka
Local festival in winter in Taruka

Taruka was a village development committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4845 people living in 912 individual households. Taruka is famous for its vegetable production and annual bullfight. The annual bullfight occurs on first day on tenth month (Makar Sakranti) of Nepali calendar. [1]

References

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  1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, retrieved 6 October 2008
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