In 2015 , Kathmandu Valley was hit by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake . The earthquake caused thousands of deaths and destruction of many infrastructures across the Kathmandu Valley , which includes the towns of Lalitpur , Kirtipur , Madhyapur Thimi , Bhaktapur making the total population to roughly five million people and the municipalities across Kathmandu valley . Kathmandu is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Kathmandu Valley