Gokarneshwor is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna.

The river Bagmati has its origin as the name Bagh Dwar situated in the middle of the Shivapuri jungle in this municipality.

[3] There also lies the Kanti Bhairav temple, built in around 17th century during the reign of King Pratap Malla.

In late August or early September people go to this temple to bathe and make offerings in honor of their fathers, living or dead, on a day called Gokarna Aunsi.

The municipality has large number of educational institutions in the nation, trailing just behind Kathmandu Mahanagarpalika.