List of cities in Nepal
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Category | Municipality |
Location | Nepal |
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Number | 6 Metro City 11 Sub-metro city 276 Urban Municipality (as of 20 September 2015) |
Populations | 845,767 - 8,370 |
Areas | 547.43 square kilometres (211.36 sq mi) - 6.89 square kilometres (2.66 sq mi) |
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Cities and towns in Nepal are incorporated under municipality. A municipality in Nepal is a sub-unit of a district. The Government of Nepal has set-out a minimum criteria for municipalities. These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure and revenues. Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among which 6 are metropolis, 11 are sub-metropolis and 276 are municipal councils. Other than that there are 460 rural municipalities totaling 753 local level government within Nepal.[1]
Kathmandu, the capital, is also the largest city.[2][3] In terms of area, Pokhara is the largest metropolitan city covering a subtotal of 464.28 km2[4] while Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km2. Ghorahi is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km2 where as Dhangadhi is the largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of 204,788. Budhanilkantha with a population of 179,688 is the largest municipality followed by Birendranagar with a population of 154,886. In terms of area, Sitganga is the largest municipality with an area of 610.43 square kilometres (235.69 sq mi).[5]
List of cities by classification
[edit]Along with other major criteria as mentioned in Local Governance Act 2017 of Nepal, the number of population to be considered as the municipality: the minimum population in mountainous district should be 10,000 while hilly districts, inner terai districts, terai districts, and Kathmandu valley should include forty thousand, fifty thousand, seventy thousand and one hundred thousand respectively. For sub-metropolitan, the population should be two hundred thousand, and it should be five hundred thousand for metropolitan.[6]
The list includes the cities and not urban agglomerations.
Classification:
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has classified the local units into four grades based on infrastructure and social development.[7][8]
Classification | Type | Quantity | |
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Grade 'A' | Very remote | 18 | |
Grade 'B' | Remote | 43 | |
Grade 'C' | Fairly accessible | 133 | |
Grade 'D' | Accessible | 99 |
The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective provinces of Nepal while that in bold and italic is the country capital.
Metropolitan cities
[edit]Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2021) | Area (km2) | # of Wards | Website |
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Kathmandu | काठमाडौँ | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 862,400 | 49.45 | 32 | [1] |
Pokhara | पोखरा | Kaski | Gandaki | 513,504 | 464.24 | 33 | [2] |
Bharatpur | भरतपुर | Chitwan | Bagmati | 369,268 | 432.95 | 29 | [3] |
Lalitpur | ललितपुर | Lalitpur | Bagmati | 294,098 | 36.12 | 29 | [4] |
Birgunj | वीरगञ्ज | Parsa | Madhesh | 272,382 | 132.07[9] | 32 | [5] |
Biratnagar | विराटनगर | Morang | Koshi | 243,927 | 77.00[9] | 19 | [6] |
Sub-metropolitan cities
[edit]Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2021) | Area | # of Wards | Website |
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Ghorahi | घोराही | Dang | Lumbini | 200,530 | 522.21 | 19 | [7] |
Dhangadhi | धनगढी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 198,792 | 261.75 | 19 | [8] |
Itahari | इटहरी | Sunsari | Koshi | 197,241 | 93.78 | 20 | [9] |
Janakpurdham | जनकपुर | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 194,556 | 91.97 | 25 | [10] |
Butwal | बुटवल | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 194,335 | 101.61 | 19 | [11] |
Hetauda | हेटौडा | Makawanpur | Bagmati | 193,576 | 261.59 | 19 | [12] |
Tulsipur | तुल्सिपुर | Dang | Lumbini | 179,755 | 384.63 | 19 | [13] |
Dharan | धरान | Sunsari | Koshi | 166,531 | 192.32 | 20 | [14] |
Nepalgunj | नेपालगञ्ज | Banke | Lumbini | 164,444 | 85.94 | 23 | [15] |
Kalaiya | कलैया | Bara | Madhesh | 136,222 | 108.94 | 27 | [16] |
Jitpursimara | जीतपुरसिमरा | Bara | Madhesh | 127,307 | 312.18 | 24 | [17] |
Municipality
[edit]Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2021) | Area | # of Wards | Website | |
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Budhanilkantha | बुढानिलकण्ठ | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 177,557 | 34.8 | 13 | [18] | |
Birendranagar | वीरेन्द्रनगर | Surkhet | Karnali | 153,863 | 245.06 | 16 | [19] | |
Tarakeshwar | तारकेश्वर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 151,479 | 54.95 | 11 | [20] | |
Tilottama | तिलोत्तमा | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 149,479 | 126.19 | 17 | [21] | |
Gokarneshwar | गोकर्णेश्वर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 149,366 | 58.5 | 9 | [22] | |
Suryabinayak | सूर्यविनायक | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 140,085 | 42.45 | 10 | [23] | |
Chandragiri | चन्द्रागिरी | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 136,860 | 43.9 | 15 | [24] | |
Tokha | टोखा | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 133,755 | 17.11 | 11 | [25] | |
Mechinagar | मेचीनगर | Jhapa | Koshi | 133,073 | 192.85 | 15 | [26] | |
Kageshwari-Manohara | कागेश्वरी मनोहरा | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 130,433 | 27.38 | 9 | ||
Mahalaxmi | महालक्ष्मी | Lalitpur | Bagmati | 123,116 | 26.51 | 10 | [28] | |
Bhimdatta | भीमदत्त | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 122,320 | 78.24 | 19 | [29] | |
Sundar Haraincha | सुन्दरहरैंचा | Morang | Koshi | 120,213 | 110.16 | 12 | [30] | |
Madhyapur Thimi | मध्यपुर थिमी | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 119,756 | 11.47 | 9 | [31] | |
Birtamod | बिर्तामोड | Jhapa | Koshi | 116,192 | 78.24 | 10 | [32] | |
Nagarjun | नागार्जुन | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 115,437 | 29.85 | 10 | [33] | |
Damak | दमक | Jhapa | Koshi | 107,227 | 70.86 | 10 | [34] | |
Triyuga | त्रियुगा | Udayapur | Koshi | 102,725 | 547.43 | 16 | [35] | |
Lahan | लहान | Siraha | Madhesh | 102,031 | 167.17 | 24 | [36] | |
Kohalpur | कोहलपुर | Banke | Lumbini | 101,667 | 184.26 | 15 | [37] | |
Godawari | गोदावरी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 98,746 | 305.63 | 12 | [38] | |
Godawari | गोदावरी | Lalitpur | Bagmati | 97,633 | 96.11 | 14 | [39] | |
Banganga | बाणगंगा | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 96,714 | 233.68 | 11 | [40] | |
Siraha | सिरहा | Siraha | Madhesh | 95,410 | 94.2 | 22 | [41] | |
Barahachhetra | बराहक्षेत्र | Sunsari | Koshi | 91,087 | 222.09 | 11 | [42] | |
Lamki Chuha | लम्की चुहा | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 90,971 | 225 | 10 | [43] | |
Ratnanagar | रत्ननगर | Chitwan | Bagmati | 89,905 | 68.68 | 16 | [44] | |
Tikapur | टिकापुर | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 89,835 | 121.92 | 9 | [45] | |
Kapilvastu | कपिलवस्तु | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 88,874 | 136.91 | 12 | [46] | |
Changunarayan | चाँगुनारायण | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 88,083 | 62.98 | 9 | [47] | |
Lumbini Sanskritik | लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 87,383 | 112.21 | 13 | [48] | |
Kawasoti | कावासोती | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 86,821 | 108.34 | 17 | [49] | |
Ghodaghodi | घोडाघोडी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 86,034 | 354.45 | 12 | [50] | |
Shivaraj | शिवराज | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 84,810 | 284.07 | 11 | [51] | |
Arjundhara | अर्जुनधारा | Jhapa | Koshi | 84,018 | 109.86 | 11 | [52] | |
Chandrapur | चन्द्रपुर | Rautahat | Madhesh | 81,807 | 249.96 | 10 | [53] | |
Belbari | बेलवारी | Morang | Koshi | 81,771 | 132.79 | 11 | [54] | |
Kirtipur | किर्तिपुर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 81,578 | 14.76 | 10 | [55] | |
Barahathawa | बरहथवा | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 81,120 | 107.05 | 18 | [56] | |
Gaindakot | गैडाकोट | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 79,349 | 159.93 | 18 | [57] | |
Bhaktapur | भक्तपुर | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 79,136 | 6.89 | 10 | [58] | |
Vyas | व्यास | Tanahun | Gandaki | 78,939 | 248 | 14 | [59] | |
Sainamaina | सैनामैना | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 78,393 | 162.18 | 11 | [60] | |
Bardaghat | बर्दघाट | Nawalparasi West | Lumbini | 76,703 | 162.05 | 16 | [8] | |
Buddhabhumi | बुद्धभूमी | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 76,507 | 366.67 | 10 | [61] | |
Inaruwa | ईनरुवा | Sunsari | Koshi | 74,914 | 77.92 | 10 | [62] | |
Gulariya | गुलरिया | Bardiya | Lumbini | 74,505 | 118.21 | 12 | [63] | |
Siddharthanagar | सिद्धार्थनगर | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 74,436 | 36.03 | 13 | [64] | |
Bardibas | बर्दिबास | Mahottari | Madhesh | 74,361 | 315.57 | 14 | [65] | |
Shivasatakshi | शिवसताक्षि | Jhapa | Koshi | 74,077 | 145.87 | 11 | [66] | |
Barbardiya | बारबर्दिया | Bardiya | Lumbini | 72,533 | 226.09 | 11 | [67] | |
Gaushala | गौशाला | Mahottari | Madhesh | 72,481 | 144.73 | 12 | [68] | |
Devdaha | देवदह | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 72,457 | 136.95 | 12 | [69] | |
Pathari Shanischare | पथरी शनिश्चरे | Morang | Koshi | 72,451 | 79.81 | 10 | [70] | |
Sunawal | सुनवल | Parasi | Lumbini | 72,085 | 139.1 | 13 | [71] | |
Krishnapur | कृष्णपुर | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 71,500 | 252.75 | 9 | [72] | |
Kamalamai | कमलामाई | Sindhuli | Bagmati | 71,016 | 482.57 | 14 | [73] | |
Bhadrapur | भद्रपुर | Jhapa | Koshi | 70,913 | 96.35 | 10 | [74] | |
Urlabari | उर्लावारी | Morang | Koshi | 70,908 | 74.62 | 9 | [75] | |
Rajbiraj | राजविराज | Saptari | Madhesh | 70,803 | 55.64[10] | 16 | [76] | |
Dudhauli | दुधौली | Sindhuli | Bagmati | 70,207 | 390.39 | 14 | [77] | |
Krishnanagar | कृष्णनगर | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 70,111 | 96.66 | 12 | [78] | |
Ishwarpur | ईश्वरपूर | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 68,377 | 163.83 | 15 | [79] | |
Banepa | बनेपा | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 67,690 | 54.59 | 14 | [80] | |
Khairhani | खैरहनी | Chitwan | Bagmati | 67,385 | 85.55 | 13 | [81] | |
Rapti | राप्ती | Chitwan | Bagmati | 66,617 | 212.31 | 13 | [82] | |
Lalbandi | लालबन्दी | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 66,419 | 238.5 | 17 | [83] | |
Duhabi | दुहवी | Sunsari | Koshi | 66,074 | 73.67 | 12 | [84] | |
Maharajganj | महाराजगंज | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 64,645 | 112.21 | 11 | [85] | |
Gauriganga | गौरीगंगा | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 64,558 | 244.44 | 11 | [86] | |
Ramgram | रामग्राम | Parasi | Lumbini | 64,017 | 128.32 | 18 | [87] | |
Golbazar | गोलबजार | Siraha | Madhesh | 63,885 | 111.94 | 13 | ||
Jaleshwar | जलेश्वर | Mahottari | Madhesh | 63,802 | 44.26 | 12 | [88] | |
Ramdhuni | रामधुनी | Sunsari | Koshi | 63,452 | 91.69 | 9 | [89] | |
Bansgadhi | बासगढी | Bardiya | Lumbini | 63,252 | 206.08 | 9 | [90] | |
Sabaila | सवैला | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 62,282 | 64.47 | 13 | [91] | |
Punarbas | पुनर्वास | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 61,748 | 103.71 | 11 | [92] | |
Ratuwamai | रतुवामाई | Morang | Koshi | 61,139 | 142.15 | 10 | [93] | |
Madhyabindu | मध्यविन्दु | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 61,091 | 233.35 | 15 | [94] | |
Garuda | गरुडा | Rautahat | Madhesh | 60,857 | 44.46 | 9 | [95] | |
Rajapur | राजापुर | Bardiya | Lumbini | 60,831 | 127.08 | 10 | [96] | |
Gauradaha | गौरादह | Jhapa | Koshi | 60,451 | 149.86 | 9 | [97] | |
Katari | कटारी | Udayapur | Koshi | 59,507 | 424.89 | 14 | [98] | |
Mirchaiya | मिर्चैया | Siraha | Madhesh | 59,425 | 91.97 | 12 | [99] | |
Mahagadhimai | महागढीमाई | Bara | Madhesh | 59,424 | 55.32 | 11 | [100] | |
Bidur | विदुर | Nuwakot | Bagmati | 59,227 | 130.01 | 13 | [101] | |
Lamahi | लमही | Dang | Lumbini | 59,050 | 326.66 | 9 | [102] | |
Kalyanpur | कल्याणपुर | Siraha | Madhesh | 58,872 | 76.81 | 12 | [103] | |
Nilkantha | निलकण्ठ | Dhading | Bagmati | 58,828 | 197.7 | 14 | [104] | |
Kanchanrup | कञ्चनरूप | Saptari | Madhesh | 58,466 | 117.34 | 12 | [105] | |
Devchuli | देवचुली | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 58,003 | 112.72 | 17 | [106] | |
Bedkot | वेदकोट | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 57,680 | 159.92 | 10 | [107] | |
Rangeli | रंगेली | Morang | Koshi | 57,494 | 111.78 | 9 | [108] | |
Baglung | बागलुङ | Baglung | Gandaki | 56,102 | 98.01 | 14 | [109] | |
Sunawarshi | सुनवर्षी | Morang | Koshi | 56,034 | 106.4 | 9 | [110] | |
Shuklagandaki | शुक्लागण्डकी | Tanahun | Gandaki | 55,620 | 165 | 12 | [111] | |
Bhangaha | भँगाहा | Mahottari | Madhesh | 55,354 | 77.21 | 9 | [112] | |
Simraungadh | सिम्रोनगढ | Bara | Madhesh | 54,878 | 42.65 | 11 | [113] | |
Suryodaya | सूर्योदय | Ilam | Koshi | 54,727 | 252.52 | 14 | [114] | |
Malangwa | मलङ्गवा | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 54,550 | 30.44 | 12 | [115] | |
Godaita | गोडैता | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 54,270 | 48.62 | 12 | [116] | |
Rajpur | राजपुर | Rautahat | Madhesh | 54,083 | 31.41 | 9 | [117] | |
Gujara | गुजरा | Rautahat | Madhesh | 54,033 | 150.33 | 9 | [118] | |
Shuklaphanta | शुक्लाफाँटा | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 53,969 | 162.57 | 12 | [119] | |
Belauri | बेलौरी | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 53,910 | 123.37 | 10 | [120] | |
Shahidnagar | शहिद नगर | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 53,812 | 57.37 | 9 | [121] | |
Chaudandigadhi | चौदण्डीगढी | Udayapur | Koshi | 53,631 | 283.78 | 10 | [122] | |
Bhajani | भजनी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 53,494 | 176.25 | 9 | [123] | |
Dhangadimai | धनगढीमाई | Siraha | Madhesh | 53,355 | 159.51 | 14 | [124] | |
Kankai | कन्काई | Jhapa | Koshi | 53,148 | 80.98 | 9 | [125] | |
Hanumannagar Kankalini | हनुमाननगर कंकालिनी | Saptari | Madhesh | 52,796 | 118.19 | 14 | [126] | |
Khadak | खडक | Saptari | Madhesh | 52,778 | 93.77 | 11 | [127] | |
Gorkha | गोरखा | Gorkha | Gandaki | 52,468 | 131.86 | 14 | [128] | |
Manara Shiswa | मनरा शिसवा | Mahottari | Madhesh | 52,191 | 49.73 | 10 | ||
Kalika | कालिका | Chitwan | Bagmati | 52,164 | 149.08 | 11 | [129] | |
Dhanushadham | धनुषाधाम | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 52,024 | 91.64 | 9 | [130] | |
Ishnath | ईशनाथ | Rautahat | Madhesh | 51,855 | 35.18 | 9 | [131] | |
Paunauti | पनौती | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 51,504 | 118 | 12 | [132] | |
Kolhabi | कोल्हवी | Bara | Madhesh | 51,182 | 157.4 | 11 | [133] | |
Chhireshwarnath | क्षिरेश्वरनाथ | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 51,075 | 50.85 | 10 | [134] | |
Belaka | वेलका | Udayapur | Koshi | 51,043 | 344.73 | 9 | [135] | |
Tansen | तानसेन | Palpa | Lumbini | 50,792 | 109.8 | 14 | [136] | |
Madhuwan | मधुवन | Bardiya | Lumbini | 50,739 | 129.73 | 9 | [137] | |
Waling | वालिङ | Syangja | Gandaki | 50,488 | 128.4 | 14 | [138] | |
Ilam | इलाम | Ilam | Koshi | 50,085 | 173.32 | 10 | [139] | |
Hariwan | हरिवन | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 49,988 | 86.12 | 11 | [140] | |
Brindaban | बृन्दावन | Rautahat | Madhesh | 49,742 | 95.4 | 9 | [141] | |
Balawa | बलवा | Mahottari | Madhesh | 49,473 | 44.07 | 11 | [142] | |
Surunga | सुरुङ्गा | Saptari | Koshi | 49,460 | 107.04 | 11 | [143] | |
Thakurbaba | ठाकुरबाबा | Bardiya | Lumbini | 49,420 | 104.57 | 9 | [144] | |
Gadhimai | गढीमाई | Rautahat | Madhesh | 49,135 | 49.44 | 9 | [145] | |
Mithila | मिथिला | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 48,676 | 187.93 | 11 | [146] | |
Phidim | फिदिम | Pancthar | Koshi | 48,495 | 192.5 | 14 | [147] | |
Gurbhakot | गुर्भाकोट | Surkhet | Karnali | 48,216 | 228.62 | 14 | [148] | |
Bheriganga | भेरीगंगा | Surkhet | Karnali | 48,203 | 256.2 | 13 | [149] | |
Balara | बलरा | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 47,912 | 48.55 | 11 | [150] | |
Dakneshwari | दक्नेश्वारी | Saptari | Madhesh | 47,739 | 69.11 | 10 | [151] | |
Bagmati | बागमती | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 47,106 | 101.18 | 12 | [152] | |
Bodebarsain | बोदेबरसाईन | Saptari | Madhesh | 46,017 | 58.93 | 10 | [153] | |
Katahariya | कटहरीया | Rautahat | Madhesh | 45,821 | 40.69 | 9 | [154] | |
Loharpatti | लोहरपट्टी | Mahottari | Madhesh | 45,773 | 50.06 | 9 | [155] | |
Paroha | परोहा | Rautahat | Madhesh | 45,702 | 37.45 | 9 | [156] | |
Hansapur | हंसपुर | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 44,949 | 48.71 | 9 | [157] | |
Kamala | कमला | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 44,597 | 65.85 | 9 | [158] | |
Kabilasi | कविलासी | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 44,204 | 48.11 | 10 | [159] | |
Ganeshman Charanath | गणेशमान चारनाथ | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 44,082 | 244.31 | 11 | [160] | |
Bahudarmai | बहुदरमाई | Parsa | Madhesh | 43,478 | 31.55 | 9 | [161] | |
Haripur | हरिपुर | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 43,233 | 66.86 | 9 | [162] | |
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhi | रुपाकोट–मजुवागढी | Khotang | Koshi | 43,008 | 246.51 | 15 | [163] | |
Dodhara Chandani | दोधारा चादँनी | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 42,974 | 56.84 | 10 | [164] | |
Bhanu | भानु | Tanahun | Gandaki | 42,794 | 184 | 13 | [165] | |
Chautara Sangachokgadhi | चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी | Sindhupalchok | Bagmati | 42,668 | 165.25 | 14 | [166] | |
Sandhikharka | सन्धिखर्क | Arghakhanchi | Lumbini | 42,492 | 129.42 | 12 | [167] | |
Phatuwa Bijayapur | फतुवाबिजयपुर | Rautahat | Madhesh | 42,218 | 65.24 | 11 | [168] | |
Pyuthan | प्यूठान | Pyuthan | Lumbini | 42,130 | 128.96 | 10 | [169] | |
Sukhipur | सुखीपुर | Siraha | Madhesh | 42,033 | 54.78 | 10 | [170] | |
Putalibazar | पुतलीबजार | Syangja | Gandaki | 41,743 | 147.21 | 14 | [171] | |
Parsagadhi | पर्सागढी | Parsa | Madhesh | 41,569 | 99.69 | 9 | [172] | |
Melamchi | मेलम्ची | Sindhupalchok | Bagmati | 41,063 | 158.17 | 13 | [173] | |
Madhav Narayan | माधव नारायण | Rautahat | Madhesh | 40,894 | 48.53 | 9 | [174] | |
Rampur | रामपुर | Palpa | Lumbini | 40,883 | 123.34 | 10 | [175] | |
Pacharauta | पचरौता | Bara | Madhesh | 40,524 | 44.01 | 9 | [176] | |
Gaur | गौर | Rautahat | Madhesh | 39,846 | 21.53 | 9 | [177] | |
Manthali | मन्थली | Ramechhap | Bagmati | 39,695 | 211.78 | 14 | [178] | |
Shambhunath | शम्भुनाथ | Saptari | Madhesh | 39,634 | 108.71 | 12 | [179] | |
Boudhimai | बौधीमाई | Rautahat | Madhesh | 39,325 | 34.343 | 9 | [180] | |
Dullu | दुल्लु | Dailekh | Karnali | 39,143 | 156.77 | 13 | [181] | |
Thaha | थाहा | Makawanpur | Bagmati | 38,870 | 191.12 | 12 | [182] | |
Haripurwa | हरिपुर्वा | Sarlahi | Madhesh | 38,714 | 30.50 | 9 | [183] | |
Dewahi Gonahi | देवाही गोनाही | Rautahat | Madhesh | 38,690 | 33.99 | 9 | [184] | |
Karjanha | कर्जन्हा | Siraha | Madhesh | 38,557 | 76.84 | 11 | [185] | |
Madi | माडी | Chitwan | Bagmati | 38,295 | 218.24 | 9 | [186] | |
Puchaudi | पुर्चौडी | Baitadi | Sudurpashchim | 38,281 | 198.52 | 10 | [187] | |
Mithila Bihari | मिथिला बिहारी | Dhanusa | Madhesh | 38,273 | 37.6 | 10 | [188] | |
Besisahar | बेसीशहर | Lamjung | Gandaki | 38,232 | 127.64 | 11 | [189] | |
Letang | लेटाङ | Morang | Koshi | 38,152 | 219.23 | 9 | [190] | |
Kushma | कुश्मा | Parbat | Gandaki | 38,101 | 93.18 | 14 | [191] | |
Nagarain | नगराईन | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 38,037 | 39.00 | 9 | [192] | |
Bheri | भेरी | Jajarkot | Karnali | 37,892 | 219.77 | 13 | [193] | |
Chhedagad | छेडागाड | Jajarkot | Karnali | 37,877 | 284.2 | 13 | [194] | |
Bideha | विदेह | Dhanusha | Madhesh | 37,697 | 45.51 | 9 | [195] | |
Sitganga | सितगंगा | Arghakhanchi | Lumbini | 37,691 | 610.43 | 14 | [196] | |
Nijgadh | निजगढ | Bara | Madhesh | 37,687 | 289.43 | 13 | [197] | |
Pokhariya | पोखरिया | Parsa | Madhesh | 37,675 | 32.47 | 10 | [198] | |
Palungtar | पालुङटार | Gorkha | Gandaki | 37,409 | 158.62 | 10 | [199] | |
Aurahi | औरही | Mahottari | Madhesh | 37,361 | 35.76 | 9 | [200] | |
Ramgopalpur | रामगोपालपुर | Mahottari | Madhesh | 36,201 | 39.58 | 9 | [201] | |
Matihani | मटिहानी | Mahottari | Madhesh | 36,136 | 29.02 | 9 | [202] | |
Dhankuta | धनकुटा | Dhankuta | Koshi | 35,983 | 111 | 10 | [203] | |
Aathabiskot | आठविसकोट | Rukum West | Karnali | 35,917 | 560.34 | 14 | [204] | |
Panchapuri | पञ्चपुरी | Surkhet | Karnali | 35,839 | 329.9 | 11 | [205] | |
Rajdevi | राजदेवी | Rautahat | Madhesh | 35,658 | 28.21 | 9 | [206] | |
Parshuram | परशुराम | Dadeldhura | Sudurpashchim | 35,590 | 414.07 | 12 | [207] | |
Khandbari | खादँवारी | Sankhuwasabha | Koshi | 35,565 | 122.78 | 11 | [208] | |
Panchkhal | पाँचखाल | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 35,521 | 103 | 13 | [209] | |
Rolpa | रोल्पा | Rolpa | Lumbini | 35,376 | 270.42 | 10 | [210] | |
Belkotgadhi | बेलकोटगढी | Nuwakot | Bagmati | 35,224 | 155.6 | 13 | [211] | |
Bhimeshwar | भीमेश्वर | Dolakha | Bagmati | 34,712 | 132.5 | 9 | [212] | |
Sharada | शारदा | Salyan | Karnali | 34,663 | 198.34 | 15 | [213] | |
Musikot | मुसिकोट | Western Rukum | Karnali | 34,270 | 136.06 | 14 | [214] | |
Bagchaur | बागचौर | Salyan | Karnali | 34,021 | 163.14 | 12 | [215] | |
Dipayal Silgadhi | दिपायल सिलगढी | Doti | Sudurpashchim | 33,968 | 126.62 | 9 | [216] | |
Bungal | बुंगल | Bajhang | Sudurpashchim | 33,812 | 447.59 | 11 | [217] | |
Dhulikhel | धुलिखेल | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 33,726 | 55 | 12 | [218] | |
Bangad Kupinde | बनगाड कुपिण्डे | Salyan | Karnali | 32,940 | 338.21 | 12 | [219] | |
Beni | बेनी | Myagdi | Gandaki | 32,697 | 76.57 | 10 | [220] | |
Maulapur | मौलापुर | Rautahat | Madhesh | 32,325 | 34.75 | 9 | [221] | |
Swargadwari | स्वर्गद्वारी | Pyuthan | Lumbini | 32,037 | 224.7 | 9 | [222] | |
Lekbeshi | लेकबेशी | Surkhet | Karnali | 31,710 | 180.92 | 10 | [223] | |
Dasharathchand | दशरथचन्द | Baitadi | Sudurpashchim | 31,567 | 135.15 | 11 | [224] | |
Resunga | रेसुङ्गा | Gulmi | Lumbini | 31,551 | 83.74 | 14 | [225] | |
Aathabis | आठबीस | Dailekh | Karnali | 31,092 | 168 | 9 | [226] | |
Galyang | गल्याङ | Syangja | Gandaki | 31,034 | 122.71 | 11 | [227] | |
Deumai | देउमाई | Ilam | Koshi | 30,969 | 191.63 | 9 | [228] | |
Mai | माई | Ilam | Koshi | 30,732 | 246.11 | 10 | [229] | |
Galkot | गल्कोट | Baglung | Gandaki | 30,588 | 194.39 | 11 | [230] | |
Shikhar | शिखर | Doti | Sudurpashchim | 30,399 | 285.37 | 11 | [231] | |
Mandan Deupur | मण्डनदेउपुर | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 30,381 | 89 | 12 | [232] | |
Dhorpatan | ढोरपाटन | Baglung | Gandaki | 30,068 | 222.85 | 9 | [233] | |
Shadananda | षडानन्द | Bhojpur | Koshi | 29,342 | 241.15 | 14 | [234] | |
Shankharapur | शङ्खरापुर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 29,318 | 60.21 | 9 | [235] | |
Bhimad | भिमाद | Tanahun | Gandaki | 29,248 | 129 | 9 | [236] | |
Patan | पाटन | Baitadi | Sudurpashchim | 29,230 | 219.26 | 10 | [237] | |
Dhunibeshi | धुनीबेंशी | Dhading | Bagmati | 29,149 | 96.3 | 9 | ||
Chaurjahari | चौरजहारी | Western Rukum | Karnali | 28,956 | 107.38 | 14 | [238] | |
Nalgad | नलगाड | Jajarkot | Karnali | 28,922 | 387.44 | 13 | [239] | |
Musikot | मुसिकोट | Gulmi | Lumbini | 28,454 | 114.74 | 9 | [240] | |
Phungling | फुङलिङ | Taplejung | Koshi | 28,449 | 125.57 | 11 | [241] | |
Bhumikasthan | भूमिकास्थान | Arghakhanchi | Lumbini | 28,192 | 159.13 | 10 | [242] | |
Siddhicharan | सिद्दिचरण | Okhaldhunga | Koshi | 27,351 | 167.88 | 12 | [243] | |
Halesi Tuwachung | हलेसी तुवाचुङ | Khotang | Koshi | 27,078 | 280.17 | 11 | [244] | |
Sundarbazar | सुन्दरबजार | Lamjung | Gandaki | 27,043 | 72.05 | 11 | [245] | |
Chainpur | चैनपुर | Sankhuwasabha | Koshi | 26,799 | 223.69 | 11 | [246] | |
Chamunda Bindrasaini | चामुण्डा विन्द्रासैनी | Dailekh | Karnali | 26,559 | 90.6 | 9 | [247] | |
Mangalsen | मंगलसेन | Achham | Sudurpashchim | 26,557 | 220.14 | 14 | [248] | |
Dakshinkali | दक्षिणकाली | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 26,372 | 42.68 | 9 | [249] | |
Namobuddha | नमोबुद्ध | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 26,160 | 102 | 11 | [250] | |
Narayan | नारायण | Dailekh | Karnali | 26,111 | 110.63 | 11 | [251] | |
Panchadewal Binayak | पञ्चदेवल विनायक | Achham | Sudurpashchim | 26,088 | 147.75 | 9 | [252] | |
Bhojpur | भोजपुर | Bhojpur | Koshi | 26,007 | 159.51 | 12 | [253] | |
Sanphebagar | साफेबगर | Achham | Sudurpashchim | 25,891 | 166.71 | 14 | [254] | |
Solu Dudhkunda | सोलुदुधकुण्ड | Solukhumbu | Koshi | 25,678 | 528.09 | 11 | [255] | |
Ramechhap | रामेछाप | Ramechhap | Bagmati | 24,971 | 202.45 | 9 | [256] | |
Jaimini | जैमिनी | Baglung | Gandaki | 24,628 | 118.71 | 10 | [257] | |
Chhayanath Rara | छायाँनाथ रारा | Mugu | Karnali | 24,527 | 480.67 | 14 | [258] | |
Amargadhi | अमरगढी | Dadeldhura | Sudurpashchim | 24,149 | 139.33 | 11 | [259] | |
Barhabise | बाह्रविसे | Sindhupalchok | Bagmati | 24,109 | 96.73 | 9 | [260] | |
Mahakali | महाकाली | Darchula | Sudurpashchim | 24,081 | 135.11 | 9 | [261] | |
Saptakoshi | सप्तकोशी | Saptari | Madhesh | 23,510 | 60.25 | 11 | [262] | |
Chapakot | चापाकोट | Syangja | Gandaki | 22,969 | 120.59 | 10 | [263] | |
Bhirkot | भिरकोट | Syangja | Gandaki | 22,645 | 78.23 | 9 | [264] | |
Khandachakra | खाँडाचक्र | Kalikot | Karnali | 22,274 | 133.29 | 11 | [265] | |
Mahalaxmi | महालक्ष्मी | Dhankuta | Koshi | 22,182 | 126.3 | 9 | [266] | |
Madhya Nepal | मध्यनेपाल | Lamjung | Gandaki | 21,971 | 113.86 | 10 | [267] | |
Jaya Prithvi | जयपृथ्वी | Bajhang | Sudurpashchim | 21,933 | 166.79 | 11 | [268] | |
Shailyashikhar | शैल्यशिखर | Darchula | Sudurpashchim | 21,807 | 117.81 | 9 | [269] | |
Chandannath | चन्दननाथ | Jumla | Karnali | 21,036 | 102.03 | 10 | [270] | |
Kamalbazar | कमलबजार | Achham | Sudurpashchim | 21,032 | 120.78 | 10 | [271] | |
Melauli | मेलौली | Baitadi | Sudurpashchim | 20,658 | 119.43 | 9 | [272] | |
Phalebas | फलेवास | Parbat | Gandaki | 20,468 | 85.7 | 11 | [273] | |
Budhiganga | बुढीगंगा | Bajura | Sudurpashchim | 20,185 | 59.2 | 10 | [274] | |
Budhinanda | बुढीनन्दा | Bajura | Sudurpashchim | 20,072 | 232.48 | 10 | [275] | |
Pakhribas | पाख्रिवास | Dhankuta | Koshi | 19,104 | 144.29 | 10 | [276] | |
Myanglung | म्याङलुङ | Terathum | Koshi | 18,750 | 100.21 | 10 | [277] | |
Badimalika | बडीमालिका | Bajura | Sudurpashchim | 18,414 | 276 | 9 | [278] | |
Tribeni | त्रिवेणी | Bajura | Sudurpashchim | 17,798 | 170.32 | 9 | [279] | |
Raskot | रास्कोट | Kalikot | Karnali | 17,425 | 59.73 | 9 | [280] | |
Rainas | रार्इनास | Lamjung | Gandaki | 17,402 | 71.97 | 10 | [281] | |
Panchkhapan | पाँचखपन | Sankhuwasabha | Koshi | 16,348 | 148.03 | 9 | [282] | |
Tilagupha | तिलागुफा | Kalikot | Karnali | 16,197 | 262.56 | 11 | [283] | |
Jiri | जिरी | Dolakha | Bagmati | 16,109 | 211.27 | 9 | [284] | |
Dharmadevi | धर्मदेवी | Sankhuwasabha | Koshi | 16,053 | 132.82 | 9 | [285] | |
Laligurans | लालिगुराँस | Terathum | Koshi | 15,329 | 90.27 | 9 | [286] | |
Madi | मादी | Sankhuwasabha | Koshi | 13,273 | 110.1 | 9 | [287] | |
Tripura Sundari | त्रिपुरासुन्दरी | Dolpa | Karnali | 12,233 | 393.54 | 11 | [288] | |
Thuli Bheri | ठूली भेरी | Dolpa | Karnali | 9,861 | 421.34 | 11 | [289] |
See also
[edit]- Municipalities of Nepal — all city/urban + rural municipalities.
- Gaupalikas−Rural Municipalities of Nepal — current rural municipality + local government subdivision (est. 2017).
- Village development committees of Nepal (VDC) — former rural municipality + local government subdivision (1990-2016).
- List of village development committees of Nepal — (1990-2016).
- Subdivisions of Nepal
References
[edit]- ^ "Total number of local bodies and ward". Open Data Nepal. 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Population of Cities in Nepal (2020)". worldpopulationreview.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Nepal, Naturally. "Kathmandu". Naturally Nepal. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Pokhara Lekhnath becomes largest metropolitan city". Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Sitganga Municipality in Nepal". Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Local Government Operation Act 2017". Dpnet Nepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Government groups local federal units into four categories". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "दुर्गम र सुगमको आधारमा स्थानीय तहको विभाजन : हेर्नुहोस् तपाईंको स्थानीय तह कुन वर्ग छ ?". 23 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Population Ward Level 753 Local Unite" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "स्थानिय तह". Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.gov: Census 2011 − Final results of population and housing of VDC-Village development committees/Municipalities−cities — Table 2 (p. 8).
- Ekendraonline.com: Cost of Living Index in Nepal — Statistics & Graphs of Nepalese Citizen's Economic Power (January 2014)
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