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Kathmandu — 2,041,587 Morang — 1,148,156 Rupandehi — 1,121,957 Jhapa — 998,054 Sunsari — 926,962 Kailali — 904,666 Dhanusa — 867,747 Sarlahi — 862,470 Rautahat — 813,573 Bara — 763,137 Siraha — 739,953 Chitawan — 719,859 Mahottari — 706,994 Saptari — 706,255 Kapilbastu — 682,961 Dang — 674,993 Parsa — 654,471 Banke — 603,194 Kaski — 600,051 Lalitpur — 551,667 Kanchanpur — 513,757 Makwanpur — 466,073 Bardiya — 459,900 Bhaktapur — 432,132 Surkhet — 415,126 Nawalparasi West — 386,868 Nawalparasi East — 378,079 Kavrepalanchok — 364,039 Udayapur — 340,721 Dhading — 325,710 Tanahu — 321,153 Sindhuli — 300,026 Ilam — 279,534 Nuwakot — 263,391 Sindhupalchok — 262,624 Syangja — 253,024 Dailekh — 252,313 Gorkha — 251,027 Baglung — 249,211 Gulmi — 246,494 Palpa — 245,027 Baitadi — 242,157 Salyan — 238,515 Rolpa — 234,793 Pyuthan — 232,019 Achham — 228,852 Doti — 204,831 Jajarkot — 189,360 Bajhang — 189,085 Arghakhanchi — 177,086 Khotang — 175,298 Dolakha — 172,767 Panchthar — 172,400 Ramechhap — 170,302 Rukum West — 166,740 Sankhuwasabha — 158,041 Bhojpur — 157,923 Lamjung — 155,852 Dhankuta — 150,599 Kalikot — 145,292 Dadeldhura — 139,602 Okhaldhunga — 139,552 Bajura — 138,523 Darchula — 133,310 Parbat — 130,887 Taplejung — 120,590 Jumla — 118,349 Myagdi — 107,033 Solukhumbu — 104,851 Terhathum — 88,731 Mugu — 64,549 Rukum East — 56,786 Humla — 55,394 Rasuwa — 46,689 Dolpa — 42,774 Mustang — 14,452 Manang — 5,658 Dolpa Humla Gorkha Surkhet Mugu Sankhuwasabha Mustang Kailali Bajhang Dang Taplejung Sindhuli Solukhumbu Udayapur Darchula Dolakha Makwanpur Chitawan Ramechhap Baglung Dhading Bajura Bardiya Jumla Jajarkot Myagdi Sindhupalchok Manang Achham Doti Panchthar Banke Salyan Nawalparasi East Khotang Kaski Kanchanpur Rasuwa Rolpa Kalikot Baitadi Rukum East Dailekh Dadeldhura Ilam Pyuthan Rukum West Jhapa Tanahu Palpa Morang Lamjung Parsa Dhanusa Sarlahi Bhojpur Kapilbastu Sunsari Arghakhanchi Syangja Kavrepalanchok Bara Gulmi Saptari Rupandehi Okhaldhunga Nuwakot Rautahat Siraha Mahottari Dhankuta Terhathum Nawal W Parbat Kathmandu BKT Population, 2021 · five classes, each holding about 15 of 77 areas · 76 of 77 named on the map; 1 too small for a label, marked with a dot and named in the table below.
View data table Population by district Area Population Kathmandu 2,041,587 Morang 1,148,156 Rupandehi 1,121,957 Jhapa 998,054 Sunsari 926,962 Kailali 904,666 Dhanusa 867,747 Sarlahi 862,470 Rautahat 813,573 Bara 763,137 Siraha 739,953 Chitawan 719,859 Mahottari 706,994 Saptari 706,255 Kapilbastu 682,961 Dang 674,993 Parsa 654,471 Banke 603,194 Kaski 600,051 Lalitpur 551,667 Kanchanpur 513,757 Makwanpur 466,073 Bardiya 459,900 Bhaktapur 432,132 Surkhet 415,126 Nawalparasi West 386,868 Nawalparasi East 378,079 Kavrepalanchok 364,039 Udayapur 340,721 Dhading 325,710 Tanahu 321,153 Sindhuli 300,026 Ilam 279,534 Nuwakot 263,391 Sindhupalchok 262,624 Syangja 253,024 Dailekh 252,313 Gorkha 251,027 Baglung 249,211 Gulmi 246,494 Palpa 245,027 Baitadi 242,157 Salyan 238,515 Rolpa 234,793 Pyuthan 232,019 Achham 228,852 Doti 204,831 Jajarkot 189,360 Bajhang 189,085 Arghakhanchi 177,086 Khotang 175,298 Dolakha 172,767 Panchthar 172,400 Ramechhap 170,302 Rukum West 166,740 Sankhuwasabha 158,041 Bhojpur 157,923 Lamjung 155,852 Dhankuta 150,599 Kalikot 145,292 Dadeldhura 139,602 Okhaldhunga 139,552 Bajura 138,523 Darchula 133,310 Parbat 130,887 Taplejung 120,590 Jumla 118,349 Myagdi 107,033 Solukhumbu 104,851 Terhathum 88,731 Mugu 64,549 Rukum East 56,786 Humla 55,394 Rasuwa 46,689 Dolpa 42,774 Mustang 14,452 Manang 5,658
By province Districts listed by population, 2021.
13 districts · 119 local units
Kathmandu 2,041,587 Chitawan 719,859 Lalitpur 551,667 Makwanpur 466,073 Bhaktapur 432,132 Kavrepalanchok 364,039 Dhading 325,710 Sindhuli 300,026 Nuwakot 263,391 Sindhupalchok 262,624 Dolakha 172,767 Ramechhap 170,302 Rasuwa 46,689 Bagmati overview →
12 districts · 109 local units
Rupandehi 1,121,957 Kapilbastu 682,961 Dang 674,993 Banke 603,194 Bardiya 459,900 Nawalparasi West 386,868 Gulmi 246,494 Palpa 245,027 Rolpa 234,793 Pyuthan 232,019 Arghakhanchi 177,086 Rukum East 56,786 Lumbini overview →
Koshi कोशी प्रदेश 4,961,412 14 districts · 137 local units
Morang 1,148,156 Jhapa 998,054 Sunsari 926,962 Udayapur 340,721 Ilam 279,534 Khotang 175,298 Panchthar 172,400 Sankhuwasabha 158,041 Bhojpur 157,923 Dhankuta 150,599 Okhaldhunga 139,552 Taplejung 120,590 Solukhumbu 104,851 Terhathum 88,731 Koshi overview →
11 districts · 85 local units
Kaski 600,051 Nawalparasi East 378,079 Tanahu 321,153 Syangja 253,024 Gorkha 251,027 Baglung 249,211 Lamjung 155,852 Parbat 130,887 Myagdi 107,033 Mustang 14,452 Manang 5,658 Gandaki overview →
10 districts · 79 local units
Surkhet 415,126 Dailekh 252,313 Salyan 238,515 Jajarkot 189,360 Rukum West 166,740 Kalikot 145,292 Jumla 118,349 Mugu 64,549 Humla 55,394 Dolpa 42,774 Karnali overview →
How places are identified
Every place carries its OCHA P-code, which is hierarchical — a child’s code is prefixed by its parent’s. Twenty-two local-unit names are shared across districts, so URLs are hierarchical too: /np/bagmati/kathmandu/. Local units are the 753 municipalities and rural municipalities; protected areas are federally administered and excluded from that count.