Cities and towns in
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
are
incorporated under
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
. A municipality in Nepal is a sub-unit of a district. The
Government of Nepal
The Government of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल सरकार) is the federal executive authority of Nepal. Prior to the abolition of the Nepali monarchy in 2006 (became republic in 2008), it was officially known as His Majesty's Government.
T ...
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.
Kathmandu
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, the capital, is also the largest city. In terms of area,
Pokhara
Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...
is the largest
metropolitan city
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
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covering a subtotal of 464.28 km
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Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km
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Ghorahi
''Ghorahi'' (Nepali: घोराही उपमहानगरपालिका) is the seventh largest city and largest sub-metropolitan city of Nepal. The city (formerly ''Tribhuvannagar'') lies in Lumbini Province in the Mid-Western part ...
is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km
2 where as
Dhangadhi
Dhangadhi ( ne, धनगढी ) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.Dhangadhi is also the temporary capital of Sudurpashchim Province. It shares a border with Uttar ...
is the largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of 204,788.
Budhanilkantha
Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati Province, Bagmati province of Nepal. It is the 3rd largest List of cities in Nepal, city in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu and Lalitpur, Nepal, Lalitpur. As per 2021 ...
with a population of 179,688 is the largest municipality followed by
Birendranagar
Birendranagar ( ne, वीरेन्द्रनगर) officially Birendranagar Municipality is a city in Surkhet District in Karnali Province of Nepal.
It is the district headquarter of Surkhet District and also the capital city of Karnali ...
with a population of 154,886. In terms of area, Sitganga is the largest municipality with an area of .
List of cities by classification
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.
The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective
provinces of Nepal
The provinces of Nepal ( ne, नेपालका प्रदेशहरू, translit=Nepālkā Pradeśharū) were formed on 20 September 2015 in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by gr ...
while that in bold and ''italic'' is the country capital.
Metropolitan cities
Sub-metropolitan cities
Municipality
150,000+
100,000+
75,000+
50,000+
25,000+
8,000+
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List of cities in Nepal by population
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The list includes the cities and not
urban agglomerations.
The list includes the cities with 100,000+ population.
Definition:
The
Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has classified the local units into four grades based on infrastructure and social development:
* Metropolitan city
* Sub-metropolitan city
* Urban Municipality
* Rural Municipality - This list does not include
Rural Municipality
A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries.
These include:
* Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...
which is considered a village/rural area.
The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective
provinces of Nepal
The provinces of Nepal ( ne, नेपालका प्रदेशहरू, translit=Nepālkā Pradeśharū) were formed on 20 September 2015 in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by gr ...
while that in bold and ''italic'' is the country capital.
List of Metropolitan Areas in Nepal by population
The list includes the
Metropolitan Areas
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
which includes multiple cities and urban municipalities. The list of Metropolitan Area includes 300,000+ population.
List of cities in Nepal by past population based on past censuses
The list includes then existing municipalities as enumerated by the
Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)
The Central Bureau of Statistics ( ne, केन्द्रीय तथाङ्क विभाग) is the central agency for the collection, consolidation, processing, analysis, publication and dissemination of statistics in Nepal. One of its ...
.
The list includes the cities and not
urban agglomerations.
1991 Nepal census
The list of cities by population based on
1991 Nepal census
The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.
Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level,
they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ...
are:
2001 Nepal census
The list of cities by population based on
2001 Nepal census The 2001 Nepal census ( ne, राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०५८) was conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.National Report 2001 -> Introduction Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics
According to the census, the po ...
are:
The list includes cities with more than 35,000 population.
2011 Nepal census
The list of cities by population based on
2011 Nepal census
Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2011 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with the 58 municipalities and the 3915 Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the municipalities an ...
are:
The list includes cities with more than 40,000 population.
See also
*
Municipalities of Nepal
A municipality ( ne, नगरपालिका) in Nepal is an administrative division in the Provinces of Nepal. The urban population of Nepal refers to the inhabitants residing in the designated municipal area. Population size has been take ...
— ''all city/urban + rural municipalities''.
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Gaupalikas−Rural Municipalities of Nepal — ''current rural municipality + local government subdivision (est. 2017)''.
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List of gaupalikas−rural municipalities of Nepal
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Village development committees of Nepal (VDC) — ''former rural municipality + local government subdivision (1990-2016)''.
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List of village development committees of Nepal
Nepal's 77 districts ( ne, जिल्ला) are subdivided into localities known as village development committees ( ne, गाउँ विकास समिति, gāun bikās samiti) and into municipalities. There were 3,157 VDCs in Nepal. ...
— ''(1990-2016)''.
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References
External links
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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Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
Cities
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
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