Nepal: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Districts
The population of the provinces and districts of Nepal according to census results and latest official projections.
Name | Native | Status | Population Census 1981-06-22 | Population Census 1991-06-22 | Population Census 2001-05-28 | Population Census 2011-06-22 | Population Projection 2016-07-01 | |
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Bāgmatī [Province No. 3] | बाग्मती | Province | 2,781,147 | 3,505,092 | 4,569,597 | 5,529,452 | 6,026,626 | → |
Bhaktapur | भक्तपुर | District | 159,767 | 172,952 | 225,461 | 304,651 | 340,066 | → |
Citvan [Chitwan] | चितवन | District | 259,571 | 354,488 | 472,048 | 579,984 | 644,219 | → |
Dhādiṅ [Dhading] | धादिङ | District | 243,401 | 278,068 | 338,658 | 336,067 | 346,950 | → |
Dolakhā [Dolakha] | दोलखा | District | 150,576 | 173,236 | 204,229 | 186,557 | 187,584 | → |
Kābhrepalāñcok [Kavrepalanchok] | काभ्रे | District | 307,150 | 324,329 | 385,672 | 381,937 | 394,229 | → |
Kāṭhmāḍaũ [Kathmandu] | काठमाडौं | District | 422,237 | 675,341 | 1,081,845 | 1,744,240 | 2,011,978 | → |
Lalitpur | ललितपुर | District | 184,341 | 257,086 | 337,785 | 468,132 | 525,211 | → |
Makavānpur [Makwanpur] | मकवानपुर | District | 243,411 | 314,599 | 392,604 | 420,477 | 443,976 | → |
Nuvākoṭ [Nuwakot] | नुवाकोट | District | 202,976 | 245,260 | 288,478 | 277,471 | 283,827 | → |
Rāmechāp [Ramechhap] | रामेछाप | District | 161,445 | 188,064 | 212,408 | 202,646 | 206,653 | → |
Rasuvā [Rasuwa] | रसुवा | District | 30,241 | 36,744 | 44,731 | 43,300 | 44,399 | → |
Sindhulī [Sindhuli] | सिन्धुली | District | 183,705 | 223,900 | 279,821 | 296,192 | 305,164 | → |
Sindhupālcok [Sindhupalchowk] | सिन्धुपाल्चोक | District | 232,326 | 261,025 | 305,857 | 287,798 | 292,370 | → |
Gaṇḍakī [Province No. 4] | गण्डकी | Province | 1,710,574 | 1,968,233 | 2,316,702 | 2,403,757 | 2,472,494 | → |
Bāgluṅ [Baglung] | बाग्लुङ | District | 215,228 | 232,486 | 268,937 | 268,613 | 277,582 | → |
Gorkhā [Gorkha] | गोरखा | District | 231,294 | 252,524 | 288,134 | 271,061 | 259,299 | → |
Kāskī [Kaski] | कास्की | District | 221,272 | 292,945 | 380,527 | 492,098 | 543,767 | → |
Lamjuṅ [Lamjung] | लमजुङ | District | 152,720 | 153,697 | 177,149 | 167,724 | 170,568 | → |
Manāṅ [Manang] | मनाङ | District | 7,021 | 5,363 | 9,587 | 6,538 | 6,444 | → |
Mustāṅ [Mustang] | मुस्ताङ | District | 12,930 | 14,292 | 14,981 | 13,452 | 12,477 | → |
Myāgdī [Myagdi] | म्याग्दी | District | 96,904 | 100,552 | 114,447 | 113,641 | 112,643 | → |
Navalparāsī (East) [Nawalparasi] | नवलपरासी | District | 149,543 | 211,228 | 272,557 | 311,604 | 334,471 | → |
Parvat [Parbat] | पर्वत | District | 128,400 | 143,547 | 157,826 | 146,590 | 148,130 | → |
Syāṅjā [Syangja] | स्याङ्जा | District | 271,824 | 293,526 | 317,320 | 289,148 | 270,403 | → |
Tanahũ [Tanahun] | तनहुँ | District | 223,438 | 268,073 | 315,237 | 323,288 | 336,710 | → |
Janakpur [Province No. 2] | जनकपुर | Province | 2,882,623 | 3,605,277 | 4,604,713 | 5,404,145 | 5,871,066 | → |
Bārā [Bara] | बारा | District | 318,957 | 415,718 | 559,135 | 687,708 | 765,053 | → |
Dhanuṣā [Dhanusa] | धनुषा | District | 432,569 | 543,672 | 671,364 | 754,777 | 803,785 | → |
Mahottarī [Mahottari] | महोत्तरी | District | 361,054 | 440,146 | 553,481 | 627,580 | 673,405 | → |
Parsā [Parsa] | पर्सा | District | 284,338 | 372,524 | 497,219 | 601,017 | 663,559 | → |
Rautahaṭ [Rautahat] | रौतहट | District | 332,526 | 414,005 | 545,132 | 686,722 | 772,098 | → |
Saptarī [Saptari] | सप्तरी | District | 379,055 | 465,668 | 570,282 | 639,284 | 679,548 | → |
Sarlāhī [Sarlahi] | सर्लाही | District | 398,766 | 492,798 | 635,701 | 769,729 | 838,695 | → |
Sirāhā [Siraha] | सिराहा | District | 375,358 | 460,746 | 572,399 | 637,328 | 674,923 | → |
Karṇālī [Province No. 6] | कर्णाली | Province | 925,246 | 1,085,328 | 1,311,567 | 1,570,418 | 1,701,800 | → |
Dailekh | दैलेख | District | 166,527 | 187,400 | 225,201 | 261,770 | 281,758 | → |
Ḍolpā [Dolpa] | डोल्पा | District | 22,043 | 25,013 | 29,545 | 36,700 | 39,832 | → |
Humlā [Humla] | हुम्ला | District | 20,303 | 34,383 | 40,595 | 50,858 | 55,261 | → |
Jājarkoṭ [Jajarkot] | जाजरकोट | District | 99,312 | 113,958 | 134,868 | 171,304 | 186,375 | → |
Jumlā [Jumla] | जुम्ला | District | 68,797 | 75,964 | 89,427 | 108,921 | 117,958 | → |
Kālikoṭ [Kalikot] | कालिकोट | District | 87,638 | 88,805 | 105,580 | 136,948 | 149,371 | → |
Mugu | मुगु | District | 43,705 | 36,364 | 43,937 | 55,286 | 60,109 | → |
Rūkum (West) [Rukum] | रूकुम | District | 98,662 | 115,888 | 140,387 | 155,383 | 163,969 | → |
Salyān [Salyan] | सल्यान | District | 152,063 | 181,785 | 213,500 | 242,444 | 259,309 | → |
Surkhet | सुर्खेत | District | 166,196 | 225,768 | 288,527 | 350,804 | 387,858 | → |
Kośī [Province No. 1] | कोशी | Province | 2,954,510 | 3,520,335 | 4,201,795 | 4,534,943 | 4,766,923 | → |
Bhojpur | भोजपुर | District | 192,689 | 198,784 | 203,018 | 182,459 | 169,139 | → |
Dhankuṭā [Dhankuta] | धनकुटा | District | 129,781 | 146,386 | 166,479 | 163,412 | 168,131 | → |
Ilām [Ilam] | इलाम | District | 178,356 | 229,214 | 282,806 | 290,254 | 302,791 | → |
Jhāpā [Jhapa] | झापा | District | 479,743 | 593,737 | 688,109 | 812,650 | 875,828 | → |
Khoṭāṅ [Khotang] | खोटाङ | District | 212,571 | 215,965 | 231,385 | 206,312 | 190,100 | → |
Moraṅ [Morang] | मोरङ | District | 534,692 | 674,823 | 843,220 | 965,370 | 1,036,841 | → |
Okhalḍhuṅgā [Okhaldhunga] | ओखलढुङ्गा | District | 137,640 | 139,457 | 156,702 | 147,984 | 150,428 | → |
Pāncthar [Panchthar] | पाँचथर | District | 153,746 | 175,206 | 202,056 | 191,817 | 195,334 | → |
Sankhuvāsabhā [Sankhuwasabha] | संखुवासभा | District | 129,414 | 141,903 | 159,203 | 158,742 | 157,854 | → |
Solukhumbu | सोलुखुम्बु | District | 88,245 | 97,200 | 107,686 | 105,886 | 104,415 | → |
Sunsarī [Sunsari] | सुनसरी | District | 344,594 | 463,481 | 625,633 | 763,487 | 845,555 | → |
Tāplejuṅ [Taplejung] | ताप्लेजुङ | District | 120,780 | 120,053 | 134,698 | 127,461 | 129,694 | → |
Tehrathum | तेह्रथुम | District | 92,454 | 102,870 | 113,111 | 101,577 | 101,546 | → |
Udayapur | उदयपुर | District | 159,805 | 221,256 | 287,689 | 317,532 | 339,267 | → |
Lumbinī [Province No. 5] | लुम्बिनी | Province | 2,448,650 | 3,127,531 | 3,955,719 | 4,499,272 | 4,831,638 | → |
Arghākhāncī [Arghakhanchi] | अर्घाखाँची | District | 157,304 | 180,884 | 208,391 | 197,632 | 200,967 | → |
Bānke [Banke] | बाँके | District | 205,323 | 285,604 | 385,840 | 491,313 | 554,630 | → |
Bardiyā [Bardiya] | बर्दिया | District | 199,044 | 290,313 | 382,649 | 426,576 | 456,547 | → |
Dāṅ [Dang Deukhuri] | दाङ | District | 266,393 | 354,413 | 462,380 | 552,583 | 605,796 | → |
Gulmī [Gulmi] | गुल्मी | District | 238,113 | 266,331 | 296,654 | 280,160 | 268,597 | → |
Kapilvastu | कपिलवस्तु | District | 270,045 | 371,778 | 481,976 | 571,936 | 625,522 | → |
Navalparāsī (West) [Nawalparasi] | नवलपरासी | District | 159,285 | 224,989 | 290,313 | 331,904 | 356,260 | → |
Pālpā [Palpa] | पाल्पा | District | 214,442 | 236,313 | 268,558 | 261,180 | 255,386 | → |
Pyuṭhān [Pyuthan] | प्युठान | District | 157,669 | 175,469 | 212,484 | 228,102 | 236,540 | → |
Rolpā [Rolpa] | रोल्पा | District | 168,166 | 179,621 | 210,004 | 224,506 | 232,419 | → |
Rūkum (East) [Rukum] | रूकुम | District | 33,770 | 39,666 | 48,051 | 53,184 | 56,123 | → |
Rūpandehī [Rupandehi] | रूपन्देही | District | 379,096 | 522,150 | 708,419 | 880,196 | 982,851 | → |
Sudur Pashchimānchal [Far West; Province No. 7] | सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल | Province | 1,320,089 | 1,679,301 | 2,191,330 | 2,552,517 | 2,760,947 | → |
Achām [Achham] | अछाम | District | 185,212 | 198,188 | 231,285 | 257,477 | 274,505 | → |
Baitaḍī [Baitadi] | बैतडी | District | 179,136 | 200,716 | 234,418 | 250,898 | 260,015 | → |
Bajhāṅ [Bajhang] | बझाङ | District | 124,010 | 139,092 | 167,026 | 195,159 | 210,122 | → |
Bājurā [Bajura] | बाजुरा | District | 74,649 | 92,010 | 108,781 | 134,912 | 146,338 | → |
Ḍaḍeldhurā [Dadeldhura] | डडेलधुरा | District | 86,853 | 104,647 | 126,162 | 142,094 | 151,312 | → |
Dārculā [Darchula] | दार्चुला | District | 90,218 | 101,683 | 121,996 | 133,274 | 139,712 | → |
Ḍoṭī [Doti] | डोटी | District | 153,135 | 167,168 | 207,066 | 211,746 | 213,619 | → |
Kailālī [Kailali] | कैलाली | District | 257,905 | 417,891 | 616,697 | 775,709 | 870,771 | → |
Kancanpur [Kanchanpur] | कञ्चनपुर | District | 168,971 | 257,906 | 377,899 | 451,248 | 494,553 | → |
Nepāl [Nepal] | नेपाल | Federal Republic | 15,022,839 | 18,491,097 | 23,151,423 | 26,494,504 | 28,431,494 |
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).
Explanation: The names and boundaries of provinces are preliminary.