List of cities in Nepal
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]
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Kathmandu, the largest city (Metro city) | |
Category | Municipality |
Location | Nepal |
Created | 1975 / 08 /16 |
Number | 6 Metro City 11 Sub-metro city 276 Urban Municipality (as of 20 September 2015) |
Populations | 975,453 - 8,370 |
Areas | 547.43 square kilometres (211.36 sq mi) - 6.89 square kilometres (2.66 sq mi) |
Government | Mayor–council |
Subdivisions | Wards |
List of Gaupalikas of Nepal |
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(alternative subdivision) |
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 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 Janakpur is largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of159,468 [4] and Sitganga is the largest municipality with an area of 610.43 square kilometres (235.69 sq mi).[5]
Classification
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has classified the local units into four grades based on infrastructure and social development.[6][7]
Classification | Type | Quantity | |
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Grade 'A' | Very remote | 18 | |
Grade 'B' | Remote | 43 | |
Grade 'C' | Fairly accessible | 133 | |
Grade 'D' | Acessible | 99 |
List of cities
The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective provinces of Nepal while that in italic is the country capital.
Metropolitan cities (महानगरपालिका)
Rank | Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2011) | Area (km²) | Website |
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1 | Kathmandu | काठमाडौँ | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 985,453 | 49.45 | |
2 | Pokhara | पोखरा | Kaski | Gandaki | 426,759 | 464.28 | |
3 | Lalitpur | ललितपुर | Lalitpur | Bagmati | 284,922 | 36.12 | |
4 | Bharatpur | भरतपुर | Chitwan | Bagmati | 280,502 | 432.95 | |
5 | Biratnagar | विराटनगर | Morang | Province No. 1 | 242,548[8][9][10] | 77.00[8] | |
6 | Birgunj | बीरगञ्ज | Parsa | Province No. 2 | 240,922[8][11][10] | 132.07[8] | |
Sub-metropolitan cities (उप-महानगरपालिका)
Rank | Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2011) | Area | Website |
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1 | Janakpur | जनकपुर | Dhanusha | Province No. 2 | 159,468 | 91.97[12] | |
2 | Ghorahi | घोराही | Dang | Lumbini | 156,164 | 522.21 | |
3 | Hetauda | हेटौडा | Makawanpur | Bagmati | 152,875 | 261.59 | |
4 | Dhangadhi | धनगढी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 147,741 | 261.75 | |
5 | Tulsipur | तुल्सिपुर | Dang | Lumbini | 141,528 | 384.63 | |
6 | Itahari | इटहरी | Sunsari | Province No. 1 | 140,517 | 93.78 | |
7 | Nepalgunj | नेपालगञ्ज | Banke | Lumbini | 138,951 | 85.94 | |
8 | Butwal | बुटवल | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 138,741 | 101.61 | |
9 | Dharan | धरान | Sunsari | Province No. 1 | 137,705 | 192.32 | |
10 | Kalaiya | कलैया | Bara | Province No. 2 | 123,659 | 108.94 | |
11 | Jitpur Simara | जीतपुर-सिमरा | Bara | Province No. 2 | 117,496 | 312.18 |
100,000+
Rank | Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2011) | Area | Website |
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1 | Bhimdatta | भीमदत्त | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 146,795 | 78.24 | |
2 | Mechinagar | मेचीनगर | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 111,797 | 192.85 | |
3 | Budhanilkantha | बुढानिलकण्ठ | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 107,918 | 34.8 | |
4 | Gokarneshwar | गोकर्णेश्वर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 107,351 | 58.5 | |
5 | Birtamod | बिर्तामोड | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 104,599 | 171.8 | |
6 | Birendranagar | वीरेन्द्रनगर | Surkhet | Karnali | 100,458 | 245.06 | |
7 | Tilottama | तिलोत्तमा | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 100,149 | 126.19 |
75,000+
Rank | Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2011) | Area | Website |
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1 | Tokha | टोखा | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 99,032 | 17.11 | |
2 | Lahan | लहान | Siraha | Province No. 2 | 91,766 | 167.17 | |
3 | Triyuga | त्रियुगा | Udayapur | Province No. 1 | 87,557 | 547.43 | |
4 | Chandragiri | चन्द्रागिरी | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 85,198 | 43.92 | |
5 | Madhyapur Thimi | मध्यपुर थिमी | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 83,036 | 11.47 | |
6 | Siraha | सिरहा | Siraha | Province No. 2 | 82,531 | 94.2 | |
7 | Birtamod | विर्तामोड | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 81,878 | 78.24 | |
8 | Bhaktapur | भक्तपुर | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 81,728 | 6.89 | |
9 | Tarakeshwar | तारकेश्वर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 81,443 | 54.95 | |
10 | Tikapur | टिकापुर | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 80,690 | 122.12 | |
11 | Sundar Haraincha | सुन्दरहरैंचा | Morang | Province No. 1 | 80,518 | 110.16 | |
12 | Suryabinayak | सूर्यविनायक | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 78,490 | 42.45 | |
13 | Godawari | गोदावरी | Lalitpur | Bagmati | 78,301 | 96.11 | |
14 | Godawari | गोदावरी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 78,018 | 305.63 | |
15 | Barahachhetra | बराहक्षेत्र | Sunsari | Province No. 1 | 77,408 | 222.09 | |
16 | Kapilvastu | कपिलवस्तु | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 76,394 | 136.91 | |
17 | Lamki Chuha | लम्की चुहा | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 76,007 | 225 | |
18 | Ghodaghodi | घोडाघोडी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 75,586 | 354.45 | |
19 | Banganga | बाणगंगा | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 75,242 | 233.68 | |
20 | Damak | दमक | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 75,102 | 70.86 |
50,000+
Rank | Name | Nepali | District | Province | Population (2011) | Area | Website |
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1 | Lumbini Sanskritik | लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 72,497 | 112.21 | |
2 | Chandrapur | चन्द्रपुर | Rautahat | Province No. 2 | 72,059 | 249.96 | |
3 | Kohalpur | कोहलपुर | Banke | Lumbini | 70,647 | 184.26 | |
4 | Vyas | व्यास | Tanahun | Gandaki | 70,335 | 248 | |
5 | Ratnanagar | रत्ननगर | Chitwan | Bagmati | 69,848 | 68.68 | |
6 | Barahathwa | बरहथवा | Sarlahi | Province No. 2 | 69,822 | 107.05 | |
7 | Rajbiraj | राजविराज | Saptari | Province No. 2 | 69,086[8] | 55.64[8] | |
8 | Barbardiya | बारबर्दिया | Bardiya | Lumbini | 68,012 | 226.09 | |
9 | Shivaraj | शिवराज | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 66,781 | 284.07 | |
10 | Gulariya | गुलरिया | Bardiya | Lumbini | 66,679 | 118.21 | |
11 | Gaushala | गौशाला | Mahottari | Province No. 2 | 66,673 | 144.73 | |
12 | Bardibas | बर्दिबास | Mahottari | Province No. 2 | 66,354 | 315.57 | |
13 | Belbari | बेलवारी | Morang | Province No. 1 | 65,892 | 132.79 | |
14 | Kirtipur | किर्तिपुर | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 65,602 | 14.76 | |
15 | Bhadrapur | भद्रपुर | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 65,543 | 96.35 | |
16 | Nagarjun | नागार्जुन | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 65,420 | 29.85 | |
17 | Dudhauli | दुधौली | Sindhuli | Bagmati | 65,302 | 390.39 | |
18 | Kamalamai | कमलामाई | Sindhuli | Bagmati | 65,064 | 482.57 | |
19 | Buddhabhumi | बुद्धभूमी | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 64,949 | 366.67 | |
20 | Shivasatakshi | शिवसताक्षि | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 64,596 | 145.87 | |
21 | Inaruwa | ईनरुवा | Sunsari | Province No. 1 | 63,593 | 77.92 | |
22 | Siddharthanagar | सिद्धार्थनगर | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 63,483 | 36.03 | |
23 | Pathari-Shanischare | पथरी शनिश्चरे | Morang | Province No. 1 | 62,440 | 79.81 | |
24 | Kawasoti | कावासोती | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 62,421 | 108.34 | |
25 | Krishnanagar | कृष्णनगर | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 62,370 | 96.66 | |
26 | Mahalaxmi | महालक्ष्मी | Lalitpur | Bagmati | 62,172 | 26.51 | |
27 | Kageshwari-Manohara | कागेश्वरी मनोहरा | Kathmandu | Bagmati | 60,237 | 27.38 | |
28 | Arjundhara | अर्जुनधारा | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 60,204 | 109.86 | |
29 | Ishwarpur | ईश्वरपूर | Sarlahi | Province No. 2 | 59,986 | 163.83 | |
30 | Rajapur | राजापुर | Bardiya | Lumbini | 59,553 | 127.08 | |
31 | Ramgram | रामग्राम | Parasi | Lumbini | 59,455 | 128.32 | |
32 | Lalbandi | लालबन्दी | Sarlahi | Province No. 2 | 59,395 | 238.5 | |
33 | Gaindakot | गैडाकोट | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 58,836 | 159.93 | |
34 | Jaleshwar | जलेश्वर | Mahottari | Province No. 2 | 58,549 | 44.26 | |
35 | Nilkantha | निलकण्ठ | Dhading | Bagmati | 58,515 | 197.7 | |
36 | Baglung | बागलुङ | Baglung | Gandaki | 57,823 | 98.01 | |
37 | Rapti | राप्ती | Chitwan | Bagmati | 57,107 | 212.31 | |
38 | Suryodaya | सूर्योदय | Ilam | Province No. 1 | 56,691 | 252.52 | |
39 | Krishnapur | कृष्णपुर | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 56,643 | 252.75 | |
40 | Duhabi | दुहवी | Sunsari | Province No. 1 | 56,269 | 73.67 | |
41 | Katari | कटारी | Udayapur | Province No. 1 | 56,146 | 424.89 | |
42 | Khairhani | खैरहनी | Chitwan | Bagmati | 56,094 | 85.55 | |
43 | Bansgadhi | बासगढी | Bardiya | Lumbini | 55,875 | 206.08 | |
44 | Sainamaina | सैनामैना | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 55,822 | 162.18 | |
45 | Banepa | बनेपा | Kavrepalanchok | Bagmati | 55,628 | 55 | |
46 | Changunarayan | चाँगुनारायण | Bhaktapur | Bagmati | 55,430 | 62.98 | |
47 | Sunwal | सुनवल | Parasi | Lumbini | 55,424 | 139.1 | |
48 | Bardghat | बर्दघाट | Parasi | Lumbini | 55,382 | 162.05 | |
49 | Ratuwamai | रतुवामाई | Morang | Province No. 1 | 55,380 | 142.15 | |
50 | Gauriganga | गौरीगंगा | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 55,314 | 244.44 | |
51 | Maharajganj | महाराजगंज | Kapilvastu | Lumbini | 54,800 | 112.21 | |
52 | Urlabari | उर्लावारी | Morang | Province No. 1 | 54,696 | 74.62 | |
53 | Mahagadhimai | महागढीमाई | Bara | Province No. 2 | 54,474 | 55.32 | |
54 | Bidur | विदुर | Nuwakot | Bagmati | 54,351 | 130.01 | |
55 | Madhyabindu | मध्यविन्दु | Nawalpur | Gandaki | 54,140 | 233.35 | |
56 | Punarbas | पुनर्वास | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 53,633 | 103.71 | |
57 | Belauri | बेलौरी | Kanchanpur | Sudurpashchim | 53,544 | 123.37 | |
58 | Devdaha | देवदह | Rupandehi | Lumbini | 53,523 | 136.95 | |
59 | Gauradaha | गौरादह | Jhapa | Province No. 1 | 53,033 | 149.86 | |
60 | Rangeli | रंगेली | Morang | Province No. 1 | 52,013 | 111.78 | |
61 | Bhajani | भजनी | Kailali | Sudurpashchim | 51,845 | 176.25 | |
62 | Ramdhuni | रामधुनी | Sunsari | Province No. 1 | 51,752 | 91.69 | |
63 | Waling | वालिङ | Syangja | Gandaki | 51,143 | 128.4 | |
64 | Golbazar | गोलबजार | Siraha | Province No. 2 | 51,137 | 111.94 | |
65 | Sunawarshi | सुनवर्षी | Morang | Province No. 1 | 50,758 | 106.4 | |
66 | Garuda | गरुडा | Rautahat | Province No. 2 | 50,481 | 44.46 | |
67 | Tansen | तानसेन | Palpa | Lumbini | 50,405 | 109.8 | |
68 | Mirchaiya | मिर्चैया | Siraha | Province No. 2 | 50,079 | 91.97 |
25,000+
8,000+
See also
- Municipalities of Nepal — all city/urban + rural municipalities.
- Municipalities of Nepal topics
- Gaupalikas−Rural Municipalities of Nepal — current rural municipality + local government subdivision (est. 2017).
- List of gaupalikas−rural municipalities of Nepal
- Rural Municipalities of Nepal topics
- 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
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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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