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The zones of Nepal as well as all cities and urban municipalities.
Zones
| | Name | Abbr. | Original | Capital | A (km²) | C 1981-06-22 | C 1991-06-22 | Cf 2001-05-28 | Cf 2011-06-22 |
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| i | Bāgmatī {Bagmati} | BAG | बाग्मती | Kāṭhmāḍaũ | 9,428 | 1,782,439 | 2,250,805 | 3,008,487 | 3,843,596 |
| i | Bherī {Bheri} | BHE | भेरी | Nepālgañj | 10,545 | 836,402 | 1,103,043 | 1,417,085 | 1,701,767 |
| i | Dhaulāgīrī [Dhawalagiri] {Dhaulagiri} | DHA | धौलागीरी | Bāgluṅ | 8,148 | 453,462 | 490,877 | 556,191 | 542,296 |
| i | Gaṇḍakī {Gandaki} | GAN | गण्डकी | Pokharā | 12,275 | 1,107,569 | 1,266,128 | 1,487,954 | 1,549,857 |
| i | Janakpur | JAN | जनकपुर | Janakpur | 9,669 | 1,688,115 | 2,061,816 | 2,557,004 | 2,837,481 |
| i | Karṇālī {Karnali} | KAR | कर्णाली | Jumlā | 21,351 | 242,486 | 260,529 | 309,084 | 388,713 |
| i | Kośī {Kosi} | KOS | कोशी | Birāṭnagar | 9,669 | 1,423,624 | 1,728,247 | 2,110,664 | 2,335,047 |
| i | Lumbinī {Lumbini} | LUM | लुम्बिनी | Buṭwal | 8,975 | 1,567,828 | 2,013,673 | 2,526,868 | 2,834,612 |
| i | Mahākālī {Mahakali} | MAH | माहाकाली | Mahendranagar | 6,989 | 525,178 | 664,952 | 860,475 | 977,514 |
| i | Mecī [Mechi] {Meci} | MEC | मेची | Ilām | 8,196 | 932,625 | 1,118,210 | 1,307,669 | 1,422,182 |
| i | Nārāyaṇī {Narayani} | NAR | नारायणी | Heṭauḍā | 8,313 | 1,438,803 | 1,871,334 | 2,466,138 | 2,975,908 |
| i | Rāptī {Rapti} | RAP | राप्ती | Tulsīpur | 10,482 | 876,723 | 1,046,842 | 1,286,806 | 1,456,202 |
| i | Sagarmāthā {Sagarmatha} | SAG | सगरमाथा | Rājbirāj | 10,591 | 1,352,674 | 1,600,292 | 1,926,143 | 2,054,326 |
| i | Setī {Seti} | SET | सेती | Dipayal Silgadhi | 12,550 | 794,911 | 1,014,349 | 1,330,855 | 1,575,003 |
| | Nepal | NPL | | Kāṭhmāḍaũ | 147,181 | 15,022,839 | 18,491,097 | 23,151,423 | 26,494,504 |
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- Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).
Principal Cities
| | Name | Adm. | C Cf 2011-06-22 |
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| 1 | Kāṭhmāḍaũ | BAG | 1,003,285 |
| 2 | Pokharā | GAN | 264,991 |
| 3 | Lalitpur | BAG | 226,728 |
| 4 | Birāṭnagar | KOS | 204,949 |
| 5 | Bharatpur | NAR | 147,777 |
| 6 | Bīrguñj | NAR | 139,068 |
| 7 | Buṭwal | LUM | 120,982 |
| 8 | Dharān | KOS | 119,915 |
| 9 | Mahendranagar | MAH | 106,666 |
| 10 | Dhangaḍhī | SET | 104,047 |
Cities & Urban Municipalities
| | Name | Status | Original | Adm. | C C 1981-06-22 | C C 1991-06-22 | C Cf 2001-05-28 | C Cf 2011-06-22 |
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| i | Amargadhi | Mun | अमरगढी | MAH | ... | ... | 18,390 | 22,241 |
| i | Bāgluṅ (Baglung) {Baglun} | Mun | बागलुंग | DHA | ... | 15,219 | 20,852 | 30,763 |
| i | Banepa | Mun | भोंत | BAG | ... | 12,537 | 15,822 | 24,894 |
| i | Bhadrapur | Mun | भद्रपुर | MEC | 9,761 | 15,210 | 18,145 | 18,646 |
| i | Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon) | Mun | भक्तपुर | BAG | 48,472 | 61,405 | 72,543 | 83,658 |
| i | Bharatpur | Mun | भरतपुर | NAR | 27,602 | 54,670 | 89,323 | 147,777 |
| i | Bhimeshwor (Charikot) | Mun | चरिकोट | JAN | ... | 19,260 | 21,916 | 23,337 |
| i | Bidur | Mun | बिदुर | BAG | ... | 18,694 | 21,193 | 27,953 |
| i | Birāṭnagar (Wirāṭnagar, Morang) {Biratnagar} | City | बिराटनगर | KOS | 93,544 | 129,388 | 166,674 | 204,949 |
| i | Bīrendranagar (Wīrendranagar) {Birendranagar} | Mun | वीरेन्द्रनगर | BHE | ... | 22,973 | 31,381 | 52,137 |
| i | Bīrguñj (Wīrgañj) [Birganj] {Birgunj} | City | वीरगंज | NAR | 43,642 | 69,005 | 112,484 | 139,068 |
| i | Buṭwal {Butwal} | Mun | बुटवल | LUM | 22,583 | 44,272 | 75,384 | 120,982 |
| i | Byas | Mun | व्यास | GAN | ... | 20,124 | 28,245 | 43,615 |
| i | Damak | Mun | दमक | MEC | 25,081 | 41,321 | 35,009 | 75,743 |
| i | Dasharathchanda | Mun | दसरथचन्द | MAH | ... | 18,054 | 18,345 | 17,427 |
| i | Dhangaḍhī (Dhangarhī) {Dhangadhi} | Mun | धनगढी | SET | 27,274 | 44,753 | 67,447 | 104,047 |
| i | Dhankuṭā {Dhankuta} | Mun | धनकुटा | KOS | 13,836 | 17,073 | 20,668 | 28,364 |
| i | Dharān (Dharān Bazar) {Dharan} | Mun | धरान | KOS | 42,146 | 66,457 | 95,332 | 119,915 |
| i | Dhulikhel | Mun | धुलिखेल | BAG | ... | ... | 11,521 | 16,263 |
| i | Dipayal Silgadhi | Mun | दिपायल सिलगढी | SET | ... | 12,360 | 22,061 | 26,508 |
| i | Gaur | Mun | गौर | NAR | ... | 20,434 | 25,383 | 35,370 |
| i | Gulariyā (Gularia) {Gulariya} | Mun | गुलरिया | BHE | ... | 30,631 | 46,011 | 57,232 |
| i | Heṭauḍā (Hitaura) {Hetauda} | Mun | हेटौडा | NAR | 34,792 | 53,836 | 68,482 | 85,653 |
| i | Ilām {Ilam} | Mun | इलाम | MEC | 9,773 | 13,197 | 16,237 | 19,427 |
| i | Inarwa [Inaruwa] | Mun | इनरूवा | KOS | ... | 18,547 | 23,200 | 28,923 |
| i | Itahari | Mun | इटहरी | KOS | ... | 26,824 | 41,210 | 76,869 |
| i | Jaleswar [Jaleshwar] | Mun | जलेश्वर | JAN | ... | 18,088 | 22,046 | 24,765 |
| i | Janakpur (Janakpurdham) | Mun | जनकपुर | JAN | 34,840 | 54,710 | 74,192 | 98,446 |
| i | Jumlā (Kartik Swami) {Jumla} | Vill | जुम्ला | KAR | ... | 1,749 | 1,975 | 2,186 |
| i | Kailālī [Kalaiya] {Kailali} | Mun | कैलाली | NAR | ... | 18,498 | 32,260 | 43,137 |
| i | Kamalamai (Dhungrebās) | Mun | कमलामाई | JAN | ... | 24,368 | 32,838 | 41,117 |
| i | Kapilvastu [Kapilbastu] | Mun | कपिलवस्तु | LUM | ... | 17,126 | 27,170 | 30,890 |
| i | Kāṭhmāḍaũ [Kathmandu] {Kathmadau} | City | काठमाडौं | BAG | 235,160 | 421,258 | 671,846 | 1,003,285 |
| i | Khāndbāri {Khandbari} | Mun | खादबारी | KOS | ... | 18,756 | 21,789 | 26,658 |
| i | Kirtipur | Mun | कीर्तिपुर | BAG | ... | 31,338 | 40,835 | 67,171 |
| i | Lahān {Lahan} | Mun | लाहान | SAG | 13,775 | 19,018 | 27,654 | 33,927 |
| i | Lalitpur (Patan) | City | ललितपुर | BAG | 79,875 | 115,865 | 162,991 | 226,728 |
| i | Lekhnath | Mun | लेखनाथ | GAN | ... | 30,107 | 41,369 | 59,498 |
| i | Madhyapur Thimi | Mun | मध्यपुर ठिमी | BAG | ... | 31,970 | 47,751 | 84,142 |
| i | Mahendranagar (Bhim Dutta) | Mun | महेन्द्रनगर | MAH | 41,580 | 62,050 | 80,839 | 106,666 |
| i | Malanggwā (Malangawa) {Malanggwa} | Mun | मलंगवा | JAN | ... | ... | 18,484 | 25,143 |
| i | Mechinagar (Dhulabari-Kakarbhitta) | Mun | मेचीनगर | MEC | ... | 37,108 | 49,060 | 57,909 |
| i | Nārāyan (Dailekh) {Narayan} | Mun | नारायण | BHE | ... | 15,738 | 19,446 | 21,995 |
| i | Nepālgañj [Nepalgunj] {Nepalganj} | Mun | नेपालगञ्ज | BHE | 34,015 | 47,819 | 57,535 | 73,779 |
| i | Panaoti [Panauti] | Mun | पनौती | BAG | ... | 20,467 | 25,563 | 28,312 |
| i | Pokharā {Pokhara} | City | पोखरा | GAN | 46,642 | 95,288 | 156,312 | 264,991 |
| i | Prithvīnārāyan (Gorkha) {Prithvinarayan} | Mun | पृथ्वीनारायण | GAN | ... | 20,633 | 25,783 | 33,865 |
| i | Putalibazar (Syangja) | Mun | स्याङजा | GAN | ... | 25,870 | 29,667 | 31,338 |
| i | Rājbirāj {Rajbiraj} | Mun | राजबिराज | SAG | 16,444 | 24,227 | 30,353 | 38,241 |
| i | Rāmgrām (Parāsī) {Ramgram} | Mun | परासी | LUM | ... | 18,911 | 22,630 | 28,973 |
| i | Ratnanagar | Mun | रत्ननगर | NAR | ... | 25,118 | 37,791 | 46,607 |
| i | Siddhārthanagar (Bhairāhawā) {Siddharthanagar} | Mun | सिद्धार्थनगर | LUM | 31,119 | 39,473 | 52,569 | 64,566 |
| i | Sirāhā {Siraha} | Mun | सिराहा | SAG | ... | 21,866 | 23,988 | 28,831 |
| i | Tānsen {Tansen} | Mun | तानसेन | LUM | 13,125 | 13,599 | 20,431 | 31,161 |
| i | Tīkāpur {Tikapur} | Mun | टिकापुर | SET | ... | 25,639 | 38,722 | 56,983 |
| i | Tribhuvannagar (Ghorahi) | Mun | त्रिभुवननगर | RAP | 20,608 | 29,050 | 43,126 | 65,107 |
| i | Triyuga (Gaighat) | Mun | त्रियुगा | SAG | ... | 37,512 | 55,291 | 71,405 |
| i | Tulsīpur {Tulsipur} | Mun | तुलसिपुर | RAP | ... | 22,654 | 33,876 | 52,224 |
| i | Wāling {Waling} | Mun | वालिङ | GAN | ... | 16,712 | 20,414 | 24,199 |
- (1981) (1991) provided by Clive Thornton.
(2001) (2011) Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).
The 2011 population includes institutional population.
