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Complete Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Native Name: Nepal
ISO-Code: NPL
Capital: Kāṭhmānḍau
ContentsThe zones of Nepal as well as all cities and urban municipalities exceeding 20,000 inhabitants.
Zones| Name | Abbr. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1981-06-22 | C 1991-06-22 | C 2001-05-28 | Cp 2011-06-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bāgmatī {Bagmati} | BAG | Kāṭhmānḍau | 9,428 | 1,782,439 | 2,250,805 | 3,008,487 | 3,849,011 |
| i | Bherī {Bheri} | BHE | Nepālgañj | 10,545 | 836,402 | 1,103,043 | 1,417,085 | 1,716,467 |
| i | Dhawalāgiri {Dhawalagiri} | DHA | Bāglung | 8,148 | 453,462 | 490,877 | 556,191 | 544,615 |
| i | Gandakī {Gandaki} | GAN | Pokharā | 12,275 | 1,107,569 | 1,266,128 | 1,487,954 | 1,554,069 |
| i | Janakpur | JAN | Janakpur | 9,669 | 1,688,115 | 2,061,816 | 2,557,004 | 2,871,577 |
| i | Karnālī {Karnali} | KAR | Jumlā | 21,351 | 242,486 | 260,529 | 309,084 | 393,374 |
| i | Kosī {Kosi} | KOS | Birāṭnagar | 9,669 | 1,423,624 | 1,728,247 | 2,110,664 | 2,325,243 |
| i | Lumbinī {Lumbini} | LUM | Buṭwal | 8,975 | 1,567,828 | 2,013,673 | 2,526,868 | 2,846,506 |
| i | Mahākālī {Mahakali} | MAH | Mahendranagar | 6,989 | 525,178 | 664,952 | 860,475 | 971,438 |
| i | Mechī {Mechi} | MEC | Ilām | 8,196 | 932,625 | 1,118,210 | 1,307,669 | 1,433,369 |
| i | Nārāyanī {Narayani} | NAR | Heṭaunḍā | 8,313 | 1,438,803 | 1,871,334 | 2,466,138 | 2,993,114 |
| i | Rāptī {Rapti} | RAP | Tulsīpur | 10,482 | 876,723 | 1,046,842 | 1,286,806 | 1,474,545 |
| i | Sāgarmāthā {Sagarmatha} | SAG | Rājbirāj | 10,591 | 1,352,674 | 1,600,292 | 1,926,143 | 2,075,570 |
| i | Setī {Seti} | SET | Dipayal | 12,550 | 794,911 | 1,014,349 | 1,330,855 | 1,571,911 |
| Nepal | NPL | Kāṭhmānḍau | 147,181 | 15,022,839 | 18,491,097 | 23,151,423 | 26,620,809 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C Cp 2011-06-22 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kāṭhmānḍau | BAG | 1,006,656 |
Cities & Urban Municipalities| Name | Adm. | C C 1981-06-22 | C C 1991-06-22 | C C 2001-05-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bāglung {Baglung} | DHA | ... | 15,219 | 20,852 |
| i | Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon) | BAG | 48,472 | 61,405 | 72,543 |
| i | Bharatpur | NAR | 27,602 | 54,670 | 89,323 |
| i | Bhimeshwor (Charikot) | JAN | ... | 19,260 | 21,916 |
| i | Bidur | BAG | ... | 18,694 | 21,193 |
| i | Birāṭnagar (Wirāṭnagar, Morang) {Biratnagar} | KOS | 93,544 | 129,388 | 166,674 |
| i | Bīrendranagar (Wīrendranagar) {Birendranagar} | BHE | ... | 22,973 | 31,381 |
| i | Bīrguñj (Wīrgañj) [Birganj] {Birgunj} | NAR | 43,642 | 69,005 | 112,484 |
| i | Buṭwal {Butwal} | LUM | 22,583 | 44,272 | 75,384 |
| i | Byas | GAN | ... | 20,124 | 28,245 |
| i | Damak | MEC | 25,081 | 41,321 | 35,009 |
| i | Dhangaḍhī (Dhangarhī) {Dhangadhi} | SET | 27,274 | 44,753 | 67,447 |
| i | Dhankutā {Dhankuta} | KOS | 13,836 | 17,073 | 20,668 |
| i | Dharān (Dharān Bazar) {Dharan} | KOS | 42,146 | 66,457 | 95,332 |
| i | Dipayal | SET | ... | 12,360 | 22,061 |
| i | Gaur | NAR | ... | 20,434 | 25,383 |
| i | Gulariyā (Gularia) {Gulariya} | BHE | ... | 30,631 | 46,011 |
| i | Heṭaunḍā (Hitaura) {Hetaunda} | NAR | 34,792 | 53,836 | 68,482 |
| i | Ilām {Ilam} | MEC | 9,773 | 13,197 | 16,237 |
| i | Inarwa [Inaruwa] | KOS | ... | 18,547 | 23,200 |
| i | Itahari | KOS | ... | 26,824 | 41,210 |
| i | Jaleswar [Jaleshwar] | JAN | ... | 18,088 | 22,046 |
| i | Janakpur (Janakpurdham) | JAN | 34,840 | 54,710 | 74,192 |
| i | Jumlā (Kartik Swami) {Jumla} | KAR | ... | 1,749 | 1,975 |
| i | Kalaiya | NAR | ... | 18,498 | 33,260 |
| i | Kamalamai (Dhungrebās) | JAN | ... | 24,368 | 32,838 |
| i | Kapilbastu (Kapilavastu) | LUM | ... | 17,126 | 27,170 |
| i | Kāṭhmānḍau [Kathmandu] {Kathmandau} | BAG | 235,160 | 421,258 | 671,846 |
| i | Khāndbāri {Khandbari} | KOS | ... | 18,756 | 21,789 |
| i | Kirtipur | BAG | ... | 31,338 | 40,835 |
| i | Lahān {Lahan} | SAG | 13,775 | 19,018 | 27,654 |
| i | Lalitpur (Patan) | BAG | 79,875 | 115,865 | 162,991 |
| i | Lekhnath | GAN | ... | 30,107 | 41,369 |
| i | Madhyapur Thimi | BAG | ... | 31,970 | 47,751 |
| i | Mahendranagar (Bhim Dutta) | MAH | 41,580 | 62,050 | 80,839 |
| i | Mechinagar (Dhulabari-Kakarbhitta) | MEC | ... | 37,108 | 49,060 |
| i | Nepālgañj [Nepalgunj] {Nepalganj} | BHE | 34,015 | 47,819 | 57,535 |
| i | Panaoti [Panauti] | BAG | ... | 20,467 | 25,563 |
| i | Pokharā {Pokhara} | GAN | 46,642 | 95,288 | 156,312 |
| i | Prithvīnārāyan (Gorkha) {Prithvinarayan} | GAN | ... | 20,633 | 25,783 |
| i | Putalibazar (Syangja) | GAN | ... | 25,870 | 29,667 |
| i | Rājbirāj {Rajbiraj} | SAG | 16,444 | 24,227 | 30,353 |
| i | Rāmgrām (Parāsī) {Ramgram} | LUM | ... | 18,911 | 22,630 |
| i | Ratnanagar | NAR | ... | 25,118 | 37,791 |
| i | Siddhārthanagar (Bhairāhawā) {Siddharthanagar} | LUM | 31,119 | 39,473 | 52,569 |
| i | Sirāhā {Siraha} | SAG | ... | 21,866 | 23,988 |
| i | Tānsen {Tansen} | LUM | 13,125 | 13,599 | 20,431 |
| i | Tīkāpur {Tikapur} | SET | ... | 25,639 | 38,722 |
| i | Tribhuvannagar (Ghorahi) | RAP | 20,608 | 29,050 | 43,126 |
| i | Triyuga (Gaighat) | SAG | ... | 37,512 | 55,291 |
| i | Tulsīpur {Tulsipur} | RAP | ... | 22,654 | 33,876 |
| i | Wāling {Waling} | GAN | ... | 16,712 | 20,414 |