Nepal [ City Population: Cities, Towns, Countries & Provinces, Statistics & Maps ]

The zones of Nepal and all urban municipalities exceeding 20,000 inhabitants.

Zones

	Name	Abbr.	Capital	A (km2)	C 1981-06-22	C 1991-06-22	C 2001-05-28
<	Bāgmatī {Bagmati}	BAG	Kāṭhmānḍau	9,428	1,782,439	2,250,805	3,008,487
<	Bherī {Bheri}	BHE	Nepālgañj	10,545	836,402	1,103,043	1,417,085
<	Dhawalāgiri {Dhawalagiri}	DHA	Benī	8,148	453,462	490,877	556,191
<	Gandakī {Gandaki}	GAN	Pokharā	12,275	1,107,569	1,266,128	1,487,954
<	Janakpur	JAN	Sindhulī Māndi	9,669	1,688,115	2,061,816	2,557,004
<	Karnālī {Karnali}	KAR	Jumlā	21,351	242,486	260,529	309,084
<	Kosī {Kosi}	KOS	Dharān	9,669	1,423,624	1,728,247	2,110,664
<	Lumbinī {Lumbini}	LUM	Siddharthanagar	8,975	1,567,828	2,013,673	2,526,868
<	Mahākālī {Mahakali}	MAH	Mahendranagar	6,989	525,178	664,952	860,475
<	Mechī {Mechi}	MEC	Ilām	8,196	932,625	1,118,210	1,307,669
<	Nārāyanī {Narayani}	NAR	Heṭaunḍā	8,313	1,438,803	1,871,334	2,466,138
<	Rāptī {Rapti}	RAP	Tulsīpur	10,482	876,723	1,046,842	1,286,806
<	Sāgarmāthā {Sagarmatha}	SAG	Rājbirāj	10,591	1,352,674	1,600,292	1,926,143
<	Setī {Seti}	SET	Dhangaḍhī	12,550	794,911	1,014,349	1,330,855
	Nepal	NPL	Kāṭhmānḍau	147,181	15,022,839	18,491,097	23,151,423

Bāgmatī {Bagmati}

BAG

Kāṭhmānḍau

9,428

1,782,439

2,250,805

3,008,487

Bherī {Bheri}

BHE

Nepālgañj

10,545

836,402

1,103,043

1,417,085

Dhawalāgiri {Dhawalagiri}

DHA

Benī

8,148

453,462

490,877

556,191

Gandakī {Gandaki}

GAN

Pokharā

12,275

1,107,569

1,266,128

1,487,954

Janakpur

JAN

Sindhulī Māndi

9,669

1,688,115

2,061,816

2,557,004

Karnālī {Karnali}

KAR

Jumlā

21,351

242,486

260,529

309,084

Kosī {Kosi}

KOS

Dharān

9,669

1,423,624

1,728,247

2,110,664

Lumbinī {Lumbini}

LUM

Siddharthanagar

8,975

1,567,828

2,013,673

2,526,868

Mahākālī {Mahakali}

MAH

Mahendranagar

6,989

525,178

664,952

860,475

Mechī {Mechi}

MEC

Ilām

8,196

932,625

1,118,210

1,307,669

Nārāyanī {Narayani}

NAR

Heṭaunḍā

8,313

1,438,803

1,871,334

2,466,138

Rāptī {Rapti}

RAP

Tulsīpur

10,482

876,723

1,046,842

1,286,806

Sāgarmāthā {Sagarmatha}

SAG

Rājbirāj

10,591

1,352,674

1,600,292

1,926,143

Setī {Seti}

SET

Dhangaḍhī

12,550

794,911

1,014,349

1,330,855

Nepal

NPL

Kāṭhmānḍau

147,181

15,022,839

18,491,097

23,151,423

(1981) Britannica Book of the Year 1990.
(1991) Britannica Book of the Year 1995.
(2001) Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal (web).

Name

Adm.

C C 2001-05-28

671,846

166,674

162,991

156,312

112,484

95,332

89,323

80,839

75,384

74,192

72,543

68,482

67,447

Table of Urban Municipalities

	Name	Adm.	C C 1981-06-22	C C 1991-06-22	C C 2001-05-28
<	Bāglung {Baglung}	DHA	...	15,219	20,852
<	Benī (Wenī) {Beni}	DHA	...	...	...
<	Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon)	BAG	48,472	61,405	72,543
<	Bharatpur	NAR	27,602	54,670	89,323
<	Bhimeshwor	JAN	...	19,260	21,916
<	Bidur	BAG	...	18,694	21,193
<	Birāṭnagar (Wirāṭnagar, Morang) {Biratnagar}	KOS	93,544	129,388	166,674
<	Bīrendranagar (Wīrendranagar) {Birendranagar}	BHE	...	22,973	31,381
<	Bīrguñj (Wīrgañj) {Birgunj}	NAR	43,642	69,005	112,484
<	Buṭwal {Butwal}	LUM	22,583	44,272	75,384
<	Byas	GAN	...	20,124	28,245
<	Damak	MEC	25,081	41,321	35,009
<	Dhangaḍhī (Dhangarhī) {Dhangadhi}	SET	27,274	44,753	67,447
<	Dhankutā {Dhankuta}	KOS	13,836	17,073	20,668
<	Dharān (Dharān Bazar) {Dharan}	KOS	42,146	66,457	95,332
<	Dipayal	SET	...	12,360	22,061
<	Gaur	NAR	...	20,434	25,383
<	Gulariyā {Gulariya}	BHE	...	30,631	46,011
<	Heṭaunḍā (Hitaura) {Hetaunda}	NAR	34,792	53,836	68,482
<	Ilām {Ilam}	MEC	9,773	13,197	16,237
<	Inarwa	KOS	...	18,547	23,200
<	Itahari	KOS	...	26,824	41,210
<	Jaleswar	JAN	...	18,088	22,046
<	Janakpur	JAN	34,840	54,710	74,192
<	Jumlā {Jumla}	KAR	...	...	...
<	Kalaiya	NAR	...	18,498	33,260
<	Kamalamai (Dhungrebās)	JAN	...	24,368	32,838
<	Kapilbastu (Kapilvastu)	LUM	...	17,126	27,170
<	Kāṭhmānḍau [Kathmandu] {Kathmandau}	BAG	235,160	421,258	671,846
<	Khāndbāri {Khandbari}	KOS	...	18,756	21,789
<	Kirtipur	BAG	...	31,338	40,835
<	Lahān {Lahan}	SAG	13,775	19,018	27,654
<	Lalitpur (Patan)	BAG	79,875	115,865	162,991
<	Lekhnath	GAN	...	30,107	41,369
<	Madhyapur Thimi	BAG	...	31,970	47,751
<	Mahendranagar	MAH	41,580	62,050	80,839
<	Mechinagar	MEC	...	37,108	49,060
<	Nepālgañj {Nepalganj}	BHE	34,015	47,819	57,535
<	Panaoti	BAG	...	20,467	25,563
<	Pokharā {Pokhara}	GAN	46,642	95,288	156,312
<	Prithivinarayan	GAN	...	20,633	25,783
<	Putalibazar	GAN	...	25,870	29,667
<	Rājbirāj {Rajbiraj}	SAG	16,444	24,227	30,353
<	Ramgran	LUM	...	18,911	22,630
<	Ratnanagar	NAR	...	25,118	37,791
<	Siddharthanagar (Bhairāhawā)	LUM	31,119	39,473	52,569
<	Sindhulī Māndi (Sindhulī Garhi) {Sindhuli Mandi}	JAN	...	...	...
<	Sirāhā {Siraha}	SAG	...	21,866	23,988
<	Tānsen {Tansen}	LUM	13,125	13,599	20,431
<	Tīkāpur {Tikapur}	SET	...	25,639	38,722
<	Tribhuvannagar	RAP	20,608	29,050	43,126
<	Triyuga	SAG	...	37,512	55,291
<	Tulsīpur {Tulsipur}	RAP	...	22,654	33,876
<	Wāling {Waling}	GAN	...	16,712	20,414

Bāglung {Baglung}

...

15,219

20,852

Benī (Wenī) {Beni}

DHA