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NepalComplete Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Native Name: Nepal ISO-Code: NPL Capital: Kāṭhmānḍau |
ContentsThe 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 |
Principal Urban Municipalities
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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 |