List of districts of Nepal

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District
  • Also known as:
  • जिल्ला
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Category Jilla
Location Nepal
Created
  • pre 1816
Number77 (as of 20 September 2015)
Populations2,041,587 – 5,658
Areas7,889 square kilometres (3,046 sq mi) - 119 square kilometres (46 sq mi)
Government
Subdivisions

Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided into municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal.

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After the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions, Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were divided into Parasi District (officially Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District) and Nawalpur District (officially Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) District), and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District respectively.

District official include:

History

During the time of king Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and prime minister Bhimsen Thapa, Nepal was divided into 10 districts. [1] All areas east of Dudhkoshi River were one district, Dhankuta.

Rana regime (1885–1950): During the time of prime minister Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (1885-1901) Nepal was divided into 32 districts and Doti, Palpa and Dhankuta were 3 gaunda (Nepali : गौंडा) (English meaning: Cantonment). Hilly region had 20 districts and Terai had 12 districts. [1]

Even after Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana to the end of Rana rule in Nepal in 1951 and till the proclamation of new constitution of Kingdom of Nepal in 1962, Nepal remained divided into 32 districts. Each had a headquarters and Bada Haqim (District Administrator) as its head. From 1951 to 1962 many acts and constitutions passed which shows name of districts as below: [2] [3] [4]

Districts Before 1956

Districts from 1956 to 1962

Panchayat era (1960–1990):

In 1962, the reorganisation of traditional 32 districts into 14 zones and 75 development Districts. [5]

District Panchayat was one of the four administrative divisions of Nepal during the Panchayat System (1962–1990). During the Panchayat time the country was divided into 75 districts and now 2 districts are added by dividing Nawalparasi and Rukum into 2 districts. Now the total number of districts is 77.

District Development Committee (1990–2015):

Composed of elected members at the district level. It was responsible for formulating district-level development policies. It was established in 1990, following the end of the Panchayat system.

Districts under new administration

As of 20 September 2015 Nepal is divided into 7 provinces. They are defined by schedule 4 of the new constitution, by grouping together the existing districts. Two districts, Rukum and Nawalparasi, are split in two parts ending up in two different provinces. [6] The old District Development Committee (DDC) replaced with District Coordination Committee (DCC).

S.N.ProvincesCapitalDistrictsArea
(KM²)
Population
(2021)CBS
Density
(people/KM²)
Major Languages
Nepal Kathmandu 77147,181 km229,164,578198.15 Nepali
1 Koshi Province Biratnagar 1425,905 km24,961,412191.52 Nepali/Rai/Maithili/Limbu
2 Madhesh Province Janakpur 89,661 km26,114,600632.92 Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri
3 Bagmati Province Hetauda 1320,300 km26,116,866301.32 Nepali/Tamang/Nepal Bhasha
4 Gandaki Province Pokhara 1121,793 km22,466,427113.18 Nepali/Gurung/Magar
5 Lumbini Province Butwal 1219,271 km25,122,078265.79 Nepali/Tharu/Awadhi
6 Karnali Province Birendranagar 1030,712 km21,688,41254.97 Nepali/Magar/Tamang
7 Sudurpashchim Province Godawari 919,539 km22,694,783137.92 Nepali/Doteli/Tharu

List of districts by province

Kashi Province

Districts of Koshi
NameNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Website
Bhojpur District भोजपुर जिल्ला Bhojpur 1,507157,923
Dhankuta District धनकुटा जिल्ला Dhankuta 891150,599
Ilam District इलाम जिल्ला Ilam 1,703279,534
Jhapa District झापा जिल्ला Bhadrapur 1,606998,054
Khotang District खोटाङ जिल्ला Diktel 1,591175,298
Morang District मोरङ जिल्ला Biratnagar 1,8551,148,156
Okhaldhunga District ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला Siddhicharan 1,074139,552
Panchthar District पाँचथर जिल्ला Phidim 1,241172,400
Sankhuwasabha District सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला Khandbari 3,480158,041
Solukhumbu District सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला Solududhkunda 3,312104,851
Sunsari District सुनसरी जिल्ला Inaruwa 1,257926,962
Taplejung District ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला Phungling 3,646120,590
Tehrathum District तेह्रथुम जिल्ला Myanglung 67988,731
Udayapur District उदयपुर जिल्ला Triyuga 2,063340,721
Koshi Pradesh कोशी प्रदेश Biratnagar 25,905 km24,961,412

Madhesh Province

Districts of Madhesh Province
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Official Website
Parsa District पर्सा जिल्ला Birgunj 1,353654,471
Bara District बारा जिल्ला Kalaiya 1,190763,137
Rautahat District रौतहट जिल्ला Gaur 1,126813,573
Sarlahi District सर्लाही जिल्ला Malangwa 1,259862,470
Dhanusha District धनुषा जिल्ला Janakpur 1,180867,747
Siraha District सिराहा जिल्ला Siraha 1,188739,953
Mahottari District महोत्तरी जिल्ला Jaleshwar 1,002706,994
Saptari District सप्तरी जिल्ला Rajbiraj 1,363706,255
Madhesh Province मधेश प्रदेश Janakpur 9,661 km26,114,600

Bagmati Province

Districts of Bagmati
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Official Website
Sindhuli District सिन्धुली जिल्ला Kamalamai 2,491300,026
Ramechhap District रामेछाप जिल्ला Manthali 1,546170,302
Dolakha District दोलखा जिल्ला Bhimeshwar 2,191172,767
Bhaktapur District भक्तपुर जिल्ला Bhaktapur 119432,132
Dhading District धादिङ जिल्ला Nilkantha 1,926325,710
Kathmandu District काठमाडौँ जिल्ला Kathmandu 3952,041,587
Kavrepalanchok District काभ्रेपलान्चोक जिल्ला Dhulikhel 1,396364,039
Lalitpur District ललितपुर जिल्ला Lalitpur 385551,667
Nuwakot District नुवाकोट जिल्ला Bidur 1,121263,391
Rasuwa District रसुवा जिल्ला Dhunche 1,54446,689
Sindhupalchok District सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला Chautara 2,542262,624
Chitwan District चितवन जिल्ला Bharatpur 2,218719,859
Makwanpur District मकवानपुर जिल्ला Hetauda 2,426466,073
Bagmati Province वाग्मती प्रदेश Hetauda 20,300 km26,116,866

Gandaki Province

Districts of Gandaki
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2.)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Official Website
Baglung District बागलुङ जिल्ला Baglung 1,784249,211
Gorkha District गोरखा जिल्ला Gorkha 3,610251,027
Kaski District कास्की जिल्ला Pokhara 2,017600,051
Lamjung District लमजुङ जिल्ला Besisahar 1,692155,852
Manang District मनाङ जिल्ला Chame 2,2465,658
Mustang District मुस्ताङ जिल्ला Jomsom 3,57314,452
Myagdi District म्याग्दी जिल्ला Beni 2,297107,033
Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) District नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पूर्व) जिल्ला Kawasoti 1,370378,079
Parbat District पर्वत जिल्ला Kusma 494130,887
Syangja District स्याङग्जा जिल्ला Putalibazar 1,164253,024
Tanahun District तनहुँ जिल्ला Damauli 1,546321,153
Gandaki Province गण्डकी प्रदेश Pokhara 21,793 km²2,466,427

Lumbini Province

Districts of Lumbini
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2.)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Official Website
Kapilvastu District कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला Taulihawa 1,738682,961
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम) जिल्ला Ramgram 792386,868
Rupandehi District रुपन्देही जिल्ला Siddharthanagar 1,3601,121,957
Arghakhanchi District अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला Sandhikharka 1,193177,086
Gulmi District गुल्मी जिल्ला Tamghas 1,149246,494
Palpa District पाल्पा जिल्ला Tansen 1,373245,027
Dang District दाङ जिल्ला Ghorahi 2,955674,993
Pyuthan District प्युठान जिल्ला Pyuthan 1,309232,019
Rolpa District रोल्पा जिल्ला Liwang 1,879224,506
Eastern Rukum District पूर्वी रूकुम जिल्ला Rukumkot 1,16156,786
Banke District बाँके जिल्ला Nepalganj 2,337603,194
Bardiya District बर्दिया जिल्ला Gulariya 2,025459,900
Lumbini Province लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Deukhuri 19,271 km25,122,078

Karnali Province

Districts of Karnali
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Official Website
Western Rukum District पश्चिमी रूकुम जिल्ला Musikot 1,716166,740
Salyan District सल्यान जिल्ला Salyan 1,462238,515
Dolpa District डोल्पा जिल्ला Dunai 7,88942,774
Humla District हुम्ला जिल्ला Simikot 5,65555,394
Jumla District जुम्ला जिल्ला Chandannath 2,531118,349
Kalikot District कालिकोट जिल्ला Manma 1,741145,292
Mugu District मुगु जिल्ला Gamgadhi 3,53564,549
Surkhet District सुर्खेत जिल्ला Birendranagar 2,451415,126
Dailekh District दैलेख जिल्ला Narayan 1,502252,313
Jajarkot District जाजरकोट जिल्ला Khalanga 2,230189,360
Karnali Province कर्णाली प्रदेश Birendranagar 30,712 km21,688,412

Sudurpashchim Province

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Districts of Sudurpaschim
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021) [7] Official Website
Kailali District कैलाली जिल्ला Dhangadhi 3,235904,666
Achham District अछाम जिल्ला Mangalsen 1,680228,852
Doti District डोटी जिल्ला Dipayal Silgadhi 2,025204,831
Bajhang District बझाङ जिल्ला Jayaprithvi 3,422189,085
Bajura District बाजुरा जिल्ला Martadi 2,188138,523
Kanchanpur District कंचनपुर जिल्ला Bheemdatta 1,610513,757
Dadeldhura District डडेलधुरा जिल्ला Amargadhi 1,538139,602
Baitadi District बैतडी जिल्ला Dasharathchand 1,519242,157
Darchula District दार्चुला जिल्ला Darchula 2,322133,310
Sudurpashchim Province सुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेश Dhangadhi 19,539 km2515,069

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