List of districts of Nepal

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

District
  • Also known as:
  • जिल्ला
CategoryJilla
LocationNepal
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)
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Administrative divisions of Nepal
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (since 2015)
Provinces: 7 (First level)
Districts: 77 (Second level)
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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.

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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.

Maps of historical Districts of Nepal
  • Districts of Nepal in 1942
    Districts of Nepal in 1942
  • Districts of Nepal in 1952
    Districts of Nepal in 1952
  • Districts of Nepal in 2015
    Districts of Nepal in 2015
  • Districts of Nepal in 2020
    Districts of Nepal in 2020

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. Provinces Capital Districts Area
(KM²)		 Population
(2021)CBS		 Density
(people/KM²)		 Major Languages
Nepal Kathmandu 77 147,181 km2 29,164,578 198.15 Nepali
1Koshi ProvinceBiratnagar1425,905 km24,961,412191.52 Nepali/Rai/Maithili/Limbu
2Madhesh ProvinceJanakpur89,661 km26,114,600632.92Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri
3Bagmati ProvinceHetauda1320,300 km26,116,866301.32Nepali/Tamang/Nepal Bhasha
4Gandaki ProvincePokhara1121,793 km22,466,427113.18Nepali/Gurung/Magar
5Lumbini ProvinceButwal1219,271 km25,122,078265.79Nepali/Tharu/Awadhi
6Karnali ProvinceBirendranagar1030,712 km21,688,41254.97Nepali/Magar/Tamang
7Sudurpashchim ProvinceGodawari919,539 km22,694,783137.92Nepali/Doteli/Tharu

List of districts by province

Koshi Province
Districts of Koshi
Name Nepali Headquarters Area (km2) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Website
Bhojpur District भोजपुर जिल्ला Bhojpur 1,507 157,923
Dhankuta Districtधनकुटा जिल्लाDhankuta891150,599
Ilam Districtइलाम जिल्लाIlam1,703279,534
Jhapa Districtझापा जिल्लाBhadrapur1,606998,054
Khotang Districtखोटाङ जिल्लाDiktel1,591175,298
Morang Districtमोरङ जिल्लाBiratnagar1,8551,148,156
Okhaldhunga Districtओखलढुङ्गा जिल्लाSiddhicharan1,074139,552
Panchthar Districtपाँचथर जिल्लाPhidim1,241172,400
Sankhuwasabha Districtसङ्खुवासभा जिल्लाKhandbari3,480158,041
Solukhumbu Districtसोलुखुम्बु जिल्लाSolududhkunda3,312104,851
Sunsari Districtसुनसरी जिल्लाInaruwa1,257926,962
Taplejung Districtताप्लेजुङ जिल्लाPhungling3,646120,590
Tehrathum Districtतेह्रथुम जिल्लाMyanglung67988,731
Udayapur Districtउदयपुर जिल्लाTriyuga2,063340,721
Koshi Pradesh कोशी प्रदेश Biratnagar 25,905 km2 4,961,412

Madhesh Province
Districts of Madhesh Province
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Official Website
Parsa District पर्सा जिल्ला Birgunj 1,353 654,471
Bara District बारा जिल्ला Kalaiya 1,190 763,137
Rautahat District रौतहट जिल्ला Gaur 1,126 813,573
Sarlahi District सर्लाही जिल्ला Malangwa 1,259 862,470
Dhanusha District धनुषा जिल्ला Janakpur 1,180 867,747
Siraha District सिराहा जिल्ला Siraha 1,188 739,953
Mahottari District महोत्तरी जिल्ला Jaleshwar 1,002 706,994
Saptari District सप्तरी जिल्ला Rajbiraj 1,363 706,255
Madhesh Province मधेश प्रदेश Janakpur 9,661 km2 6,114,600

Bagmati Province
Districts of Bagmati
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Official Website
Sindhuli District सिन्धुली जिल्ला Kamalamai 2,491 300,026
Ramechhap District रामेछाप जिल्ला Manthali 1,546 170,302
Dolakha District दोलखा जिल्ला Bhimeshwar 2,191 172,767
Bhaktapur District भक्तपुर जिल्ला Bhaktapur 119 432,132
Dhading District धादिङ जिल्ला Nilkantha 1,926 325,710
Kathmandu District काठमाडौँ जिल्ला Kathmandu 395 2,041,587
Kavrepalanchok District काभ्रेपलान्चोक जिल्ला Dhulikhel 1,396 364,039
Lalitpur District ललितपुर जिल्ला Lalitpur 385 551,667
Nuwakot District नुवाकोट जिल्ला Bidur 1,121 263,391
Rasuwa District रसुवा जिल्ला Dhunche 1,544 46,689
Sindhupalchok District सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला Chautara 2,542 262,624
Chitwan District चितवन जिल्ला Bharatpur 2,218 719,859
Makwanpur District मकवानपुर जिल्ला Hetauda 2,426 466,073
Bagmati Province वाग्मती प्रदेश Hetauda 20,300 km2 6,116,866

Gandaki Province
Districts of Gandaki
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2.) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Official Website
Baglung District बागलुङ जिल्ला Baglung 1,784 249,211
Gorkha District गोरखा जिल्ला Gorkha 3,610 251,027
Kaski District कास्की जिल्ला Pokhara 2,017 600,051
Lamjung District लमजुङ जिल्ला Besisahar 1,692 155,852
Manang District मनाङ जिल्ला Chame 2,246 5,658
Mustang District मुस्ताङ जिल्ला Jomsom 3,573 14,452
Myagdi District म्याग्दी जिल्ला Beni 2,297 107,033
Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) District नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पूर्व) जिल्ला Kawasoti 1,370 378,079
Parbat District पर्वत जिल्ला Kusma 494 130,887
Syangja District स्याङग्जा जिल्ला Putalibazar 1,164 253,024
Tanahun District तनहुँ जिल्ला Damauli 1,546 321,153
Gandaki Province गण्डकी प्रदेश Pokhara 21,793 km² 2,466,427

Lumbini Province
Districts of Lumbini
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2.) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Official Website
Kapilvastu District कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला Taulihawa 1,738 682,961
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम) जिल्ला Ramgram 792 386,868
Rupandehi District रुपन्देही जिल्ला Siddharthanagar 1,360 1,121,957
Arghakhanchi District अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला Sandhikharka 1,193 177,086
Gulmi District गुल्मी जिल्ला Tamghas 1,149 246,494
Palpa District पाल्पा जिल्ला Tansen 1,373 245,027
Dang District दाङ जिल्ला Ghorahi 2,955 674,993
Pyuthan District प्युठान जिल्ला Pyuthan 1,309 232,019
Rolpa District रोल्पा जिल्ला Liwang 1,879 224,506
Eastern Rukum District पूर्वी रूकुम जिल्ला Rukumkot 1,161 56,786
Banke District बाँके जिल्ला Nepalganj 2,337 603,194
Bardiya District बर्दिया जिल्ला Gulariya 2,025 459,900
Lumbini Province लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Deukhuri 19,271 km2 5,122,078

Karnali Province
Districts of Karnali
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Official Website
Western Rukum District पश्चिमी रूकुम जिल्ला Musikot 1,716 166,740
Salyan District सल्यान जिल्ला Salyan 1,462 238,515
Dolpa District डोल्पा जिल्ला Dunai 7,889 42,774
Humla District हुम्ला जिल्ला Simikot 5,655 55,394
Jumla District जुम्ला जिल्ला Chandannath 2,531 118,349
Kalikot District कालिकोट जिल्ला Manma 1,741 145,292
Mugu District मुगु जिल्ला Gamgadhi 3,535 64,549
Surkhet District सुर्खेत जिल्ला Birendranagar 2,451 415,126
Dailekh District दैलेख जिल्ला Narayan 1,502 252,313
Jajarkot District जाजरकोट जिल्ला Khalanga 2,230 189,360
Karnali Province कर्णाली प्रदेश Birendranagar 30,712 km2 1,688,412

Sudurpashchim Province

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Districts of Sudurpaschim
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2) Population of Districts (2021)[7] Official Website
Kailali District कैलाली जिल्ला Dhangadhi 3,235 904,666
Achham District अछाम जिल्ला Mangalsen 1,680 228,852
Doti District डोटी जिल्ला Dipayal Silgadhi 2,025 204,831
Bajhang District बझाङ जिल्ला Jayaprithvi 3,422 189,085
Bajura District बाजुरा जिल्ला Martadi 2,188 138,523
Kanchanpur District कंचनपुर जिल्ला Bheemdatta 1,610 513,757
Dadeldhura District डडेलधुरा जिल्ला Amargadhi 1,538 139,602
Baitadi District बैतडी जिल्ला Dasharathchand 1,519 242,157
Darchula District दार्चुला जिल्ला Darchula 2,322 133,310
Sudurpashchim Province सुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेश Dhangadhi 19,539 km2 515,069

See also

References
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