List of cities in Nepal

Cities and towns in Nepal are incorporated under municipality. A municipality in Nepal is a sub-unit of a district. The Government of Nepal has set-out a minimum criteria for municipalities. These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure and revenues. Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among which 6 are metropolis, 11 are sub-metropolis and 276 are municipal councils. Other than that there are 460 rural municipalities totaling 753 local level government within Nepal.

Municipality
Kathmandu, the largest city (Metro city)
Category	Municipality
Location	Nepal
Created	1975 / 08 /16
Number	6 Metro City 11 Sub-metro city 276 Urban Municipality (as of 20 September 2015)
Populations	975,453 - 8,370
Areas	547.43 square kilometres (211.36 sq mi) - 6.89 square kilometres (2.66 sq mi)
Government	Mayor–council
Subdivisions	Wards

Kathmandu, the capital, is also the largest city.[1][2] In terms of area, Pokhara is the largest metropolitan city covering a subtotal of 464.28 km² while Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km². Ghorahi is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km² where as Janakpur is largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of 173,924 [3]and Sitganga is the largest municipality with an area of 610.43 square kilometres (235.69 sq mi).[4]

List of cities

The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective provinces of Nepal while that in italic is the country capital.

Metropolitan cities (महानगरपालिका)

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Website
1	Kathmandu	काठमाण्डौ	Kathmandu	Bagmati	985,453	49.45
2	Pokhara	पोखरा	Kaski	Gandaki	426,759	464.28
3	Lalitpur	ललितपुर	Lalitpur	Bagmati	284,922	36.12
4	Bharatpur	भरतपुर	Chitwan	Bagmati	280,502	432.95
5	Biratnagar	विराटनगर	Morang	Province No. 1	242,548[5][6][7]	77.00[5]
6	Birganj	बिरगंज	Parsa	Province No. 2	240,922[5][8][7]	132.07[5]

Sub-metropolitan cities (उप-महानगरपालिका)

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Janakpur	जनकपुरधाम	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	159,468	91.97
2	Ghorahi	घोराही	Dang	Province No. 5	156,164	522.21
3	Hetauda	हेटौडा	Makawanpur	Bagmati	152,875	261.59
4	Dhangadhi	धनगढी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	147,741	261.75
5	Tulsipur	तुल्सिपुर	Dang	Province No. 5	141,528	384.63
6	Itahari	ईटहरी	Sunsari	Province No. 1	140,517	93.78
7	Nepalgunj	नेपालगंज	Banke	Province No. 5	138,951	85.94
8	Butwal	बुटवल	Rupandehi	Province No. 5	138,741	101.61
9	Dharan	धरान	Sunsari	Province No. 1	137,705	192.32
10	Kalaiya	कलैया	Bara	Province No. 2	123,659	108.94
11	Jitpur Simara	जीतपुरसिमरा	Bara	Province No. 2	117,496	312.18

Municipality (नगरपालिका)

100,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Birtamod	बिर्तामोड	Jhapa	Province No. 1	146,795	78.24
2	Damak	दमक	Jhapa	Province No. 1	111,797	192.85
3	Budhanilkantha	बुढानिलकण्ठ	Kathmandu	Bagmati	107,918	34.8
4	Gokarneshwar	गोकर्णेश्वर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	107,351	58.5
5	Bhimdatta	भीमदत्त	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	104,599	171.8
6	Birendranagar	बीरेन्द्रनगर	Surkhet	Karnali	100,458	245.06
7	Tilottama	तिलोत्तमा	Rupandehi	Province No. 5	100,149	126.19

75,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Tokha	टोखा	Kathmandu	Bagmati	99,032	17.11
2	Tikapur	टिकापुर	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	98,651	122.12
3	Lahan	लहान	Siraha	Province No. 2	91,766	167.17
4	Triyuga	त्रियुगा	Udayapur	Province No. 1	87,557	547.43
5	Chandragiri	चन्द्रागिरी	Kathmandu	Bagmati	85,198	43.92
6	Madhyapur Thimi	मध्यपुर थिमी	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	83,036	11.47
7	Siraha	सिरहा	Siraha	Province No. 2	82,531	94.2
9	Bhaktapur	भक्तपुर	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	81,728	6.89
10	Tarakeshwar	तारकेश्वर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	81,443	54.95
11	Sundar Haraincha	सुन्दरहरैंचा	Morang	Province No. 1	80,518	110.16
12	Suryabinayak	सूर्यविनायक	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	78,490	42.45
13	Godawari	गोदावरी	Lalitpur	Bagmati	78,301	96.11
14	Godawari	गोदावरी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	78,018	305.63
15	Barahachhetra	बराहक्षेत्र	Sunsari	Province No. 1	77,408	222.09
16	Kapilvastu	कपिलवस्तु	Kapilvastu	Province No. 5	76,394	136.91
17	Lamki Chuha	लम्की चुहा	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	76,007	225
18	Ghodaghodi	घोडाघोडी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	75,586	354.45
19	Banganga	बाणगंगा	Kapilvastu	Province No. 5	75,242	233.68
20	Damak	दमक	Jhapa	Province No. 1	75,102	70.86

50,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Lumbini Sanskritik	लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक	Rupandehi	Province No. 5	72,497	112.21
2	Chandrapur	चन्द्रपुर	Rautahat	Province No. 2	72,059	249.96
3	Kohalpur	कोहलपुर	Banke	Province No. 5	70,647	184.26
4	Vyas	व्यास	Tanahun	Gandaki	70,335	248
5	Ratnanagar	रत्ननगर	Chitwan	Bagmati	69,848	68.68
6	Barahathwa	बरहथवा	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	69,822	107.05
7	Rajbiraj	राजविराज	Saptari	Province No. 2	69,086[5]	55.64[5]
8	Barbardiya	बारबर्दिया	Bardiya	Province No. 5	68,012	226.09
9	Shivaraj	शिवराज	Kapilvastu	Province No. 5	66,781	284.07
10	Gulariya	गुलरिया	Bardiya	Province No. 5	66,679	118.21
11	Gaushala	गौशाला	Mahottari	Province No. 2	66,673	144.73
12	Bardibas	बर्दिबास	Mahottari	Province No. 2	66,354	315.57
13	Belbari	बेलवारी	Morang	Province No. 1	65,892	132.79
14	Kirtipur	किर्तिपुर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	65,602	14.76
15	Bhadrapur	भद्रपुर	Jhapa	Province No. 1	65,543	96.35
16	Nagarjun	नागार्जुन	Kathmandu	Bagmati	65,420	29.85
17	Dudhauli	दुधौली	Sindhuli	Bagmati	65,302	390.39
18	Kamalamai	कमलामाई	Sindhuli	Bagmati	65,064	482.57
19	Buddhabhumi	बुद्धभूमी	Kapilvastu	Province No. 5	64,949	366.67
20	Shivasatakshi	शिवसताक्षि	Jhapa	Province No. 1	64,596	145.87
21	Inaruwa	ईनरुवा	Sunsari	Province No. 1	63,593	77.92
22	Siddharthanagar	सिद्धार्थनगर	Rupandehi	Province No. 5	63,483	36.03
23	Pathari-Shanischare	पथरी शनिश्चरे	Morang	Province No. 1	62,440	79.81
24	Kawasoti	कावासोती	Nawalpur	Gandaki	62,421	108.34
25	Krishnanagar	कृष्णनगर	Kapilvastu	Province No. 5	62,370	96.66
26	Mahalaxmi	महालक्ष्मी	Lalitpur	Bagmati	62,172	26.51
27	Kageshwari-Manohara	कागेश्वरी मनोहरा	Kathmandu	Bagmati	60,237	27.38
28	Arjundhara	अर्जुनधारा	Jhapa	Province No. 1	60,204	109.86
29	Ishwarpur	ईश्वरपूर	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	59,986	163.83
30	Rajapur	राजापुर	Bardiya	Province No. 5	59,553	127.08
31	Ramgram	रामग्राम	Parasi	Province No. 5	59,455	128.32
32	Lalbandi	लालबन्दी	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	59,395	238.5
33	Gaindakot	गैडाकोट	Nawalpur	Gandaki	58,836	159.93
34	Jaleshwar	जलेश्वर	Mahottari	Province No. 2	58,549	44.26
35	Nilkantha	निलकण्ठ	Dhading	Bagmati	58,515	197.7
36	Baglung	बागलुङ	Baglung	Gandaki	57,823	98.01
37	Rapti	राप्ती	Chitwan	Bagmati	57,107	212.31
38	Suryodaya	सूर्योदय	Ilam	Province No. 1	56,691	252.52
39	Krishnapur	कृष्णपुर	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	56,643	252.75
40	Duhabi	दुहवी	Sunsari	Province No. 1	56,269	73.67
41	Katari	कटारी	Udayapur	Province No. 1	56,146	424.89
42	Khairhani	खैरहनी	Chitwan	Bagmati	56,094	85.55
43	Bansgadhi	बासगढी	Bardiya	Province No. 5	55,875	206.08
44	Sainamaina	सैनामैना	Rupandehi	Province No. 5	55,822	162.18
45	Banepa	बनेपा	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	55,628	55
46	Changunarayan	चाँगुनारायण	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	55,430	62.98
47	Sunwal	सुनवल	Parasi	Province No. 5	55,424	139.1
48	Bardghat	बर्दघाट	Parasi	Province No. 5	55,382	162.05
49	Ratuwamai	रतुवामाई	Morang	Province No. 1	55,380	142.15
50	Gauriganga	गौरीगंगा	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	55,314	244.44
51	Maharajganj	महाराजगंज	Kapilvastu	Province No. 5	54,800	112.21
52	Urlabari	उर्लावारी	Morang	Province No. 1	54,696	74.62
53	Mahagadhimai	महागढीमाई	Bara	Province No. 2	54,474	55.32
54	Bidur	विदुर	Nuwakot	Bagmati	54,351	130.01
55	Madhyabindu	मध्यविन्दु	Nawalpur	Gandaki	54,140	233.35
56	Punarbas	पुनर्वास	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	53,633	103.71
57	Belauri	बेलौरी	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	53,544	123.37
58	Devdaha	देवदह	Rupandehi	Province No. 5	53,523	136.95
59	Gauradaha	गौरादह	Jhapa	Province No. 1	53,033	149.86
60	Rangeli	रंगेली	Morang	Province No. 1	52,013	111.78
61	Bhajani	भजनी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	51,845	176.25
62	Ramdhuni	रामधुनी	Sunsari	Province No. 1	51,752	91.69
63	Waling	वालिङ	Syangja	Gandaki	51,143	128.4
64	Golbazar	गोलबजार	Siraha	Province No. 2	51,137	111.94
65	Sunawarshi	सुनवर्षी	Morang	Province No. 1	50,758	106.4
66	Garuda	गरुडा	Rautahat	Province No. 2	50,481	44.46
67	Tansen	तानसेन	Palpa	Province No. 5	50,405	109.8
68	Mirchaiya	मिर्चैया	Siraha	Province No. 2	50,079	91.97

25,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Simraungadh	सिम्रोनगढ	Bara	Province No. 2	49,939	42.65
2	Manara Shisawa	मनरा शिसवा	Mahottari	Province No. 2	49,692	49.73
3	Bedkot	वेदकोट	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	49,479	159.92
4	Kalyanpur	कल्याणपुर	Siraha	Province No. 2	49,288	76.81
5	Gorkha	गोरखा	Gorkha	Gandaki	49,272	131.86
6	Phidim	फिदिम	Pancthar	Province No. 1	49,201	192.5
7	Chaudandigadhi	चौदण्डीगढी	Udayapur	Province No. 1	48,578	283.78
8	Ilam	इलाम	Ilam	Province No. 1	48,536	173.32
9	Shuklagandaki	शुक्लागण्डकी	Tanahun	Gandaki	48,456	165
10	Godaita	गोडैता	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	47,687	48.62
11	Lamahi	लमही	Dang	Province No. 5	47,655	326.66
12	Dhangadimai	धनगढीमाई	Siraha	Province No. 2	47,449	159.51
13	Rupakot Majhuwagadhi	रुपाकोट–मजुवागढी	Khotang	Province No. 1	46,903	246.51
14	Shuklaphanta	शुक्लाफाँटा	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	46,834	162.57
15	Bhangaha	भँगाहा	Mahottari	Province No. 2	46,754	77.21
16	Paunauti	पनौती	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	46,595	118
17	Gujara	गुजरा	Rautahat	Province No. 2	46,592	150.33
18	Malangwa	मलङ्गवा	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	46,516	30.44
19	Chautara Sangachokgadhi	चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी	Sindhupalchok	Bagmati	51,347	165.25
20	Madhuwan	मधुवन	Bardiya	Province No. 5	46,437	129.73
21	Sabaila	सवैला	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	45,879	64.47
22	Bhanu	भानु	Tanahun	Gandaki	45,792	184
23	Hanumannagar Kankalini	हनुमाननगर कंकालिनी	Saptari	Province No. 2	45,734	118.19
24	Dhanushadham	धनुषाधाम	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	45,665	91.64
25	Manthali	मन्थली	Ramechhap	Bagmati	45,416	211.78
26	Khadak	खडक	Saptari	Province No. 2	45,367	93.77
27	Melamchi	मेलम्ची	Sindhupalchok	Bagmati	45,343	158.17
28	Balara	बलरा	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	45,194	48.55
29	Mithila	मिथिला	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	45,164	187.93
30	Putalibazar	पुतलीबजार	Syangja	Gandaki	44,876	147.21
31	Dakneshwari	दक्नेश्वारी	Saptari	Province No. 2	44,782	69.11
32	Thakurbaba	ठाकुरबाबा	Bardiya	Province No. 5	44,361	104.57
33	Surunga	सुरुङ्‍गा	Saptari	Province No. 2	44,221	107.04
34	Hariwan	हरिवन	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	43,928	86.12
35	Gurbhakot	गुर्भाकोट	Surkhet	Karnali	43,765	228.62
36	Sitganga	सितगंगा	Arghakhanchi	Province No. 5	43,373	610.43
37	Bodebarsain	बोदेबरसाईन	Saptari	Province No. 2	43,229	58.93
38	Kolhabi	कोल्हवी	Bara	Province No. 2	43,036	157.4
39	Shahidnagar	शहिद नगर	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	43,007	57.37
40	Brindaban	बृन्दावन	Rautahat	Province No. 2	42,735	95.4
41	Devchuli	देवचुली	Nawalpur	Gandaki	42,603	112.72
42	Kshireshwarnath	क्षिरेश्वरनाथ	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	42,541	50.85
43	Belaka	वेलका	Udayapur	Province No. 1	42,356	344.73
44	Balawa	बलवा	Mahottari	Province No. 2	42,341	44.07
45	Kabilasi	कविलासी	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	42,336	48.11
46	Kalika	कालिका	Chitwan	Bagmati	41,742	149.08
47	Thaha	थाहा	Makawanpur	Bagmati	41,623	191.12
48	Dullu	दुल्लु	Dailekh	Karnali	41,540	156.77
49	Ishnath	ईशनाथ	Rautahat	Province No. 2	41,435	35.18
50	Bheriganga	भेरीगंगा	Surkhet	Karnali	41,407	256.2
51	Sandhikharka	सन्धिखर्क	Arghakhanchi	Province No. 5	41,079	129.42
52	Rajpur	राजपुर	Rautahat	Province No. 2	41,078	31.41
53	Gadhimai	गढीमाई	Rautahat	Province No. 2	40,410	49.44
54	Bagmati	बागमती	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	40,399	101.18
55	Kankai	कन्काई	Jhapa	Province No. 1	40,141	80.98
56	Belkotgadhi	बेलकोटगढी	Nuwakot	Bagmati	39,888	155.6
57	Bahudarmai	बहुदरमाई	Parsa	Province No. 2	39,673	31.55
58	Kushma	कुश्मा	Parbat	Gandaki	39,600	93.18
59	Loharpatti	लोहरपट्टी	Mahottari	Province No. 2	39,579	50.06
60	Besisahar	बेसीशहर	Lamjung	Gandaki	39,356	127.64
61	Mahakali	माहाकाली	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	39,253	56.84
62	Purchaudi	पुर्चौडी	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	39,174	198.52
63	Hansapur	हंसपुर	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	39,145	48.71
64	Kamala	कमला	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	38,877	65.85
65	Pyuthan	प्यूठान	Pyuthan	Province No. 5	38,449	128.96
66	Katahariya	कटहरीया	Rautahat	Province No. 2	38,413	40.69
67	Palungtar	पालुङटार	Gorkha	Gandaki	38,174	158.62
68	Parsagadhi	पर्सागढी	Parsa	Province No. 2	38,067	99.69
69	Shambhunath	शम्भुनाथ	Saptari	Province No. 2	38,018	108.71
70	Panchkhal	पाँचखाल	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	37,997	103
71	Madi	माडी	Chitwan	Bagmati	37,683	218.24
72	Sukhipur	सुखीपुर	Siraha	Province No. 2	37,592	54.78
73	Paroha	परोहा	Rautahat	Province No. 2	37,453	37.45
74	Haripur	हरिपुर	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	37,351	66.86
75	Ganeshman Charnath	गणेशमान चारनाथ	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	37,300	244.31
76	Galyang	गल्याङ	Syangja	Gandaki	36,967	122.71
77	Dhankuta	धनकुटा	Dhankuta	Province No. 1	36,619	111
78	Phatuwa Bijayapur	फतुवाबिजयपुर	Rautahat	Province No. 2	36,533	65.24
79	Baudhimai	बौधीमाई	Rautahat	Province No. 2	36,265	34.343
80	Bangad Kupinde	बनगाड कुपिण्डे	Salyan	Karnali	36,052	338.21
81	Haripurwa	हरिपुर्वा	Sarlahi	Province No. 2	36,042	30.50
82	Rampur	रामपुर	Palpa	Province No. 5	35,396	123.34
83	Chhedagad	छेडागाड	Jajarkot	Karnali	35,295	284.2
84	Kanchanrup	कञ्चनरूप	Saptari	Province No. 2	35,238	117.34
85	Parashuram	परशुराम	Dadeldhura	Sudurpashchim	34,983	414.07
86	Nagarain	नगराईन	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	35,630	39.00
87	Dasharathchand	दशरथचन्द	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	34,575	135.15
88	Nijgadh	निजगढ	Bara	Province No. 2	35,335	289.43
89	Madhav Narayan	माधव नारायण	Rautahat	Province No. 2	35,175	48.53
90	Gaur	गौर	Rautahat	Province No. 2	34,937	21.53
91	Pachrauta	पचरौता	Bara	Province No. 2	34,175	44.01
92	Bagchaur	बागचौर	Salyan	Karnali	34,118	163.14
93	Sanphebagar	साफेबगर	Achham	Sudurpashchim	33,788	166.71
94	Shaarda	शारदा	Salyan	Karnali	33,730	198.34
95	Aathabiskot	अाठबिसकाेट	Rukum West	Karnali	33,601	560.34
96	Mithila Bihari	मिथिला बिहारी	Dhanusa	Province No. 2	33,521	37.6
97	Bheri	भेरी	Jajarkot	Karnali	33,515	219.77
98	Beni	बेनी	Myagdi	Gandaki	33,498	76.57
99	Bungal	बुंगल	Bajhang	Sudurpashchim	33,224	447.59
100	Galkot	गल्कोट	Baglung	Gandaki	33,097	194.39
101	Dipayal Silgadhi	दिपायल सिलगढी	Doti	Sudurpashchim	32,941	126.62
102	Musikot	मुसिकोट	Western Rukum	Karnali	32,939	136.06
103	Deumai	देउमाई	Ilam	Province No. 1	32,927	191.63
104	Pokhariya	पोखरिया	Parsa	Province No. 2	32,885	32.47
105	Musikot	मुसिकोट	Gulmi	Province No. 5	32,802	114.74
106	Rolpa	रोल्पा	Rolpa	Province No. 5	32,759	270.42
107	Mandandeupur	मण्डनदेउपुर	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	32,659	89
108	Bhumikasthan	भूमिकास्थान	Arghakhanchi	Province No. 5	32,640	159.13
109	Mai	माई	Ilam	Province No. 1	32,576	246.11
110	Resunga	रेसुङ्गा	Gulmi	Province No. 5	32,545	83.74
111	Mangalsen	मंगलसेन	Achham	Sudurpashchim	32,331	220.14
112	Bideha	विदेह	Dhanusha	Province No. 2	32,266	45.51
113	Panchapuri	पञ्चपुरी	Surkhet	Karnali	32,231	329.9
114	Dhulikhel	धुलिखेल	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	32,162	55
115	Dewahi Gonahi	देवाही गोनाही	Rautahat	Province No. 2	32,146	33.99
116	Letang Bhogateni	लेटाङ	Morang	Province No. 1	32,053	219.23
117	Shikhar	शिखर	Doti	Sudurpashchim	31,801	285.37
118	Aurahi	औरही	Mahottari	Province No. 2	31,751	35.76
119	Shadanand	षडानन्द	Bhojpur	Province No. 1	31,610	241.15
120	Bhimeshwar	भीमेश्वर	Dolakha	Bagmati	31,480	132.5
121	Jaimini	जैमिनी	Baglung	Gandaki	31,430	118.71
122	Bhimad	भिमाद	Tanahun	Gandaki	31,362	129
123	Rajdevi	राजदेवी	Rautahat	Province No. 2	31,292	28.21
124	Khandbari	खादँवारी	Sankhuwasabha	Province No. 1	31,177	122.78
125	Dhunibeshi	धुनीबेंशी	Dhading	Bagmati	31,029	96.3
126	Matihani	मटिहानी	Mahottari	Province No. 2	31,026	29.02
127	Karjanha	कर्जन्हा	Siraha	Province No. 2	30,965	76.84
128	Swargadwari	स्वर्गद्वारी	Pyuthan	Province No. 5	30,940	224.7
129	Patan	पाटन	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	30,435	219.26
130	Lekbeshi	लेकबेशी	Surkhet	Karnali	30,295	180.92
131	Ramgopalpur	रामगोपालपुर	Mahottari	Province No. 2	29,612	39.58
132	Halesi Tuwachung	हलेसी तुवाचुङ	Khotang	Province No. 1	29,532	280.17
133	Namobuddha	नमोबुद्ध	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	29,519	102
134	Aathabis	आठबीस	Dailekh	Karnali	29,227	168
135	Ramechhap	रामेछाप	Ramechhap	Bagmati	28,612	202.45
136	Siddhicharan	सिद्दिचरण	Okhaldhunga	Province No. 1	28,374	167.88
137	Panchadewal Binayak	पञ्चदेवल विनायक	Achham	Sudurpashchim	27,485	147.75
138	Chaurjahari	चौरजहारी	Rukum West	Karnali	27,438	107.38
139	Chainpur	चैनपुर	Sankhuwasabha	Province No. 1	27,308	223.69
140	Bhojpur	भोजपुर	Bhojpur	Province No. 1	27,204	159.51
141	Narayan	नारायण	Dailekh	Karnali	27,037	110.63
142	Sundarbazar	सुन्दरबजार	Lamjung	Gandaki	26,861	72.05
143	Barhabise	बाह्रविसे	Sindhupalchok	Bagmati	26,700	96.73
144	Maulapur	मौलापुर	Rautahat	Province No. 2	26,431	34.75
145	Taplejung(Phungling)	फुङलिङ	Taplejung	Province No. 1	26,406	125.57
146	Dhorpatan	ढोरपाटन	Baglung	Gandaki	26,215	222.85
147	Chamunda Bindrasaini	चामुण्डा विन्द्रासैनी	Dailekh	Karnali	26,149	90.6
148	Chapakot	चापाकोट	Syangja	Gandaki	26,042	120.59
149	Nalgad	नलगाड	Jajarkot	Karnali	25,597	387.44
150	Bhirkot	भिरकोट	Syangja	Gandaki	25,583	78.23
151	Shankharapur	शङ्खरापुर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	25,338	60.21

8,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Mahalaxmi	महालक्ष्मी	Dhankuta	Province No. 1	24,800	129.39
2	Phalewas	फलेवास	Parbat	Gandaki	24,687	85.7
3	Dakshinkali	दक्षिणकाली	Kathmandu	Bagmati	24,296	42.68
4	Kamalbazar	कमलबजार	Achham	Sudurpashchim	23,738	120.78
5	Madhya Nepal	मध्यनेपाल	Lamjung	Gandaki	23,385	113.86
6	Melauli	मेलौली	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	22,545	119.43
7	Jaya Prithvi	जयपृथ्वी	Bajhang	Sudurpashchim	22,191	166.79
8	Pakhribas	पाख्रिवास	Dhankuta	Province No. 1	22,078	144.29
9	Shailyashikhar	शैल्यशिखर	Darchula	Sudurpashchim	22,060	117.81
10	Budhiganga	बुढीगंगा	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	21,677	59.2
11	Amargadhi	अमरगढी	Dadeldhura	Sudurpashchim	21,245	139.33
12	Mahakali	महाकाली	Darchula	Sudurpashchim	21,231	135.11
13	Saptakoshi	सप्तकोशी	Saptari	Province No. 2	21,131	60.25
14	Solu Dudhkunda	सोलुदुधकुण्ड	Solukhumbu	Province No. 1	20,399	528.09
15	Khandachakra	खाँडाचक्र	Kalikot	Karnali	20,288	133.29
16	Chhayanath Rara	छायाँनाथ रारा	Mugu	Karnali	20,078	480.67
17	Myanglung	म्याङलुङ	Terathum	Province No. 1	19,659	100.21
18	Chandannath	चन्दननाथ	Jumla	Karnali	19,047	102.03
19	Budhinanda	बुढीनन्दा	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	18,776	232.48
20	Rainas	रार्इनास	Lamjung	Gandaki	18,527	71.97
21	Tribeni	त्रिवेणी	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	18,363	170.32
22	Dharmadevi	धर्मदेवी	Sankhuwasabha	Province No. 1	18,235	132.82
23	Panchkhapan	पाँचखपन	Sankhuwasabha	Province No. 1	17,521	148.03
24	Laligurans	लालिगुराँस	Terathum	Province No. 1	16,970	90.27
25	Badimalika	बडीमालिका	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	16,818	276
26	Raskot	रास्कोट	Kalikot	Karnali	16,272	59.73
27	Tilagupha	तिलागुफा	Kalikot	Karnali	15,766	262.56
28	Jiri	जिरी	Dolakha	Bagmati	15,515	211.27
29	Madi	मादी	Sankhuwasabha	Province No. 1	14,470	110.1
30	Tripura Sundari	त्रिपुरासुन्दरी	Dolpa	Karnali	10,104	393.54
31	Thuli Bheri	ठूली भेरी	Dolpa	Karnali	8,370	421.34

See also

• Municipalities of Nepal — all city/urban + rural municipalities.
• Gaupalikas−Rural Municipalities of Nepal — current rural municipality + local government subdivision (est. 2017).
  • List of gaupalikas−rural municipalities of Nepal
  • Rural Municipalities of Nepal topics
• Village development committees of Nepal (VDC) — former rural municipality + local government subdivision (1990-2016).
  • List of village development committees of Nepal — (1990-2016).
• Subdivisions of Nepal

References

1. "Population of Cities in Nepal (2020)". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
2. Nepal, Naturally. "Kathmandu". Naturally Nepal. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
3. "Pokhara Lekhnath becomes largest metropolitan city". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
4. "Sitganga Municipality in Nepal". Retrieved 19 March 2018.
5. "स्थानिय तह". Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. "स्थानीय तहहरुको वस्तुगत विवरण २०७४ (Local Level Profile)" (PDF). ddcmorang.gov.np.
7. "Population Ward Level 753 Local Unite" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
8. "Govt prepares to add 9 more local levels in Province 2 http://bit.ly/2vWQipD". eKantipur. Retrieved 23 April 2018. External link in |title= (help)

External links

• Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.gov: Census 2011 − Final results of population and housing of VDC-Village development committees/Municipalities−cities — Table 2 (p. 8).
• Ekendraonline.com: Cost of Living Index in Nepal — Statistics & Graphs of Nepalese Citizen's Economic Power (January 2014)