Koshi कोशी
BiratnagarHome to Everest and Kanchenjunga, and Sagarmatha National Park.
- Districts
- 14
- Area km²
- 25,905
- People
- 4.96M
Provinces
Nepal
The 7 provinces of Nepal
Since the 2015 constitution Nepal has been a federal republic of 7 provinces and 77 districts — from tiny, crowded Madhesh to vast, empty Karnali. Open any province for its districts.
Madhesh मधेश
JanakpurSmallest province by area; Janakpur and the heart of Maithili culture.
- Districts
- 8
- Area km²
- 9,661
- People
- 6.11M
Bagmati बागमती
HetaudaMost populous province; the Kathmandu Valley and all 7 UNESCO World Heritage zones.
- Districts
- 13
- Area km²
- 20,300
- People
- 6.12M
Gandaki गण्डकी
PokharaAnnapurna and Dhaulagiri; Pokhara; and Nepal's largest conservation area.
- Districts
- 11
- Area km²
- 21,793
- People
- 2.47M
Lumbini लुम्बिनी
Deukhuri (Butwal)Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, and Bardia National Park.
- Districts
- 12
- Area km²
- 22,288
- People
- 5.12M
Karnali कर्णाली
Birendranagar (Surkhet)Largest province by area and the least populous; Rara Lake.
- Districts
- 10
- Area km²
- 27,984
- People
- 1.69M
Sudurpaschim सुदूरपश्चिम
Godawari (Dhangadhi)The far-west; Khaptad and Shuklaphanta National Parks.
- Districts
- 9
- Area km²
- 19,539
- People
- 2.69M
Provinces compared
The same seven provinces ranked by people and by land — note how Madhesh packs the most people into the least area, while Karnali is the reverse.
2021 census, in millions of people.
- Bagmati6.12M
- Madhesh6.11M
- Lumbini5.12M
- Koshi4.96M
- Sudurpaschim2.69M
- Gandaki2.47M
- Karnali1.69M
Total land area in square kilometres.
- Karnali27,984 km²
- Koshi25,905 km²
- Lumbini22,288 km²
- Gandaki21,793 km²
- Bagmati20,300 km²
- Sudurpaschim19,539 km²
- Madhesh9,661 km²
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Bagmati
Population figures are from the 2021 National Census. Browse the full 77-district list.