List of districts of Nepal

District
Category	Jilla
Location	Nepal
Created	pre-1816
Number	77 (as of 20 September 2015)
Populations	2,041,587 – 5,658
Areas	7,889 square kilometres (3,046 sq mi) - 119 square kilometres (46 sq mi)
Government	District Coordination Committee
Subdivisions	Urban Municipality Rural Municipality

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.

After the state's reconstruction of administrative divisions, Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were divided into Parasi District and Nawalpur District, and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District, respectively.

District officials

District official include:

• Chief District Officer, an official under Ministry of Home Affairs is appointed by the government as the highest administrative officer in a district. The C.D.O is responsible for proper inspection of all the departments in a district such as health, education, security and all other government offices.
• District Coordination Committee acts as an executive to the District Assembly. The DCC coordinates with the Provincial Assembly to establish coordination between the Provincial Assembly and rural municipalities and municipalities and to settle disputes, if any, of political nature. It also maintains coordination between the provincial and Federal government and the local bodies in the district.

History

During the time of king Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and prime minister Bhimsen Thapa, Nepal was divided into 10 districts. 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, "cantonment"). Hilly region had 20 districts and Terai had 12 districts.

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:

Districts before 1956

1. East No. 1
2. East No. 2
3. East No. 3
4. East No. 4
5. Dhankuta
6. Ilam
7. Bara
8. Mahottar-Sarlahi

9. Saptari
10. Biratnagar
11. Jhapa
12. Chisapanigadhi
13. Udayapur
14. West No. 1
15. West no. 2
16. West no. 3

17. West no. 4
18. Palpa
19. Pyuthan
20. Salyan
21. Jumla
22. Dailekh
23. Doti
24. Bajhang

25. Baitadi
26. Dadeldhura
27. Palhi-majhkhand
28. Khajhani sivaraj
29. Dang-deukhuri
30. Banke-bardiya
31. Kailali-kanchanpur
32. Kathmandu valley

Districts from 1956 to 1962

1. Mechi
2. Biratnagar
3. Taplejung
4. Dhankuta
5. Bhojpur
6. Hanumannagar
7. Sagarmatha
8. Janakpur

9. Dolkha (Saroj Home)
10. Chautara
11. Kathmandu
12. Bara
13. Trishuli
14. Rapti
15. Gorkha
16. Pokhara

17. Syangja
18. Lumbini
19. Baglung
20. Gulmi
21. Kapilavastu
22. Pyuthan
23. Humla
24. Karnali

25. Jajarkot
26. Salyan
27. Dailekh
28. Nepalganj
29. Bajhang
30. Doti
31. Dhangadhi
32. Mahakali

Panchayat era (1960–1990)

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

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 1952
• 
  Districts of Nepal in 2015
• 
  Districts of Nepal in 2020

Districts under new administration

Since 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. The old District Development Committee (DDC) replaced with District Coordination Committee (DCC).

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
Koshi Province	Biratnagar	14	25,905 km2	4,961,412	191.52	Nepali/Rai/Maithili/Limbu
Madhesh Province	Janakpur	8	9,661 km2	6,114,600	632.92	Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri
Bagmati Province	Hetauda	13	20,300 km2	6,116,866	301.32	Nepali/Tamang/Nepal Bhasha
Gandaki Province	Pokhara	11	21,793 km2	2,466,427	113.18	Nepali/Gurung/Magar
Lumbini Province	Butwal	12	19,271 km2	5,122,078	265.79	Nepali/Tharu/Awadhi
Karnali Province	Birendranagar	10	30,712 km2	1,688,412	54.97	Nepali/Magar/Tamang
Sudurpashchim Province	Godawari	9	19,539 km2	2,694,783	137.92	Nepali/Doteli/Tharu

List of districts by province

Koshi Province

Khotang

Solu
khumbu

Sankhuwa
sabha

Taplejung

Okhal
dhunga

Udayapur

Bhojpur

Tehra
thum

Panch
thar

Ilam

Jhapa

Morang

Sunsari

Dhankuta

Bagmati

Madhesh

China

India

Districts of Koshi

Name	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2)	Population of Districts (2021)	Website
Bhojpur District	भोजपुर जिल्ला	Bhojpur	1,507	157,923	[1]
Dhankuta District	धनकुटा जिल्ला	Dhankuta	891	150,599	[2]
Ilam District	इलाम जिल्ला	Ilam	1,703	279,534	[3]
Jhapa District	झापा जिल्ला	Bhadrapur	1,606	998,054	[4]
Khotang District	खोटाङ जिल्ला	Diktel	1,591	175,298	[5]
Morang District	मोरङ जिल्ला	Biratnagar	1,855	1,148,156	[6]
Okhaldhunga District	ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला	Siddhicharan	1,074	139,552	[7]
Panchthar District	पाँचथर जिल्ला	Phidim	1,241	172,400	[8]
Sankhuwasabha District	सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला	Khandbari	3,480	158,041	[9]
Solukhumbu District	सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला	Solududhkunda	3,312	104,851	[10]
Sunsari District	सुनसरी जिल्ला	Inaruwa	1,257	926,962	[11]
Taplejung District	ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला	Phungling	3,646	120,590	[12]
Tehrathum District	तेह्रथुम जिल्ला	Myanglung	679	88,731	[13]
Udayapur District	उदयपुर जिल्ला	Triyuga	2,063	340,721	[14]
Koshi Pradesh	कोशी प्रदेश	Biratnagar	25,905 km2	4,961,412	[15]

Madhesh Province

Parsa

Bara

Rauta
hat

Sarlahi

Maho
ttari

Dhanusha

Siraha

Saptari

Bagmati

Koshi

India

Districts of Madhesh Province

Districts	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2)	Population of Districts (2021)	Official Website
Parsa District	पर्सा जिल्ला	Birgunj	1,353	654,471	[16]
Bara District	बारा जिल्ला	Kalaiya	1,190	763,137	[17]
Rautahat District	रौतहट जिल्ला	Gaur	1,126	813,573	[18]
Sarlahi District	सर्लाही जिल्ला	Malangwa	1,259	862,470	[19]
Dhanusha District	धनुषा जिल्ला	Janakpur	1,180	867,747	[20]
Siraha District	सिराहा जिल्ला	Siraha	1,188	739,953	[21]
Mahottari District	महोत्तरी जिल्ला	Jaleshwar	1,002	706,994	[22]
Saptari District	सप्तरी जिल्ला	Rajbiraj	1,363	706,255	[23]
Madhesh Province	मधेश प्रदेश	Janakpur	9,661 km2	6,114,600	[24]

Bagmati Province

S. Chok

Dhading

Rasuwa

Dolakha

Nuwakot

B

K

L

Chitwan

Makwanpur

K.Chok

Ramechap

Sindhuli

Gandaki

Madhesh

Koshi

China

India

Districts of Bagmati

Districts	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2)	Population of Districts (2021)	Official Website
Sindhuli District	सिन्धुली जिल्ला	Kamalamai	2,491	300,026	[25]
Ramechhap District	रामेछाप जिल्ला	Manthali	1,546	170,302	[26]
Dolakha District	दोलखा जिल्ला	Bhimeshwar	2,191	172,767	[27]
Bhaktapur District	भक्तपुर जिल्ला	Bhaktapur	119	432,132	[28]
Dhading District	धादिङ जिल्ला	Nilkantha	1,926	325,710	[29]
Kathmandu District	काठमाडौँ जिल्ला	Kathmandu	395	2,041,587	[30]
Kavrepalanchok District	काभ्रेपलान्चोक जिल्ला	Dhulikhel	1,396	364,039	[31]
Lalitpur District	ललितपुर जिल्ला	Lalitpur	385	551,667	[32]
Nuwakot District	नुवाकोट जिल्ला	Bidur	1,121	263,391	[33]
Rasuwa District	रसुवा जिल्ला	Dhunche	1,544	46,689	[34]
Sindhupalchok District	सिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्ला	Chautara	2,542	262,624	[35]
Chitwan District	चितवन जिल्ला	Bharatpur	2,218	719,859	[36]
Makwanpur District	मकवानपुर जिल्ला	Hetauda	2,426	466,073	[37]
Bagmati Province	वाग्मती प्रदेश	Hetauda	20,300 km2	6,116,866	[38]

Gandaki Province

Mustang

Myagdi

Baglung

Manang

Kaski

Parbat

Gorkha

Lamjung

Syangja

Tanahun

Nawalpur

Bagmati

Lumbini

China

Karnali

India

Districts of Gandaki

Districts	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2.)	Population of Districts (2021)	Official Website
Baglung District	बागलुङ जिल्ला	Baglung	1,784	249,211	[39]
Gorkha District	गोरखा जिल्ला	Gorkha	3,610	251,027	[40]
Kaski District	कास्की जिल्ला	Pokhara	2,017	600,051	[41]
Lamjung District	लमजुङ जिल्ला	Besisahar	1,692	155,852	[42]
Manang District	मनाङ जिल्ला	Chame	2,246	5,658	[43]
Mustang District	मुस्ताङ जिल्ला	Jomsom	3,573	14,452	[44]
Myagdi District	म्याग्दी जिल्ला	Beni	2,297	107,033	[45]
Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) District	नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पूर्व) जिल्ला	Kawasoti	1,370	378,079	[46]
Parbat District	पर्वत जिल्ला	Kusma	494	130,887	[47]
Syangja District	स्याङग्जा जिल्ला	Putalibazar	1,164	253,024	[48]
Tanahun District	तनहुँ जिल्ला	Damauli	1,546	321,153	[49]
Gandaki Province	गण्डकी प्रदेश	Pokhara	21,793 km2	2,466,427	[50]

Lumbini Province

Bardiya

Banke

Dang

Rolpa

Eastern
Rukum

Pyuthan

Gulmi

Argha
khanchi

Kapil
vastu

Palpa

Rupan
dehi

NP
West

Karnali
Province

India (Uttar Pradesh)

Gandaki
Province

Sudur
Province

Districts of Lumbini

Districts	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2.)	Population of Districts (2021)	Official Website
Kapilvastu District	कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला	Taulihawa	1,738	682,961	[51]
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District	नवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम) जिल्ला	Ramgram	792	386,868	[52]
Rupandehi District	रुपन्देही जिल्ला	Siddharthanagar	1,360	1,121,957	[53]
Arghakhanchi District	अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला	Sandhikharka	1,193	177,086	[54]
Gulmi District	गुल्मी जिल्ला	Tamghas	1,149	246,494	[55]
Palpa District	पाल्पा जिल्ला	Tansen	1,373	245,027	[56]
Dang District	दाङ जिल्ला	Ghorahi	2,955	674,993	[57]
Pyuthan District	प्युठान जिल्ला	Pyuthan	1,309	232,019	[58]
Rolpa District	रोल्पा जिल्ला	Liwang	1,879	224,506	[59]
Eastern Rukum District	पूर्वी रूकुम जिल्ला	Rukumkot	1,161	56,786	[60]
Banke District	बाँके जिल्ला	Nepalganj	2,337	603,194	[61]
Bardiya District	बर्दिया जिल्ला	Gulariya	2,025	459,900	[62]
Lumbini Province	लुम्बिनी प्रदेश	Deukhuri	19,271 km2	5,122,078	[63]

Karnali Province

Humla

Mugu

Dolpa

Jumla

Kalikot

Dailekh

Jajarkot

Rukum
west

Surkhet

Salyan

Gandaki

Lumbini

China (Tibet)

Sudurpashchim

India
(UP)

Districts of Karnali

Districts	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2)	Population of Districts (2021)	Official Website
Western Rukum District	पश्चिमी रूकुम जिल्ला	Musikot	1,716	166,740	[64]
Salyan District	सल्यान जिल्ला	Salyan	1,462	238,515	[65]
Dolpa District	डोल्पा जिल्ला	Dunai	7,889	42,774	[66]
Humla District	हुम्ला जिल्ला	Simikot	5,655	55,394	[67]
Jumla District	जुम्ला जिल्ला	Chandannath	2,531	118,349	[68]
Kalikot District	कालिकोट जिल्ला	Manma	1,741	145,292	[69]
Mugu District	मुगु जिल्ला	Gamgadhi	3,535	64,549	[70]
Surkhet District	सुर्खेत जिल्ला	Birendranagar	2,451	415,126	[71]
Dailekh District	दैलेख जिल्ला	Narayan	1,502	252,313	[72]
Jajarkot District	जाजरकोट जिल्ला	Khalanga	2,230	189,360	[73]
Karnali Province	कर्णाली प्रदेश	Birendranagar	30,712 km2	1,688,412	[74]

Sudurpashchim Province

Darchula

Bajhang

Bajura

Baitadi

Doti

Achham

Dadel-
dhura

Kanchan-
pur

Kailali

India

Karnali

Lumbini

China

Districts of Sudurpaschim

Districts	Nepali	Headquarters	Area (km2)	Population of Districts (2021)	Official Website
Kailali District	कैलाली जिल्ला	Dhangadhi	3,235	904,666	[75]
Achham District	अछाम जिल्ला	Mangalsen	1,680	228,852	[76]
Doti District	डोटी जिल्ला	Dipayal Silgadhi	2,025	204,831	[77]
Bajhang District	बझाङ जिल्ला	Jayaprithvi	3,422	189,085	[78]
Bajura District	बाजुरा जिल्ला	Martadi	2,188	138,523	[79]
Kanchanpur District	कंचनपुर जिल्ला	Bheemdatta	1,610	513,757	[80]
Dadeldhura District	डडेलधुरा जिल्ला	Amargadhi	1,538	139,602	[81]
Baitadi District	बैतडी जिल्ला	Dasharathchand	1,519	242,157	[82]
Darchula District	दार्चुला जिल्ला	Darchula	2,322	133,310	[83]
Sudurpashchim Province	सुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेश	Dhangadhi	19,539 km2	515,069	[84]

See also

• Provinces of Nepal
• Development Regions of Nepal (former)
• List of zones of Nepal (former)
• List of village development committees of Nepal (former)
• District Coordination Committee
• List of mayors of municipalities in Nepal

External links

• List of Provinces and Districts in Nepal