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List of districts of Nepal

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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
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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

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District official include:

History

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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)

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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.[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

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Districts from 1956 to 1962

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Panchayat era (1960–1990)

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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)

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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

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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.[6] The old District Development Committee (DDC) replaced with District Coordination Committee (DCC).

ProvincesCapitalDistrictsArea
(KM2)		Population
(2021) CBS		Density
(people/KM2)		Major Languages
NepalKathmandu77147,181 km229,164,578198.15Nepali
Koshi ProvinceBiratnagar1425,905 km24,961,412191.52Nepali/Rai/Maithili/Limbu
Madhesh ProvinceJanakpur89,661 km26,114,600632.92Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri
Bagmati ProvinceHetauda1320,300 km26,116,866301.32Nepali/Tamang/Nepal Bhasha
Gandaki ProvincePokhara1121,793 km22,466,427113.18Nepali/Gurung/Magar
Lumbini ProvinceButwal1219,271 km25,122,078265.79Nepali/Tharu/Awadhi
Karnali ProvinceBirendranagar1030,712 km21,688,41254.97Nepali/Magar/Tamang
Sudurpashchim ProvinceGodawari919,539 km22,694,783137.92Nepali/Doteli/Tharu

List of districts by province

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Koshi Province

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Districts of Koshi
NameNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Website
Bhojpur Districtभोजपुर जिल्लाBhojpur1,507157,923[1]
Dhankuta Districtधनकुटा जिल्लाDhankuta891150,599[2]
Ilam Districtइलाम जिल्लाIlam1,703279,534[3]
Jhapa Districtझापा जिल्लाBhadrapur1,606998,054[4]
Khotang Districtखोटाङ जिल्लाDiktel1,591175,298[5]
Morang Districtमोरङ जिल्लाBiratnagar1,8551,148,156[6]
Okhaldhunga Districtओखलढुङ्गा जिल्लाSiddhicharan1,074139,552[7]
Panchthar Districtपाँचथर जिल्लाPhidim1,241172,400[8]
Sankhuwasabha Districtसङ्खुवासभा जिल्लाKhandbari3,480158,041[9]
Solukhumbu Districtसोलुखुम्बु जिल्लाSolududhkunda3,312104,851[10]
Sunsari Districtसुनसरी जिल्लाInaruwa1,257926,962[11]
Taplejung Districtताप्लेजुङ जिल्लाPhungling3,646120,590[12]
Tehrathum Districtतेह्रथुम जिल्लाMyanglung67988,731[13]
Udayapur Districtउदयपुर जिल्लाTriyuga2,063340,721[14]
Koshi Pradeshकोशी प्रदेशBiratnagar25,905 km24,961,412[15]

Madhesh Province

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Districts of Madhesh Province
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Official Website
Parsa Districtपर्सा जिल्लाBirgunj1,353654,471[16]
Bara Districtबारा जिल्लाKalaiya1,190763,137[17]
Rautahat Districtरौतहट जिल्लाGaur1,126813,573[18]
Sarlahi Districtसर्लाही जिल्लाMalangwa1,259862,470[19]
Dhanusha Districtधनुषा जिल्लाJanakpur1,180867,747[20]
Siraha Districtसिराहा जिल्लाSiraha1,188739,953[21]
Mahottari Districtमहोत्तरी जिल्लाJaleshwar1,002706,994[22]
Saptari Districtसप्तरी जिल्लाRajbiraj1,363706,255[23]
Madhesh Province मधेश प्रदेशJanakpur9,661 km26,114,600[24]

Bagmati Province

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Districts of Bagmati
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Official Website
Sindhuli Districtसिन्धुली जिल्लाKamalamai2,491300,026[25]
Ramechhap Districtरामेछाप जिल्लाManthali1,546170,302[26]
Dolakha Districtदोलखा जिल्लाBhimeshwar2,191172,767[27]
Bhaktapur Districtभक्तपुर जिल्लाBhaktapur119432,132[28]
Dhading Districtधादिङ जिल्लाNilkantha1,926325,710[29]
Kathmandu Districtकाठमाडौँ जिल्लाKathmandu3952,041,587[30]
Kavrepalanchok Districtकाभ्रेपलान्चोक जिल्लाDhulikhel1,396364,039[31]
Lalitpur Districtललितपुर जिल्लाLalitpur385551,667[32]
Nuwakot Districtनुवाकोट जिल्लाBidur1,121263,391[33]
Rasuwa Districtरसुवा जिल्लाDhunche1,54446,689[34]
Sindhupalchok Districtसिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्लाChautara2,542262,624[35]
Chitwan Districtचितवन जिल्लाBharatpur2,218719,859[36]
Makwanpur Districtमकवानपुर जिल्लाHetauda2,426466,073[37]
Bagmati Provinceवाग्मती प्रदेशHetauda20,300 km26,116,866[38]

Gandaki Province

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Districts of Gandaki
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2.)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Official Website
Baglung Districtबागलुङ जिल्लाBaglung1,784249,211[39]
Gorkha Districtगोरखा जिल्लाGorkha3,610251,027[40]
Kaski Districtकास्की जिल्लाPokhara2,017600,051[41]
Lamjung Districtलमजुङ जिल्लाBesisahar1,692155,852[42]
Manang Districtमनाङ जिल्लाChame2,2465,658[43]
Mustang Districtमुस्ताङ जिल्लाJomsom3,57314,452[44]
Myagdi Districtम्याग्दी जिल्लाBeni2,297107,033[45]
Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) Districtनवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पूर्व) जिल्लाKawasoti1,370378,079[46]
Parbat Districtपर्वत जिल्लाKusma494130,887[47]
Syangja Districtस्याङग्जा जिल्लाPutalibazar1,164253,024[48]
Tanahun Districtतनहुँ जिल्लाDamauli1,546321,153[49]
Gandaki Provinceगण्डकी प्रदेशPokhara21,793 km22,466,427[50]

Lumbini Province

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Districts of Lumbini
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2.)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Official Website
Kapilvastu Districtकपिलवस्तु जिल्लाTaulihawa1,738682,961[51]
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) Districtनवलपरासी (बर्दघाट सुस्ता पश्चिम) जिल्लाRamgram792386,868[52]
Rupandehi Districtरुपन्देही जिल्लाSiddharthanagar1,3601,121,957[53]
Arghakhanchi Districtअर्घाखाँची जिल्लाSandhikharka1,193177,086[54]
Gulmi Districtगुल्मी जिल्लाTamghas1,149246,494[55]
Palpa Districtपाल्पा जिल्लाTansen1,373245,027[56]
Dang Districtदाङ जिल्लाGhorahi2,955674,993[57]
Pyuthan Districtप्युठान जिल्लाPyuthan1,309232,019[58]
Rolpa Districtरोल्पा जिल्लाLiwang1,879224,506[59]
Eastern Rukum Districtपूर्वी रूकुम जिल्लाRukumkot1,16156,786[60]
Banke Districtबाँके जिल्लाNepalganj2,337603,194[61]
Bardiya Districtबर्दिया जिल्लाGulariya2,025459,900[62]
Lumbini Province लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Deukhuri19,271 km25,122,078[63]

Karnali Province

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Districts of Karnali
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Official Website
Western Rukum Districtपश्चिमी रूकुम जिल्लाMusikot1,716166,740[64]
Salyan Districtसल्यान जिल्लाSalyan1,462238,515[65]
Dolpa Districtडोल्पा जिल्लाDunai7,88942,774[66]
Humla Districtहुम्ला जिल्लाSimikot5,65555,394[67]
Jumla Districtजुम्ला जिल्लाChandannath2,531118,349[68]
Kalikot Districtकालिकोट जिल्लाManma1,741145,292[69]
Mugu Districtमुगु जिल्लाGamgadhi3,53564,549[70]
Surkhet Districtसुर्खेत जिल्लाBirendranagar2,451415,126[71]
Dailekh Districtदैलेख जिल्लाNarayan1,502252,313[72]
Jajarkot Districtजाजरकोट जिल्लाKhalanga2,230189,360[73]
Karnali Provinceकर्णाली प्रदेशBirendranagar30,712 km21,688,412[74]

Sudurpashchim Province

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Districts of Sudurpaschim
DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea (km2)Population of Districts (2021)[7]Official Website
Kailali Districtकैलाली जिल्लाDhangadhi3,235904,666[75]
Achham Districtअछाम जिल्लाMangalsen1,680228,852[76]
Doti Districtडोटी जिल्लाDipayal Silgadhi2,025204,831[77]
Bajhang Districtबझाङ जिल्लाJayaprithvi3,422189,085[78]
Bajura Districtबाजुरा जिल्लाMartadi2,188138,523[79]
Kanchanpur Districtकंचनपुर जिल्लाBheemdatta1,610513,757[80]
Dadeldhura Districtडडेलधुरा जिल्लाAmargadhi1,538139,602[81]
Baitadi Districtबैतडी जिल्लाDasharathchand1,519242,157[82]
Darchula Districtदार्चुला जिल्लाDarchula2,322133,310[83]
Sudurpashchim Provinceसुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेशDhangadhi19,539 km2515,069[84]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Government of Nepal Act 1948" (PDF).
  3. ^ "प्रशासकीय पुनर्गठन समिति (बुच कमिशन) को प्रतिवेदन, २००९" (PDF).
  4. ^ "नेपालको जिल्ला प्रशासन पुनर्गठनको रिपोर्ट, २०१३" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2022.
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