Provinces of Nepal

The Provinces of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालका प्रदेशहरू Nepalka Pradeshaharu) were formed on 20 September 2015. They were formed according to Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by making the group of districts. The current system of seven provinces replaced an earlier system. In the earlier system, Nepal was divided into 14 Administrative Zones and the zones were grouped into five Development Regions.[1]

List of Provinces

Province Capital Governor Chief Minister Districts Area
(km²)
Population
(2021)[2]
Density
(people/km²)
Map
Koshi PradeshBiratnagarParshuram KhapungHikmat Kumar Karki1425,905 km²4,961,412192
Madhesh PradeshJanakpurHari Shankar MishraSaroj Kumar Yadav89,661 km²6,114,600633
Bagmati PradeshHetaudaYadav Chandra SharmaShalikram Jamkattel1320,300 km²6,116,866301
Gandaki PradeshPokharaPrithvi Man Singh GurungSurendra Raj Pandey1121,504 km²2,466,427115
Lumbini PradeshDeukhuriAmik SherchanJokh Bahadur Mahara1222,288 km²5,122,078230
Karnali PradeshBirendranagarTilak PariyarJeevan Bahadur Shahi1027,984 km²1,688,41260
Sudurpashchim PradeshGodawariNajir MiyaDirgha Bahadur Sodari919,539 km²2,694,783138
Nepal Kathmandu President
Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
77 147,181 km² 29,164,578 198

References

  1. "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. "National Population and Housing Census 2021". Government of Nepal National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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