List of districts of Nepal


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.
There were total of 75 districts in Nepal until 2015, grouped into 14 Zones and 5 Development Regions. After the adoption of federalism in 2015, the existing Zones and Development Regions were dissolved. Nawalparasi District and Rukum District were respectively divided into Parasi District and Nawalpur District, and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District, making total number of districts 77. These 77 districts were regrouped into 7 provinces.

District officials

District official include:

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, Nepal was divided into 32 districts and Doti, Palpa and Dhankuta were 3 gaunda. 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 as its head. From 1951 to 1962 many acts and constitutions passed which shows name of districts as below:

Panchayat era (1960–1990)

In 1962, the traditional 32 districts were dissolved and Nepal was divided into 14 zones and 75 development Districts.
In 1975, most districts underwent major boundary changes that shaped Nepal’s present-day districts. Large number of Village Panchayats were shifted across 58 districts. The most significant change was the merger of the former Tibrikot District into Jumla District and the creation of new district Kalikot, carved out of western Jumla. Bhojpur District was moved from Sagarmatha Zone to Koshi Zone, Parbat District from Gandaki Zone to Dhaulagiri Zone, and Dolpa District from Dhaulagiri Zone to Karnali Zone. Despite these changes, the total number of districts remained at 75.
District Panchayat was the district level governing body during the Panchayat System.

District Development Committee (1990–2017)

District Development Committee was established in 1990, following the end of the Panchayat system. It replaced the previous District Panchayat. It was composed of elected members at the district level. It was responsible for formulating district-level development policies. It was replaced with District Coordination Committee in 2017.

Districts under new administration

Since 20 September 2015, Nepal is divided into 7 provinces and 77 districts. They are defined by schedule 4 of the new constitution, by grouping together the existing districts. Two districts, Nawalparasi and Rukum, were split in two parts: Parasi District and Nawalpur District, and Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District respectively ending up in two different provinces. The old District Development Committee was replaced with District Coordination Committee in 2017.
ProvincesCapitalDistrictsArea
Population
Density
Major Languages
NepalKathmandu77147,641.28 km229,164,578198.15Nepali
Koshi ProvinceBiratnagar1425,905 km24,961,412191.52Nepali/Rai/Limbu/ Rajbanshi
Madhesh ProvinceJanakpur89,661 km26,114,600632.92Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri
Bagmati ProvinceHetauda1320,300 km26,116,866301.32Nepali/Tamang/Nepal Bhasha
Gandaki ProvincePokhara1121,504 km22,466,427113.18Nepali/Gurung/Magar
Lumbini ProvinceDeukhuri1222,288km25,122,078265.79Nepali/Tharu/Awadhi
Karnali ProvinceBirendranagar1027,984km21,688,41254.97Nepali/Magar/Tamang
Sudurpashchim ProvinceGodawari919,999.28 km22,694,783137.92Nepali/Doteli/Tharu

List of districts

Koshi Province

NameNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Website
Bhojpur Districtभोजपुर जिल्लाBhojpur1,507157,923
Dhankuta Districtधनकुटा जिल्लाDhankuta891150,599
Ilam Districtइलाम जिल्लाIlam1,703279,534
Jhapa Districtझापा जिल्लाChandragadhi 1,606998,054
Khotang Districtखोटाङ जिल्लाDiktel1,591175,298
Morang Districtमोरङ जिल्लाBiratnagar1,8551,148,156
Okhaldhunga Districtओखलढुङ्गा जिल्लाOkhaldhunga 1,074139,552
Panchthar Districtपाँचथर जिल्लाPhidim1,241172,400
Sankhuwasabha Districtसङ्खुवासभा जिल्लाKhandbari3,480158,041
Solukhumbu Districtसोलुखुम्बु जिल्लाSalleri 3,312104,851
Sunsari Districtसुनसरी जिल्लाInaruwa1,257926,962
Taplejung Districtताप्लेजुङ जिल्लाPhungling3,646120,590
Terhathum Districtतेह्रथुम जिल्लाMyanglung67988,731
Udayapur Districtउदयपुर जिल्लाGaighat 2,063340,721
Koshi Pradeshकोशी प्रदेशBiratnagar25,905 km24,961,412

Madhesh Province

DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Official Website
Parsa Districtपर्सा जिल्लाBirgunj1,353654,471
Bara Districtबारा जिल्लाKalaiya1,190763,137
Rautahat Districtरौतहट जिल्लाGaur1,126813,573
Sarlahi Districtसर्लाही जिल्लाMalangwa1,259862,470
Dhanusha Districtधनुषा जिल्लाJanakpur1,180867,747
Siraha Districtसिराहा जिल्लाSiraha1,188739,953
Mahottari Districtमहोत्तरी जिल्लाJaleshwar1,002706,994
Saptari Districtसप्तरी जिल्लाRajbiraj1,363706,255
Madhesh Province मधेश प्रदेशJanakpur9,661 km26,114,600

Bagmati Province

DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Official Website
Sindhuli Districtसिन्धुली जिल्लाSindhulimadhi 2,491300,026
Ramechhap Districtरामेछाप जिल्लाManthali1,546170,302
Dolakha Districtदोलखा जिल्लाCharikot 2,191172,767
Bhaktapur Districtभक्तपुर जिल्लाBhaktapur119432,132
Dhading Districtधादिङ जिल्लाDhading Besi 1,926325,710
Kathmandu Districtकाठमाडौँ जिल्लाKathmandu3952,041,587
Kavrepalanchok Districtकाभ्रेपलाञ्चोक जिल्लाDhulikhel1,396364,039
Lalitpur Districtललितपुर जिल्लाLalitpur385551,667
Nuwakot Districtनुवाकोट जिल्लाBidur1,121263,391
Rasuwa Districtरसुवा जिल्लाDhunche1,54446,689
Sindhupalchok Districtसिन्धुपाल्चोक जिल्लाChautara2,542262,624
Chitwan Districtचितवन जिल्लाBharatpur2,218719,859
Makwanpur Districtमकवानपुर जिल्लाHetauda2,426466,073
Bagmati Provinceबागमती प्रदेशHetauda20,300 km26,116,866

Gandaki Province

DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Official Website
Baglung Districtबागलुङ जिल्लाBaglung1,784249,211
Gorkha Districtगोरखा जिल्लाGorkha3,610251,027
Kaski Districtकास्की जिल्लाPokhara2,017600,051
Lamjung Districtलमजुङ जिल्लाBesisahar1,692155,852
Manang Districtमनाङ जिल्लाChame2,2465,658
Mustang Districtमुस्ताङ जिल्लाJomsom3,57314,452
Myagdi Districtम्याग्दी जिल्लाBeni2,297107,033
Nawalpur Districtनवलपरासी जिल्लाKawasoti1,370378,079
Parbat Districtपर्वत जिल्लाKusma494130,887
Syangja Districtस्याङग्जा जिल्लाPutalibazar1,164253,024
Tanahun Districtतनहुँ जिल्लाDamauli 1,546321,153
Gandaki Provinceगण्डकी प्रदेशPokhara21,793 km22,466,427

Lumbini Province

DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Official Website
Kapilvastu Districtकपिलवस्तु जिल्लाTaulihawa1,738682,961
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) Districtनवलपरासी जिल्लाParasi 792386,868
Rupandehi Districtरुपन्देही जिल्लाBhairahawa 1,3601,121,957
Arghakhanchi Districtअर्घाखाँची जिल्लाSandhikharka1,193177,086
Gulmi Districtगुल्मी जिल्लाTamghas 1,149246,494
Palpa Districtपाल्पा जिल्लाTansen1,373245,027
Dang Districtदाङ जिल्लाGhorahi2,955674,993
Pyuthan Districtप्युठान जिल्लाPyuthan1,309232,019
Rolpa Districtरोल्पा जिल्लाLiwang 1,879224,506
Eastern Rukum Districtपूर्वी रूकुम जिल्लाRukumkot1,16156,786
Banke Districtबाँके जिल्लाNepalganj2,337603,194
Bardiya Districtबर्दिया जिल्लाGulariya2,025459,900
Lumbini Province लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Deukhuri19,271 km25,122,078

Karnali Province

DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Official Website
Western Rukum Districtपश्चिमी रूकुम जिल्लाMusikot1,716166,740
Salyan Districtसल्यान जिल्लाSalyan 1,462238,515
Dolpa Districtडोल्पा जिल्लाDunai 7,88942,774
Humla Districtहुम्ला जिल्लाSimikot5,65555,394
Jumla Districtजुम्ला जिल्लाJumla 2,531118,349
Kalikot Districtकालिकोट जिल्लाManma 1,741145,292
Mugu Districtमुगु जिल्लाGamgadhi3,53564,549
Surkhet Districtसुर्खेत जिल्लाBirendranagar2,451415,126
Dailekh Districtदैलेख जिल्लाDailekh 1,502252,313
Jajarkot Districtजाजरकोट जिल्लाJajarkot Khalanga 2,230189,360
Karnali Provinceकर्णाली प्रदेशBirendranagar30,712 km21,688,412

Sudurpashchim Province

DistrictsNepaliHeadquartersArea Population Official Website
Kailali Districtकैलाली जिल्लाDhangadhi3,235904,666
Achham Districtअछाम जिल्लाMangalsen1,680228,852
Doti Districtडोटी जिल्लाDipayal Silgadhi2,025204,831
Bajhang Districtबझाङ जिल्लाChainpur 3,422189,085
Bajura Districtबाजुरा जिल्लाMartadi 2,188138,523
Kanchanpur Districtकंचनपुर जिल्लाMahendranagar 1,610513,757
Dadeldhura Districtडडेलधुरा जिल्लाDadeldhura 1,538139,602
Baitadi Districtबैतडी जिल्लाBaitadi Khalanga 1,519242,157
Darchula Districtदार्चुला जिल्लाDarchula Khalanga 2,322133,310
Sudurpashchim Provinceसुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेशDhangadhi19,539 km22,694,783