List of cities in Nepal


Cities and towns in Nepal are incorporated under municipality. A municipality in Nepal is a sub-unit of a district. The Government of Nepal has set-out a minimum criteria for municipalities. These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure and revenues. Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among which 6 are metropolis, 11 are sub-metropolis and 276 are municipal councils. Other than that there are 460 rural municipalities totaling 753 local level government within Nepal.
Kathmandu, the capital, is also the largest city. In terms of area, Pokhara is the largest metropolitan city covering a subtotal of 464.28 km2 while Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km2. Ghorahi is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km2 where as Dhangadhi is the largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of 204,788. Budhanilkantha with a population of 179,688 is the largest municipality followed by Birendranagar with a population of 154,886. In terms of area, Sitganga is the largest municipality with an area of.

List of cities by classification

Along with other major criteria as mentioned in Local Governance Act 2017 of Nepal, the number of population to be considered as the municipality: the minimum population in mountainous district should be 10,000 while hilly districts, inner terai districts, terai districts, and Kathmandu valley should include forty thousand, fifty thousand, seventy thousand and one hundred thousand respectively. For sub-metropolitan, the population should be two hundred thousand, and it should be five hundred thousand for metropolitan.
The list includes the cities and not urban agglomerations.
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has classified the local units into four grades based on infrastructure and social development.
The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective provinces of Nepal. The city in bold and italics is the country capital.

Metropolitan cities

NameNepaliDistrictProvincePopulation Area # of wardsWebsite
KathmanduकाठमाडौँKathmanduBagmati862,40049.4532
PokharaपोखराKaskiGandaki513,504464.2433
BharatpurभरतपुरChitwanBagmati369,268432.9529
LalitpurललितपुरLalitpurBagmati294,09836.1229
Birgunjवीरगञ्जParsaMadhesh272,382132.0732
BiratnagarविराटनगरMorangKoshi243,92777.0019

Sub-metropolitan cities

NameNepaliDistrictProvincePopulation Area# of wardsWebsite
GhorahiघोराहीDangLumbini200,530522.2119
DhangadhiधनगढीKailaliSudurpashchim198,792261.7519
ItahariइटहरीSunsariKoshi197,24193.7820
JanakpurजनकपुरDhanushaMadhesh194,55691.9725
ButwalबुटवलRupandehiLumbini194,335101.6119
HetaudaहेटौडाMakawanpurBagmati193,576261.5919
TulsipurतुलसीपुरDangLumbini179,755384.6319
DharanधरानSunsariKoshi166,531192.3220
Nepalgunjनेपालगञ्जBankeLumbini164,44485.9423
KalaiyaकलैयाBaraMadhesh136,222108.9427
JitpursimaraजीतपुरसिमराBaraMadhesh127,307312.1824

Municipality

NameNepaliDistrictProvincePopulation Area# of wardsWebsite
Budhanilkanthaबुढानिलकण्ठKathmanduBagmati177,55734.813
Birendranagarवीरेन्द्रनगरSurkhetKarnali154,886245.0616
Tarakeshwarतारकेश्वरKathmanduBagmati151,47954.9511
Tilottamaतिलोत्तमाRupandehiLumbini149,479126.1917
Gokarneshwarगोकर्णेश्वरKathmanduBagmati149,36658.59
Suryabinayakसूर्यविनायकBhaktapurBagmati140,08542.4510
Chandragiriचन्द्रागिरीKathmanduBagmati136,86043.915
TokhaटोखाKathmanduBagmati133,75517.1111
MechinagarमेचीनगरJhapaKoshi133,073192.8515
Kageshwari-Manoharaकागेश्वरी मनोहराKathmanduBagmati130,43327.389
Mahalaxmiमहालक्ष्मीLalitpurBagmati123,11626.5110
Bhimdattaभीमदत्तKanchanpurSudurpashchim122,32078.2419
Sundar Harainchaसुन्दरहरैंचाMorangKoshi121,305110.1612
Madhyapur Thimiमध्यपुर थिमीBhaktapurBagmati119,75611.479
Birtamodबिर्तामोडJhapaKoshi116,19278.2410
Nagarjunनागार्जुनKathmanduBagmati115,43729.8510
DamakदमकJhapaKoshi107,22770.8610
Triyugaत्रियुगाUdayapurKoshi102,725547.4316
LahanलहानSirahaMadhesh102,031167.1724
KohalpurकोहलपुरBankeLumbini101,667184.2615
GodawariगोदावरीKailaliSudurpashchim98,746305.6312
GodawariगोदावरीLalitpurBagmati97,63396.1114
BangangaबाणगंगाKapilvastuLumbini96,714233.6811
SirahaसिरहाSirahaMadhesh95,41094.222
Barahachhetraबराहक्षेत्रSunsariKoshi91,087222.0911
Lamki Chuhaलम्की चुहाKailaliSudurpashchim90,97122510
Ratnanagarरत्ननगरChitwanBagmati89,90568.6816
TikapurटिकापुरKailaliSudurpashchim89,835121.929
Kapilvastuकपिलवस्तुKapilvastuLumbini88,874136.9112
ChangunarayanचाँगुनारायणBhaktapurBagmati88,08362.989
Lumbini Sanskritikलुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिकRupandehiLumbini87,383112.2113
KawasotiकावासोतीNawalpurGandaki86,821108.3417
GhodaghodiघोडाघोडीKailaliSudurpashchim86,034354.4512
ShivarajशिवराजKapilvastuLumbini84,810284.0711
Arjundharaअर्जुनधाराJhapaKoshi84,018109.8611
Chandrapurचन्द्रपुरRautahatMadhesh81,807249.9610
BelbariबेलवारीMorangKoshi81,771132.7911
Kirtipurकिर्तिपुरKathmanduBagmati81,57814.7610
BarahathawaबरहथवाSarlahiMadhesh81,120107.0518
GaindakotगैडाकोटNawalpurGandaki79,349159.9318
Bhaktapurभक्तपुरBhaktapurBagmati79,1366.8910
Vyasव्यासTanahunGandaki78,93924814
SainamainaसैनामैनाRupandehiLumbini78,393162.1811
Bardaghatबर्दघाटNawalparasi WestLumbini76,703162.0516]
Buddhabhumiबुद्धभूमीKapilvastuLumbini76,507366.6710
InaruwaईनरुवाSunsariKoshi74,91477.9210
GulariyaगुलरियाBardiyaLumbini74,505118.2112
Siddharthanagarसिद्धार्थनगरRupandehiLumbini74,43636.0313
Bardibasबर्दिबासMahottariMadhesh74,361315.5714
Shivasatakshiशिवसताक्षिJhapaKoshi74,077145.8711
Barbardiyaबारबर्दियाBardiyaLumbini72,533226.0911
GaushalaगौशालाMahottariMadhesh72,481144.7312
DevdahaदेवदहRupandehiLumbini72,457136.9512
Pathari Shanischareपथरी शनिश्चरेMorangKoshi72,45179.8110
SunawalसुनवलParasiLumbini72,085139.113
Krishnapurकृष्णपुरKanchanpurSudurpashchim71,500252.759
KamalamaiकमलामाईSindhuliBagmati71,016482.5714
Bhadrapurभद्रपुरJhapaKoshi70,91396.3510
Urlabariउर्लावारीMorangKoshi70,90874.629
RajbirajराजविराजSaptariMadhesh70,80355.6416
DudhauliदुधौलीSindhuliBagmati70,207390.3914
Krishnanagarकृष्णनगरKapilvastuLumbini70,11196.6612
Ishwarpurईश्वरपूरSarlahiMadhesh68,377163.8315
BanepaबनेपाKavrepalanchokBagmati67,69054.5914
KhairhaniखैरहनीChitwanBagmati67,38585.5513
Raptiराप्तीChitwanBagmati66,617212.3113
Lalbandiलालबन्दीSarlahiMadhesh66,419238.517
DuhabiदुहवीSunsariKoshi66,07473.6712
MaharajganjमहाराजगंजKapilvastuLumbini64,645112.2111
GaurigangaगौरीगंगाKailaliSudurpashchim64,558244.4411
Ramgramरामग्रामParasiLumbini64,017128.3218
GolbazarगोलबजारSirahaMadhesh63,885111.9413
Jaleshwarजलेश्वरMahottariMadhesh63,80244.2612
RamdhuniरामधुनीSunsariKoshi63,45291.699
BansgadhiबासगढीBardiyaLumbini63,252206.089
SabailaसवैलाDhanushaMadhesh62,28264.4713
Punarbasपुनर्वासKanchanpurSudurpashchim61,748103.7111
RatuwamaiरतुवामाईMorangKoshi61,139142.1510
Madhyabinduमध्यविन्दुNawalpurGandaki61,091233.3515
GarudaगरुडाRautahatMadhesh60,85744.469
RajapurराजापुरBardiyaLumbini60,831127.0810
GauradahaगौरादहJhapaKoshi60,451149.869
KatariकटारीUdayapurKoshi59,507424.8914
Mirchaiyaमिर्चैयाSirahaMadhesh59,42591.9712
MahagadhimaiमहागढीमाईBaraMadhesh59,42455.3211
BidurविदुरNuwakotBagmati59,227130.0113
LamahiलमहीDangLumbini59,050326.669
Kalyanpurकल्याणपुरSirahaMadhesh58,87276.8112
Nilkanthaनिलकण्ठDhadingBagmati58,828197.714
Kanchanrupकञ्चनरूपSaptariMadhesh58,466117.3412
DevchuliदेवचुलीNawalpurGandaki58,003112.7217
BedkotवेदकोटKanchanpurSudurpashchim57,680159.9210
RangeliरंगेलीMorangKoshi57,494111.789
BaglungबागलुङBaglungGandaki56,10298.0114
Sunawarshiसुनवर्षीMorangKoshi56,034106.49
Shuklagandakiशुक्लागण्डकीTanahunGandaki55,62016512
BhangahaभँगाहाMahottariMadhesh55,35477.219
Simraungadhसिम्रोनगढBaraMadhesh54,87842.6511
Suryodayaसूर्योदयIlamKoshi54,727252.5214
Malangwaमलङ्गवाSarlahiMadhesh54,55030.4412
GodaitaगोडैताSarlahiMadhesh54,27048.6212
RajpurराजपुरRautahatMadhesh54,08331.419
GujaraगुजराRautahatMadhesh54,033150.339
Shuklaphantaशुक्लाफाँटाKanchanpurSudurpashchim53,969162.5712
BelauriबेलौरीKanchanpurSudurpashchim53,910123.3710
Shahidnagarशहिद नगरDhanushaMadhesh53,81257.379
Chaudandigadhiचौदण्डीगढीUdayapurKoshi53,631283.7810
BhajaniभजनीKailaliSudurpashchim53,494176.259
DhangadimaiधनगढीमाईSirahaMadhesh53,355159.5114
Kankaiकन्काईJhapaKoshi53,14880.989
Hanumannagar Kankaliniहनुमाननगर कंकालिनीSaptariMadhesh52,796118.1914
KhadakखडकSaptariMadhesh52,77893.7711
GorkhaगोरखाGorkhaGandaki52,468131.8614
Manara Shiswaमनरा शिसवाMahottariMadhesh52,19149.7310
KalikaकालिकाChitwanBagmati52,164149.0811
DhanushadhamधनुषाधामDhanushaMadhesh52,02491.649
IshnathईशनाथRautahatMadhesh51,85535.189
PaunautiपनौतीKavrepalanchokBagmati51,50411812
Kolhabiकोल्हवीBaraMadhesh51,182157.411
Chhireshwarnathक्षिरेश्वरनाथDhanushaMadhesh51,07550.8510
BelakaवेलकाUdayapurKoshi51,043344.739
TansenतानसेनPalpaLumbini50,792109.814
MadhuwanमधुवनBardiyaLumbini50,739129.739
WalingवालिङSyangjaGandaki50,488128.414
IlamइलामIlamKoshi50,085173.3210
HariwanहरिवनSarlahiMadhesh49,98886.1211
Brindabanबृन्दावनRautahatMadhesh49,74295.49
BalawaबलवाMahottariMadhesh49,47344.0711
Surungaसुरुङ्गाSaptariKoshi49,460107.0411
ThakurbabaठाकुरबाबाBardiyaLumbini49,420104.579
GadhimaiगढीमाईRautahatMadhesh49,13549.449
MithilaमिथिलाDhanushaMadhesh48,676187.9311
PhidimफिदिमPanctharKoshi48,495192.514
Gurbhakotगुर्भाकोटSurkhetKarnali48,216228.6214
BherigangaभेरीगंगाSurkhetKarnali48,203256.213
BalaraबलराSarlahiMadhesh47,91248.5511
Dakneshwariदक्नेश्वारीSaptariMadhesh47,73969.1110
BagmatiबागमतीSarlahiMadhesh47,106101.1812
BodebarsainबोदेबरसाईनSaptariMadhesh46,01758.9310
KatahariyaकटहरीयाRautahatMadhesh45,82140.699
Loharpattiलोहरपट्टीMahottariMadhesh45,77350.069
ParohaपरोहाRautahatMadhesh45,70237.459
HansapurहंसपुरDhanushaMadhesh44,94948.719
KamalaकमलाDhanushaMadhesh44,59765.859
KabilasiकविलासीSarlahiMadhesh44,20448.1110
Ganeshman Charanathगणेशमान चारनाथDhanushaMadhesh44,082244.3111
BahudarmaiबहुदरमाईParsaMadhesh43,47831.559
HaripurहरिपुरSarlahiMadhesh43,23366.869
Diktel Rupakot Majhuwagadhiरुपाकोट–मजुवागढीKhotangKoshi43,008246.5115
Dodhara Chandaniदोधारा चादँनीKanchanpurSudurpashchim42,97456.8410
BhanuभानुTanahunGandaki42,79418413
Chautara Sangachokgadhiचौतारा साँगाचोकगढीSindhupalchokBagmati42,668165.2514
Sandhikharkaसन्धिखर्कArghakhanchiLumbini42,492129.4212
Phatuwa BijayapurफतुवाबिजयपुरRautahatMadhesh42,21865.2411
Pyuthanप्यूठानPyuthanLumbini42,130128.9610
SukhipurसुखीपुरSirahaMadhesh42,03354.7810
PutalibazarपुतलीबजारSyangjaGandaki41,743147.2114
Parsagadhiपर्सागढीParsaMadhesh41,56999.699
Melamchiमेलम्चीSindhupalchokBagmati41,063158.1713
Madhav Narayanमाधव नारायणRautahatMadhesh40,89448.539
RampurरामपुरPalpaLumbini40,883123.3410
PacharautaपचरौताBaraMadhesh40,52444.019
GaurगौरRautahatMadhesh39,84621.539
Manthaliमन्थलीRamechhapBagmati39,695211.7814
Shambhunathशम्भुनाथSaptariMadhesh39,634108.7112
BoudhimaiबौधीमाईRautahatMadhesh39,32534.3439
Dulluदुल्लुDailekhKarnali39,143156.7713
ThahaथाहाMakawanpurBagmati38,870191.1212
Haripurwaहरिपुर्वाSarlahiMadhesh38,71430.509
Dewahi Gonahiदेवाही गोनाहीRautahatMadhesh38,69033.999
Karjanhaकर्जन्हाSirahaMadhesh38,55776.8411
MadiमाडीChitwanBagmati38,295218.249
Puchaudiपुर्चौडीBaitadiSudurpashchim38,281198.5210
Mithila Bihariमिथिला बिहारीDhanusaMadhesh38,27337.610
BesisaharबेसीशहरLamjungGandaki38,232127.6411
LetangलेटाङMorangKoshi38,152219.239
Kushmaकुश्माParbatGandaki38,10193.1814
NagarainनगराईनDhanushaMadhesh38,03739.009
BheriभेरीJajarkotKarnali37,892219.7713
ChhedagadछेडागाडJajarkotKarnali37,877284.213
BidehaविदेहDhanushaMadhesh37,69745.519
SitgangaसितगंगाArghakhanchiLumbini37,691610.4314
NijgadhनिजगढBaraMadhesh37,687289.4313
PokhariyaपोखरियाParsaMadhesh37,67532.4710
PalungtarपालुङटारGorkhaGandaki37,409158.6210
AurahiऔरहीMahottariMadhesh37,36135.769
RamgopalpurरामगोपालपुरMahottariMadhesh36,20139.589
MatihaniमटिहानीMahottariMadhesh36,13629.029
DhankutaधनकुटाDhankutaKoshi35,98311110
AathabiskotआठविसकोटRukum WestKarnali35,917560.3414
Panchapuriपञ्चपुरीSurkhetKarnali35,839329.911
RajdeviराजदेवीRautahatMadhesh35,65828.219
ParshuramपरशुरामDadeldhuraSudurpashchim35,590414.0712
KhandbariखादँवारीSankhuwasabhaKoshi35,565122.7811
PanchkhalपाँचखालKavrepalanchokBagmati35,52110313
Rolpaरोल्पाRolpaLumbini35,376270.4210
BelkotgadhiबेलकोटगढीNuwakotBagmati35,224155.613
Bhimeshwarभीमेश्वरDolakhaBagmati34,712132.59
SharadaशारदाSalyanKarnali34,663198.3415
MusikotमुसिकोटWestern RukumKarnali34,270136.0614
BagchaurबागचौरSalyanKarnali34,021163.1412
Dipayal Silgadhiदिपायल सिलगढीDotiSudurpashchim33,968126.629
BungalबुंगलBajhangSudurpashchim33,812447.5911
DhulikhelधुलिखेलKavrepalanchokBagmati33,7265512
Bangad Kupindeबनगाड कुपिण्डेSalyanKarnali32,940338.2112
BeniबेनीMyagdiGandaki32,69776.5710
MaulapurमौलापुरRautahatMadhesh32,32534.759
Swargadwariस्वर्गद्वारीPyuthanLumbini32,037224.79
LekbeshiलेकबेशीSurkhetKarnali31,710180.9210
Dasharathchandदशरथचन्दBaitadiSudurpashchim31,567135.1511
Resungaरेसुङ्गाGulmiLumbini31,55183.7414
AathabisआठबीसDailekhKarnali31,0921689
Galyangगल्याङSyangjaGandaki31,034122.7111
DeumaiदेउमाईIlamKoshi30,969191.639
MaiमाईIlamKoshi30,732246.1110
Galkotगल्कोटBaglungGandaki30,588194.3911
ShikharशिखरDotiSudurpashchim30,399285.3711
Mandan Deupurमण्डनदेउपुरKavrepalanchokBagmati30,3818912
DhorpatanढोरपाटनBaglungGandaki30,068222.859
Shadanandaषडानन्दBhojpurKoshi29,342241.1514
Shankharapurशङ्खरापुरKathmanduBagmati29,31860.219
BhimadभिमादTanahunGandaki29,2481299
PatanपाटनBaitadiSudurpashchim29,230219.2610
DhunibeshiधुनीबेंशीDhadingBagmati29,14996.39
ChaurjahariचौरजहारीWestern RukumKarnali28,956107.3814
NalgadनलगाडJajarkotKarnali28,922387.4413
MusikotमुसिकोटGulmiLumbini28,454114.749
PhunglingफुङलिङTaplejungKoshi28,449125.5711
Bhumikasthanभूमिकास्थानArghakhanchiLumbini28,192159.1310
Siddhicharanसिद्दिचरणOkhaldhungaKoshi27,351167.8812
Halesi Tuwachungहलेसी तुवाचुङKhotangKoshi27,078280.1711
Sundarbazarसुन्दरबजारLamjungGandaki27,04372.0511
ChainpurचैनपुरSankhuwasabhaKoshi26,799223.6911
Chamunda Bindrasainiचामुण्डा विन्द्रासैनीDailekhKarnali26,55990.69
MangalsenमंगलसेनAchhamSudurpashchim26,557220.1414
Dakshinkaliदक्षिणकालीKathmanduBagmati26,37242.689
Namobuddhaनमोबुद्धKavrepalanchokBagmati26,16010211
NarayanनारायणDailekhKarnali26,111110.6311
Panchadewal Binayakपञ्चदेवल विनायकAchhamSudurpashchim26,088147.759
BhojpurभोजपुरBhojpurKoshi26,007159.5112
SanphebagarसाफेबगरAchhamSudurpashchim25,891166.7114
Solu Dudhkundaसोलुदुधकुण्डSolukhumbuKoshi25,678528.0911
RamechhapरामेछापRamechhapBagmati24,971202.459
JaiminiजैमिनीBaglungGandaki24,628118.7110
Chhayanath Raraछायाँनाथ राराMuguKarnali24,527480.6714
AmargadhiअमरगढीDadeldhuraSudurpashchim24,149139.3311
Barhabiseबाह्रविसेSindhupalchokBagmati24,10996.739
MahakaliमहाकालीDarchulaSudurpashchim24,081135.119
Saptakoshiसप्तकोशीSaptariMadhesh23,51060.2511
ChapakotचापाकोटSyangjaGandaki22,969120.5910
BhirkotभिरकोटSyangjaGandaki22,64578.239
Khandachakraखाँडाचक्रKalikotKarnali22,274133.2911
Mahalaxmiमहालक्ष्मीDhankutaKoshi22,182126.39
Madhya Nepalमध्यनेपालLamjungGandaki21,971113.8610
Jaya Prithviजयपृथ्वीBajhangSudurpashchim21,933166.7911
Shailyashikharशैल्यशिखरDarchulaSudurpashchim21,807117.819
Chandannathचन्दननाथJumlaKarnali21,036102.0310
KamalbazarकमलबजारAchhamSudurpashchim21,032120.7810
MelauliमेलौलीBaitadiSudurpashchim20,658119.439
PhalebasफलेवासParbatGandaki20,46885.711
BudhigangaबुढीगंगाBajuraSudurpashchim20,18559.210
Budhinandaबुढीनन्दाBajuraSudurpashchim20,072232.4810
Pakhribasपाख्रिवासDhankutaKoshi19,104144.2910
Myanglungम्याङलुङTerathumKoshi18,750100.2110
BadimalikaबडीमालिकाBajuraSudurpashchim18,4142769
Tribeniत्रिवेणीBajuraSudurpashchim17,798170.329
Raskotरास्कोटKalikotKarnali17,42559.739
Rainasरार्इनासLamjungGandaki17,40271.9710
PanchkhapanपाँचखपनSankhuwasabhaKoshi16,348148.039
TilaguphaतिलागुफाKalikotKarnali16,197262.5611
JiriजिरीDolakhaBagmati16,109211.279
Dharmadeviधर्मदेवीSankhuwasabhaKoshi16,053132.829
LaliguransलालिगुराँसTerathumKoshi15,32990.279
MadiमादीSankhuwasabhaKoshi13,273110.19
Tripura Sundariत्रिपुरासुन्दरीDolpaKarnali12,233393.5411
Thuli Bheriठूली भेरीDolpaKarnali9,861421.3411