
| no. | name | census 1991 | census 2001 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | name variants | metropolitan area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathmandu | 421 258 | 671 846 | 1 028 522 | 3.61 | 27.71°N | 85.31°E | Kathmandu | Kāthmāndau, Kathmandau, Katmandu, Kantipur, Yambu | Kathmandu |
| 2 | Pokharā | 95 288 | 156 312 | 260 656 | 4.35 | 28.22°N | 83.99°E | Kaski | ||
| 3 | Lalitpur | 115 865 | 162 991 | 236 586 | 3.15 | 27.68°N | 85.32°E | Lalitpur | Patan | Kathmandu |
| 4 | Birātnagar | 129 388 | 166 674 | 222 166 | 2.42 | 26.46°N | 87.28°E | Morang | Wiratnagar, Wirātnagar, Biratnagar, Morang | |
| 5 | Bīrganj | 69 005 | 112 484 | 192 191 | 4.57 | 27.02°N | 84.87°E | Parsa | Wīrganj, Birgunj | |
| 6 | Bharatpur | 54 670 | 89 323 | 153 726 | 4.63 | 27.67°N | 84.44°E | Chitwan | Narayangarh, Narayanghat | |
| 7 | Dharān | 66 457 | 95 332 | 143 417 | 3.46 | 26.81°N | 87.26°E | Sunsari | Dharan, Dharān Bāzār, Dharan Bazar, Sunsari | |
| 8 | Butwal | 44 272 | 75 384 | 137 010 | 5.10 | 27.71°N | 83.45°E | Rupandehi | Butawal | |
| 9 | Mahendranagar | 62 050 | 80 839 | 109 122 | 2.53 | 28.96°N | 80.30°E | Kanchanpur | Mahendra Nagar | |
| 10 | Dhangadhi | 44 753 | 67 447 | 107 356 | 3.95 | 28.69°N | 80.59°E | Kailali | Dhangadi, Dhangarhi, Kailali | |
| 11 | Janakpur | 54 710 | 74 192 | 104 955 | 2.93 | 26.73°N | 85.92°E | Dhanusa | ||
| 12 | Hetauda | 53 836 | 68 482 | 89 997 | 2.30 | 27.41°N | 85.02°E | Makwanpur | Hetaunda, Hetaua, Makawanpur | |
| 13 | Bhaktapur | 61 405 | 72 543 | 87 238 | 1.55 | 27.67°N | 85.43°E | Bhaktapur | Bhadgaon, Bhatgaon | Kathmandu |
| 14 | Triyuga | 37 512 | 55 291 | 85 491 | 3.70 | 26.69°N | 86.96°E | Udayapur | Padam Prasad Dangi | |
| 15 | Madhyapur Thimi | 31 970 | 47 751 | 74 781 | 3.81 | Bhaktapur | ||||
| 16 | Gulariya | 30 621 | 46 011 | 72 947 | 3.92 | 28.24°N | 81.33°E | Bardiya | Guleriya | |
| 17 | Siddharthanagar | 39 473 | 52 569 | 72 894 | 2.76 | 27.50°N | 83.45°E | Rupandehi | Siddharta Nagar, Sidharthanagar, Bhairhawa, Bhairāhawā, Siddarthnagar | |
| 18 | Nepālgānj | 47 819 | 57 535 | 70 894 | 1.76 | 28.07°N | 81.62°E | Banke | ||
| 19 | Tribuvannagar | 29 050 | 43 126 | 67 570 | 3.81 | 27.72°N | 85.37°E | Dang Deokhuri | Tribhuwan Nagar | Kathmandu |
| 20 | Mechinagar | 37 108 | 49 060 | 67 464 | 2.69 | 27.17°N | 87.92°E | Jhapa | Mechi Nagar | |
| 21 | Itahari | 26 824 | 41 210 | 67 200 | 4.16 | 26.67°N | 87.28°E | Sunsari | Ithari | |
| 22 | Tikapur | 25 639 | 38 722 | 61 954 | 3.99 | 28.50°N | 81.13°E | Kailali | ||
| 23 | Kalaiyā | 18 498 | 32 260 | 60 639 | 5.40 | 27.03°N | 85.00°E | Bara | ||
| 24 | Ratnanagar | 25 118 | 37 791 | 60 146 | 3.95 | Chitwan | ||||
| 25 | Leknath | 30 107 | 41 369 | 59 402 | 3.06 | Kaski | Lekhnath, Lekhanat | |||
| 26 | Kirtipur | 31 338 | 40 835 | 55 248 | 2.55 | 27.67°N | 85.28°E | Kathmandu | Kathmandu | |
| 27 | Tulsīpur | 22 654 | 33 876 | 53 567 | 3.89 | 28.13°N | 82.29°E | Dang Deokhuri | Tulshipur, Dang | |
| 28 | Kamalamai | 24 368 | 32 838 | 46 118 | 2.87 | 27.22°N | 85.92°E | Sindhuli | Kamala Mai, Dhungrabās, Dhungrebās | |
| 29 | Kapilwastu | 17 126 | 27 170 | 45 966 | 4.48 | 27.53°N | 83.05°E | Kapilvastu | Kapilbastu, Kapilvastu, Taulihawa | |
| 30 | Birendranagar | 22 973 | 31 381 | 44 761 | 3.00 | 28.56°N | 81.65°E | Surkhet | Wirendranagar, Surkhet | |
| 31 | Lahān | 19 018 | 27 654 | 42 417 | 3.63 | 26.72°N | 86.48°E | Siraha | ||
| 32 | Dipayal | 12 360 | 22 061 | 42 149 | 5.54 | 29.12°N | 80.69°E | Doti | Doti, Silgarhi Doti | |
| 33 | Byas | 20 124 | 28 245 | 41 561 | 3.27 | Tanahu | Damauli, Vyas | |||
| 34 | Rājbirāj | 24 227 | 30 353 | 39 239 | 2.16 | 26.54°N | 86.74°E | Saptari | Saptari | |
| 35 | Putalibazar | 25 870 | 29 667 | 34 575 | 1.28 | Syangja | ||||
| 36 | Prithivinarayan | 20 633 | 25 783 | 33 220 | 2.13 | Gorkha | Prithbinarayan, Prithvi Narayan, Gorkha | |||
| 37 | Damak | 41 321 | 35 009 | 33 074 | -0.47 | 26.66°N | 87.73°E | Jhapa | ||
| 38 | Panauti | 20 467 | 25 563 | 32 925 | 2.13 | 27.59°N | 85.52°E | Kavrepalanchok | Panaoti | Kathmandu |
| 39 | Gaur | 20 434 | 25 383 | 32 493 | 2.08 | 26.77°N | 85.27°E | Rautahat | ||
| 40 | Tansen | 13 599 | 20 431 | 32 472 | 3.94 | 27.87°N | 83.55°E | Palpa | ||
| 41 | Inaruwa | 18 547 | 23 200 | 29 941 | 2.15 | 26.61°N | 87.10°E | Sunsari | Inarwa | |
| 42 | Bāglung | 15 219 | 20 852 | 29 865 | 3.04 | 28.27°N | 83.60°E | Baglung | Bagluri | |
| 43 | Ramgram | 18 911 | 22 630 | 27 742 | 1.71 | Nawalparasi | ||||
| 44 | Jaleswor | 18 088 | 22 046 | 27 608 | 1.89 | 26.65°N | 85.79°E | Mahottari | Jaleshwar, Jaleswar, Jaleshwor | |
| 45 | Sirāhā | 21 866 | 23 988 | 26 572 | 0.86 | 26.66°N | 86.21°E | Siraha | ||
| 46 | Khāndbāri | 18 756 | 21 789 | 25 764 | 1.41 | 27.37°N | 87.22°E | Sankhuwasabha | Khadbari | |
| 47 | Dhankutā | 17 073 | 20 668 | 25 657 | 1.82 | 26.95°N | 87.34°E | Dhankuta | ||
| 48 | Waling | 16 712 | 20 414 | 25 624 | 1.91 | 27.99°N | 83.77°E | Syangja | ||
| 49 | Bhimeshwar | 19 260 | 21 916 | 25 301 | 1.20 | 27.67°N | 86.03°E | Dolakha | Bhimeshor, Bhimeshwor, Charikot, Bhimeswor | |
| 50 | Malangwa | 14 142 | 18 484 | 25 098 | 2.58 | 26.86°N | 85.55°E | Sarlahi | Malangawa, Sarlahi | |
| 51 | Nārāyan | 15 738 | 19 446 | 24 731 | 2.02 | 28.83°N | 81.73°E | Dailekh | Dailekh | |
| 52 | Bidur | 18 694 | 21 193 | 24 378 | 1.17 | 27.89°N | 85.16°E | Nuwakot | Widur | |
| 53 | Bhadrapur | 15 210 | 18 145 | 22 168 | 1.68 | 26.54°N | 88.08°E | Jhapa | ||
| 54 | Amargadhi | 16 494 | 18 390 | 20 698 | 0.99 | 29.30°N | 80.58°E | Dadeldhura | Dadeldhura | |
| 55 | Banepa | 12 537 | 15 822 | 20 629 | 2.24 | 27.63°N | 85.52°E | Kavrepalanchok | Kathmandu | |
| 56 | Ilām | 13 197 | 16 237 | 20 554 | 1.98 | 26.91°N | 87.92°E | Ilam | Ilam | |
| 57 | Dashrathchand | 18 054 | 18 345 | 18 416 | 0.03 | 29.85°N | 80.55°E | Darchula | Dasharathchanda, Dasarath Chand, Darchula | |
| 58 | Dhulikhet | 9 812 | 12 592 | 27.62°N | 85.55°E | Kavrepalanchok | Dhulikel | |||
| 59 | Jumla | 11 275 | 29.27°N | 82.16°E | Jumla |