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code	development region zone	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1991-06-22 census	population 2001-06-22 census	population 2011-06-22 census
01	Eastern (Purwanchal) DR	Dhankuta	28,456	4,446,749	5,344,476	5,811,555
	Mechi Zone	Ilam	8,196	1,118,210	1,307,669	1,422,182
	Koshi Zone	Biratnagar	9,669	1,728,247	2,110,664	2,335,047
	Sagarmatha Zone	Rajbiraj	10,591	1,600,292	1,926,143	2,054,326
02	Central (Madhyamanchal) DR	Hetauda	27,410	6,183,955	8,031,629	9,656,985
	Janakpur Zone	Jaleshwar	9,669	2,061,816	2,557,004	2,837,481
	Bagmati Zone	Kathmandu	9,428	2,250,805	3,008,487	3,843,596
	Narayani Zone	Birganj	8,313	1,871,334	2,466,138	2,975,908
03	Western (Pashchimanchal) DR	Pokhara	29,398	3,770,678	4,571,013	4,926,765
	Gandaki Zone	Pokhara	12,275	1,266,128	1,487,954	1,549,857
	Dhawalagiri Zone	Baglung	8,148	490,877	556,191	542,296
	Lumbini Zone	Butawal	8,975	2,013,673	2,526,868	2,834,612
04	Mid-Western (Madhya Pashchimanchal) DR	Birendranagar	42,378	2,410,414	3,012,975	3,546,682
	Rapti Zone	Tulsipur	10,482	1,046,842	1,286,806	1,456,202
	Bheri Zone	Nepalganj	10,545	1,103,043	1,417,085	1,701,767
	Karnali Zone	Jumla	21,351	260,529	309,084	388,713
05	Far-Western (Sudur Pashchimanchal) DR	Dipayal	19,539	1,679,301	2,191,330	2,552,517
	Seti Zone	Dhangadhi	12,550	1,014,349	1,330,855	1,575,003
	Mahakali Zone	Bhimdatta (Mahendranagar)	6,989	664,952	860,475	977,514
	total		147,181	18,489,097	23,151,423	26,494,504
source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal. note: DR = Development Region.

Expanded administrative units

code	development region zone district	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1991-06-22 census	population 2001-06-22 census	population 2011-06-22 census
01	Eastern (Purwanchal) DR	Dhankuta	28,456	4,446,749	5,344,476	5,811,555
	Mechi Zone	Ilam	8,196	1,118,210	1,307,669	1,422,182
01	Taplejung	Taplejung	3,646	120,053	134,698	127,461
02	Panchthar	Phidim	1,241	175,206	202,056	191,817
03	Ilam	Ilam	1,703	229,214	282,806	290,254
04	Jhapa	Chandragadhi	1,606	593,737	688,109	812,650
	Koshi Zone	Biratnagar	9,669	1,728,247	2,110,664	2,335,047
05	Morang	Biratnagar	1,855	674,823	843,220	965,370
06	Sunsari	Inaruwa	1,257	463,481	625,633	763,487
07	Dhankuta	Dhankuta	891	146,386	166,479	163,412
08	Terhathum	Terhathum	679	102,870	113,111	101,577
09	Sankhuwasabha	Khandbari	3,480	141,903	159,203	158,742
10	Bhojpur	Bhojpur	1,507	198,784	203,018	182,459
	Sagarmatha Zone	Rajbiraj	10,591	1,600,292	1,926,143	2,054,326
11	Solukhumbu	Salleri	3,312	97,200	107,686	105,886
12	Okhaldhunga	Okhaldhunga	1,074	139,457	156,702	147,984
13	Khotang	Diktel	1,591	215,965	231,385	206,312
14	Udayapur	Gaighat	2,063	221,256	287,689	317,532
15	Saptari	Rajbiraj	1,363	465,668	570,282	639,284
16	Siraha	Siraha	1,188	460,746	572,399	637,328
02	Central (Madhyamanchal) DR	Hetauda	27,410	6,183,955	8,031,629	9,656,985
	Janakpur Zone	Jaleshwar	9,669	2,061,816	2,557,004	2,837,481
17	Dhanusa	Janakpur	1,180	543,672	671,364	754,777
18	Mahottari	Jaleshwar	1,002	440,146	553,481	627,580
19	Sarlahi	Malangawa	1,259	492,798	635,701	769,729
20	Sindhuli	Sindhulimadhi	2,491	223,900	279,821	296,192
21	Ramechhap	Ramechhap	1,546	188,064	212,408	202,646
22	Dolakha	Charikot	2,191	173,236	204,229	186,557
	Bagmati Zone	Kathmandu	9,428	2,250,805	3,008,487	3,843,596
23	Sindhupalchok	Chautara	2,542	261,025	305,857	287,798
24	Kavrepalanchok	Dhulikhel	1,396	324,329	385,672	381,937
25	Lalitpur	Lalitpur	385	257,086	337,785	468,132
26	Bhaktapur	Bhaktapur	119	172,952	225,461	304,651
27	Kathmandu	Kathmandu	395	675,341	1,081,845	1,744,240
28	Nuwakot	Bidur	1,121	245,260	288,478	277,471
29	Rasuwa	Dhunche	1,544	36,744	44,731	43,300
30	Dhading	Dhading Besi	1,926	278,068	338,658	336,067
	Narayani Zone	Birganj	8,313	1,871,334	2,466,138	2,975,908
31	Makwanpur	Hetauda	2,426	314,599	392,604	420,477
32	Rautahat	Gaur	1,126	414,005	545,132	686,722
33	Bara	Kalaiya	1,190	415,718	559,135	687,708
34	Parsa	Birgunj	1,353	372,524	497,219	601,017
35	Chitawan	Bharatpur	2,218	354,488	472,048	579,984
03	Western (Pashchimanchal) DR	Pokhara	29,398	3,770,678	4,571,013	4,926,765
	Gandaki Zone	Pokhara	12,275	1,266,128	1,487,954	1,549,857
36	Gorkha	Gorkha	3,610	252,524	288,134	271,061
37	Lamjung	Besishahar	1,692	153,697	177,149	167,724
38	Tanahu	Damauli	1,546	268,073	315,237	323,288
39	Syangja	Syangja	1,164	293,526	317,320	289,148
40	Kaski	Pokhara	2,017	292,945	380,527	492,098
41	Manang	Chame	2,246	5,363	9,587	6,538
	Dhawalagiri Zone	Baglung	8,148	490,877	556,191	542,296
42	Mustang	Jomsom	3,573	14,292	14,981	13,452
43	Myagdi	Beni	2,297	100,552	114,447	113,641
44	Parbat	Kushma	494	143,547	157,826	146,590
45	Baglung	Baglung	1,784	232,486	268,937	268,613
	Lumbini Zone	Butawal	8,975	2,013,673	2,526,868	2,834,612
46	Gulmi	Tamghas	1,149	266,331	296,654	280,160
47	Palpa	Tansen	1,373	236,313	268,558	261,180
48	Nawalparasi	Parasi	2,162	436,217	562,870	643,508
49	Rupandehi	Siddharthanagar	1,360	522,150	708,419	880,196
50	Kapilbastu	Taulihawa	1,738	371,778	481,976	571,936
51	Arghakhanchi	Sandhikharka	1,193	180,884	208,391	197,632
04	Mid-Western (Madhya Pashchimanchal) DR	Birendranagar	42,378	2,410,414	3,012,975	3,546,682
	Rapti Zone	Tulsipur	10,482	1,046,842	1,286,806	1,456,202
52	Pyuthan	Pyuthan	1,309	175,469	212,484	228,102
53	Rolpa	Livang	1,879	179,621	210,004	224,506
54	Rukum	Musikot	2,877	155,554	188,438	208,567
55	Salyan	Salyan	1,462	181,785	213,500	242,444
56	Dang	Ghorahi	2,955	354,413	462,380	552,583
	Bheri Zone	Nepalganj	10,545	1,103,043	1,417,085	1,701,767
57	Banke	Nepalganj	2,337	285,604	385,840	491,313
58	Bardiya	Gularia	2,025	290,313	382,649	426,576
59	Surkhet	Birendranagar	2,451	225,768	288,527	350,804
60	Dailekh	Dailekh	1,502	187,400	225,201	261,770
61	Jajarkot	Jajarkot	2,230	113,958	134,868	171,304
	Karnali Zone	Jumla	21,351	260,529	309,084	388,713
62	Dolpa	Dunai	7,889	25,013	29,545	36,700
63	Jumla	Jumla	2,531	75,964	89,427	108,921
64	Kalikot	Manma	1,741	88,805	105,580	136,948
65	Mugu	Gamgadhi	3,535	36,364	43,937	55,286
66	Humla	Simikot	5,655	34,383	40,595	50,858
05	Far-Western (Sudur Pashchimanchal) DR	Dipayal	19,539	1,679,301	2,191,330	2,552,517
	Seti Zone	Dhangadhi	12,550	1,014,349	1,330,855	1,575,003
67	Bajura	Martadi	2,188	92,010	108,781	134,912
68	Bajhang	Chainpur	3,422	139,092	167,026	195,159
69	Achham	Mangalsen	1,680	198,188	231,285	257,477
70	Doti	Dipayal	2,025	167,168	207,066	211,746
71	Kailali	Dhangadhi	3,235	417,891	616,697	775,709
	Mahakali Zone	Bhimdatta (Mahendranagar)	6,989	664,952	860,475	977,514
72	Kanchanpur	Bhimdatta (Mahendranagar)	1,610	257,906	377,899	451,248
73	Dadeldhura	Dadeldhura	1,538	104,647	126,162	142,094
74	Baitadi	Baitadi	1,519	200,716	234,418	250,898
75	Darchaula	Darchaula	2,322	101,683	121,996	133,274
	total		147,181	18,489,097	23,151,423	26,494,504
source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal. note: DR = Development Region.

1911-xx-xx	5,638,749
1920-xx-xx	5,573,788
1930-xx-xx	5,532,574
1941-xx-xx	6,283,649
1954-05-28	8,256,625
1961-06-22	9,412,996
1971-06-22	11,555,983
1981-06-22	15,022,839
1991-06-22	18,491,097
2001-06-22	23,151,423
2011-06-22	26,494,504

Official name	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Official name [native]	संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल [Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Gaṇatantra Nepāl ] «Nepali»
Capital	Kathmandu
Capital [native]	काठमाडौं [Kāṭhmāḍauṁ] «Nepali»
Region	South-central Asia
ISO code	NP
Statistical agency	Central Bureau of Statistics

Name in Chinese	尼泊尔联邦民主共和国
Name in Arabic	جمهورية نيبال الديمقراطية الاتحادية
Name in Spanish	la República Democrática Federal de Nepal
Name in Russian	Федеративная Демократическая Республика Непал
Name in French	la République fédérale démocratique du Népal

name	population 1981-06-22 census	population 2001-06-22 census	population 2011-06-22 census
Kathmandu	235,160	671,846	1,003,285
Pokhara	46,642	156,312	264,991
Lalitpur	79,875	162,991	226,728
Biratnagar	93,544	166,674	204,949
Bharatpur	..	89,323	147,777
Birgunj	43,642	112,484	139,068
Butwal	..	75,384	120,982
Dharan	..	95,332	119,915
Bhimdatta (Mahendranagar)	..	80,839	106,666
Dhangadhi	..	67,447	104,047
source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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