Nepal

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development region zone	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1981-06-22 census	population 1991-06-22 census	population 2001-06-22 census
source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal. note: quite a few districts were affected by rebellion during the census, thus some data is partly a result from estimations. note: DR = Development Region.
Central (Madhyamanchal) DR	Hetauda	27,410	4,909,357	6,183,955	8,031,629
Bagmati Zone	Kathmandu	9,428	1,782,439	2,250,805	3,008,487
Bhaktapur	Bhaktapur	119	159,767	172,952	225,461
Dhading	Dhading Besi	1,926	243,401	278,068	338,658
Kathmandu	Kathmandu	395	422,237	675,341	1,081,845
Kavre Palanchok	Dhulikhel	1,396	307,150	324,329	385,672
Lalitpur	Lalitpur	385	184,341	257,086	337,785
Nuwakot	Bidur	1,121	202,976	245,260	288,478
Rasuwa	Dhunche	1,544	30,241	36,744	44,731
Sindhupalchok	Chautara	2,542	232,326	261,025	305,857
Janakpur Zone	Jaleshwar	9,669	1,688,115	2,061,816	2,557,004
Dhanusha	Janakpur	1,180	432,569	543,672	671,364
Dolakha	Charikot	2,191	150,576	173,236	204,229
Mahottari	Jaleshwar	1,002	361,054	440,146	553,481
Ramechhap	Ramechhap	1,546	161,445	188,064	212,408
Sarlahi	Malangawa	1,259	398,766	492,798	635,701
Sindhuli	Sindhulimadhi	2,491	183,705	223,900	279,821
Narayani Zone	Birganj	8,313	1,438,803	1,871,334	2,466,138
Bara	Kalaiya	1,190	318,957	415,718	559,135
Chitwan	Bharatpur	2,218	259,571	354,488	472,048
Makawanpur	Hetauda	2,426	243,411	314,599	392,604
Parsa	Birgunj	1,353	284,338	372,524	497,219
Rautahat	Gaur	1,126	332,526	414,005	545,132
Eastern (Purwanchal) DR	Dhankuta	28,456	3,708,923	4,446,749	5,344,476
Koshi Zone	Biratnagar	9,669	1,423,624	1,728,247	2,110,664
Bhojpur	Bhojpur	1,507	192,689	198,784	203,018
Dhankuta	Dhankuta	891	129,781	146,386	166,479
Morang	Biratnagar	1,855	534,692	674,823	843,220
Sankhuwasabha	Khandbari	3,480	129,414	141,903	159,203
Sunsari	Inaruwa	1,257	344,594	463,481	625,633
Terhathum	Terhathum	679	92,454	102,870	113,111
Mechi Zone	Ilam	8,196	932,625	1,118,210	1,307,669
Ilam	Ilam	1,703	178,356	229,214	282,806
Jhapa	Chandragadhi	1,606	479,743	593,737	688,109
Panchthar	Phidim	1,241	153,746	175,206	202,056
Taplejung	Taplejung	3,646	120,780	120,053	134,698
Sagarmatha Zone	Rajbiraj	10,591	1,352,674	1,600,292	1,926,143
Khotang	Diktel	1,591	212,571	215,965	231,385
Okhaldhunga	Okhaldhunga	1,074	137,640	139,457	156,702
Saptari	Rajbiraj	1,363	379,055	465,668	570,282
Siraha	Siraha	1,188	375,358	460,746	572,399
Solukhumbu	Salleri	3,312	88,245	97,200	107,686
Udayapur	Gaighat	2,063	159,805	221,256	287,689
Far-Western (Sudur Pashchimanchal) DR	Dipayal	19,539	1,320,089	1,679,301	2,191,330
Mahakali Zone	Mahendranagar	6,989	525,178	664,952	860,475
Baitadi	Baitadi	1,519	179,136	200,716	234,418
Dadeldhura	Dadeldhura	1,538	86,853	104,647	126,162
Darchula	Darchula	2,322	90,218	101,683	121,996
Kanchanpur	Mahendranagar	1,610	168,971	257,906	377,899
Seti Zone	Dhangadhi	12,550	794,911	1,014,349	1,330,855
Achham	Mangalsen	1,680	185,212	198,188	231,285
Bajhang	Chainpur	3,422	124,010	139,092	167,026
Bajura	Martadi	2,188	74,649	92,010	108,781
Doti	Dipayal	2,025	153,135	167,168	207,066
Kailali	Dhangadhi	3,235	257,905	417,891	616,697
Mid-Western (Madhya Pashchimanchal) DR	Birendranagar	42,378	1,955,611	2,410,414	3,012,975
Bheri Zone	Nepalganj	10,545	836,402	1,103,043	1,417,085
Banke	Nepalganj	2,337	205,323	285,604	385,840
Bardiya	Gularia	2,025	199,044	290,313	382,649
Dailekh	Dailekh	1,502	166,527	187,400	225,201
Jajarkot	Jajarkot	2,230	99,312	113,958	134,868
Surkhet	Birendranagar	2,451	166,196	225,768	288,527
Karnali Zone	Jumla	21,351	242,486	260,529	309,084
Dolpa	Dunai	7,889	22,043	25,013	29,545
Humla	Simikot	5,655	20,303	34,383	40,595
Jumla	Jumla	2,531	68,797	75,964	89,427
Kalikot	Manma	1,741	87,638	88,805	105,580
Mugu	Gamgadhi	3,535	43,705	36,364	43,937
Rapti Zone	Tulsipur	10,482	876,723	1,044,842	1,286,806
Dang	Ghorahi	2,955	266,393	354,413	462,380
Pyuthan	Pyuthan	1,309	157,669	175,469	212,484
Rolpa	Livang	1,879	168,166	179,621	210,004
Rukum	Musikot	2,877	132,432	153,554	188,438
Salyan	Salyan	1,462	152,063	181,785	213,500
Western (Pashchimanchal) DR	Pokhara	29,398	3,128,859	3,770,678	4,571,013
Dhawalagiri Zone	Baglung	8,148	453,462	490,877	556,191
Baglung	Baglung	1,784	215,228	232,486	268,937
Mustang	Jomsom	3,573	12,930	14,292	14,981
Myagdi	Beni	2,297	96,904	100,552	114,447
Parbat	Kushma	494	128,400	143,547	157,826
Gandaki Zone	Pokhara	12,275	1,107,569	1,266,128	1,487,954
Gorkha	Gorkha	3,610	231,294	252,524	288,134
Kaski	Pokhara	2,017	221,272	292,945	380,527
Lamjung	Besishahar	1,692	152,720	153,697	177,149
Manang	Chame	2,246	7,021	5,363	9,587
Syangja	Syangja	1,164	271,824	293,526	317,320
Tanahu	Damauli	1,546	223,438	268,073	315,237
Lumbini Zone	Butawal	8,975	1,567,828	2,013,673	2,526,868
Arghakhanchi	Sandhikharka	1,193	157,304	180,884	208,391
Gulmi	Tamghas	1,149	238,113	266,331	296,654
Kapilbastu	Taulihawa	1,738	270,045	371,778	481,976
Nawalparasi	Parasi	2,162	308,828	436,217	562,870
Palpa	Tansen	1,373	214,442	236,313	268,558
Rupandehi	Siddharthanagar	1,360	379,096	522,150	708,419
total		147,181	15,022,839	18,491,097	23,151,423

Main cities

name	population 1981-06-22 census	population 2001-06-22 census
Kathmandu	235,160	671,846
Biratnagar	93,544	166,674
Lalitpur	79,875	162,991
Pokhara	46,642	156,312
Birgunj	43,642	112,484
source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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