Provinces & local government
Nepal's provincial and local government units.
Provinces
Bagmati Province
VerifiedOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Home to Kathmandu, Nepal's national capital, though the province's own provincial capital is Hetauda. The most populous of the seven provinces.
Gandaki Province
VerifiedOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Named after the Gandaki River. Capital: Pokhara.
Karnali Province
VerifiedOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. The largest province by area and the least populous. Capital: Birendranagar.
Koshi Province
VerifiedOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Comprises fourteen districts in eastern Nepal. Capital: Biratnagar. Formerly known as "Province No. 1."
Lumbini Province
Needs verificationOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Named after Lumbini, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). Comprises twelve districts.
Madhesh Province
VerifiedOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Comprises eight districts in the southeastern Terai. Capital: Janakpur. Formerly known as "Province No. 2."
Sample Province (Demo Data)
UnverifiedDemo entry used to prove out the provinces schema and its relationship to local-government entries. Not a real Nepali province — Nepal's actual provinces are not modeled here to avoid attaching unsourced demo fields (leadership, contacts) to a real jurisdiction's name.
Sudurpashchim Province
Needs verificationOne of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Nepal's westernmost province, bordering India to the west and south and Tibet (China) to the north. Comprises nine districts.
Local government
Kathmandu District
VerifiedOne of the 77 districts of Nepal, located within Bagmati Province. Home to Kathmandu, Nepal's national capital.
DistrictKathmandu Metropolitan City
VerifiedNepal's capital city and its first metropolitan city, divided into 32 wards. Home to Nepal's federal government and numerous diplomatic missions.
Metropolitan CitySample District (Demo Data)
UnverifiedDemo entry used to prove out the local-government schema and the district → municipality relationship via parentDistrict.
DistrictSample Municipality (Demo Data)
UnverifiedDemo entry used to prove out the local-government schema's parentDistrict relationship (municipality under a district, district under a province).
Municipality