Provinces & local government

Nepal's provincial and local government units.

Provinces

Bagmati Province

Verified

One 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

Verified

One of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. Named after the Gandaki River. Capital: Pokhara.

Karnali Province

Verified

One of Nepal's seven provinces, established by the 2015 constitution. The largest province by area and the least populous. Capital: Birendranagar.

Koshi Province

Verified

One 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 verification

One 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

Verified

One 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)

Unverified

Demo 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 verification

One 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