77 districts of Nepal

There is a total of 77 districts in Nepal we have listed all the 77 districts of Nepal province-wise. As per article 56 (3) of the constitution, There shall be Provinces consisting of the Districts referred to in Schedule4 existing in Nepal at the time of commencement of this Constitution. This constitution means constitution 2072 which is prevailing now in our country. So Schedule 4 of the constitution 2072 talks about provinces and 77 districts of Nepal. Before that, Nepal used to have 75 districts, and later Rukum and Nawalparasi were divided as separate districts. So, now we have two Rukum and Nawalparasi in Province 5 (Lumbini) and Province 6 (Karnali).

Knowing about our district is important as a piece of general knowledge and Loksewa’s perspective as well. The importance of 77 district of Nepal is also important to stand for local bodies election. Here is an overview of the number of districts in each province of Nepal.

Province	Number of Districts
Province 1	14
Madhesh	8
Bagmati	13
Gandaki	11
Lumbini	12
Karnali	10
Sudur Paschim	9
Total	77

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1 List of 77 Districts of Nepal province wise

1.1 Districts of Province 1

1.2 Districts of Province 2 (Madhesh Pradesh)

1.3 Districts of Province 3 (Bagmati Pradesh)

1.4 Districts of Province 4 (Gandaki Pradesh)

1.5 Districts of Province 5 (Lumbani Pradesh)

1.6 Districts of Province 6 (Karnali Pradesh)

1.7 Districts of Province 7 (Sudur Paschim Pradesh)

2 77 Districts of Nepal with headquarters

3 77 Districts of Nepal with Area

4 7 Province of Nepal with their total area

List of 77 Districts of Nepal province wise

We have listed below all the districts of Nepal province-wise.

Districts of Province 1

There are a total of 14 districts in province 1 and the capital is Biratnagar. This province is yet to get its Name and we call this province 1.

1	Bhojpur
2	Dhankuta
3	Ilam
4	Jhapa
5	Khotang
6	Morang
7	Okhaldhunga
8	Panchthar
9	Sankhuwasabha
10	Solukhumbu
11	Sunsari
12	Taplejung
13	Terhathum
14	Udayapur

Districts of Province 2 (Madhesh Pradesh)

There are a total of 8 districts in province 2 and the capital is Janakpur. This province is named Madhesh Pradesh and is one of the smallest Pradesh by area.

1	Bara
2	Dhanusa
3	Mahottari
4	Parsa
5	Rautahat
6	Saptari
7	Sarlahi
8	Siraha

Districts of Province 3 (Bagmati Pradesh)

There are a total of 13 districts in province 3 and the capital is Hetauda. This province is named Bagmati Pradesh and the 3 smallest districts of Nepal are in this Pradesh. Bhaktapur, Lalitpur & Kathmandu are the three smallest districts of Nepal.

1	Bhaktapur District
2	Chitwan
3	Dhading
4	Dolakha
5	Kathmandu
6	Kavrepalanchok
7	Lalitpur
8	Makawanpur
9	Nuwakot District
10	Ramechhap
11	Rasuwa
12	Sindhuli
13	Sindhupalchok

Districts of Province 4 (Gandaki Pradesh)

There are a total of 11 districts in province 4 and the capital is Pokhara. This province is named Gandki Pradesh and this is the turist province. Most of the beatuful sites are here in this Gandaki Pradesh.

1	Baglung
2	Gorkha
3	Kaski
4	Lamjung
5	Manang
6	Mustang
7	Myagdi
8	Nawalpur
9	Parbat
10	Syangja
11	Tanahu District

Districts of Province 5 (Lumbani Pradesh)

There are a total of 12 districts in province 5 and the capital is Butwal. This province is named Lumbini Pradesh and in this province, changes were made as discussed above.

1	Arghakhanchi
2	Banke
3	Bardiya
4	Dang
5	Gulmi
6	Kapilvastu
7	Parasi
8	Palpa
9	Pyuthan
10	Rolpa
11	Rukum
12	Rupandehi

Districts of Province 6 (Karnali Pradesh)

There are a total of 10 districts in province 6 and the capital is Birendranagar. This province is named Karnali Pradesh and in this province also changes were made as discussed above. This is also the largest province of Nepal and the largest district of Nepal by area Dolpa is in this province.

1	Dailekh District
2	Dolpa District
3	Humla District
4	Jajarkot District
5	Jumla District
6	Kalikot District
7	Mugu District
8	Rukum Paschim District
9	Salyan District
10	Surkhet District

Districts of Province 7 (Sudur Paschim Pradesh)

There are a total of 9 districts in province 7 and the capital is Dhangadi. This province is named Sudur Paschim Pradesh and in this province also changes were made as discussed above. This province is also in the news because of MAP, Disputed land of Nepal was added to the map by the then Prime Minister KP Oli Sharma. Darchula district’s importance increased after this development and will be asked in Loksewa exam.

1	Achham
2	Baitadi
3	Bajhang
4	Bajura
5	Dadeldhura
6	Darchula
7	Doti
8	Kailali
9	Kanchanpur

Above is the complete list of all the 77 districts of Nepal, I hope you know the names of each district now. This is important to remember this especially if you are loksewa student.

Top 10 Smallest and Largest Districts of Nepal Among 77 Districts of Nepal

Here are the 10 Smallest districts of Nepal by area. The list includes the area in square kilometers of these 10 smallest districts of Nepal.

SN	Districts	Area (sq/km)
1	Bhaktapur	119
2	Lalitpur	385
3	Kathmandu	395
4	Parbat	494
5	Terhathum	679
6	Dhankuta	891
7	Mahottari	1,002
8	Okhaldhunga	1,074
9	Nuwakot	1,121
10	Rautahat	1,126

Here are the 10 Largest districts of Nepal by area. The list includes the area in square kilometers of these 10 largest districts of Nepal.

SN	Districts	Area (Sq/Km)
1	Dolpa	7,889
2	Humla	5,655
3	Taplejung	3,646
4	Gorkha	3,610
5	Mustang	3,573
6	Mugu	3,535
7	Sankhuwasabha	3,480
8	Bajhang	3,422
9	Solukhumbu	3,312
10	Kailali	3,235