Provinces of Nepal

The Provinces of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालका प्रदेशहरू Nepalka Pradeshaharu) were formed on 20 September 2015. They were formed according to Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by making the group of districts. The current system of seven provinces replaced an earlier system. In the earlier system, Nepal was divided into 14 Administrative Zones and the zones were grouped into five Development Regions.[1]

List of Provinces

Province Capital Governor Chief Minister Districts Area
(km²)
Population
(2011)
Density
(people/km²)
Map
Koshi PradeshBiratnagarParshuram KhapungRajendra Kumar Rai1425,905 km²4,534,943175
Madhesh PradeshJanakpurHari Shankhar MishraMohammad Lalbabu Raut89,661 km²5,404,145559
Bagmati PradeshHetaudaYadav Chandra SharmaRajendra prasad Pandey1320,300 km²5,529,452272
Gandaki PradeshPokharaPrithvi Man Singh GurungKrishna chandra Nepali1121,504 km²2,403,757112
Lumbini PradeshDeukhuriAmik SherchanKul Prasad KC1222,288 km²4,499,272219
Karnali PradeshBirendranagarTilak PariyarJeevan Bahadur Saahi1027,984 km²1,570,41841
Sudurpashchim PradeshGodawariDevraj JoshiTrilochan Bhatta919,539 km²2,552,517130
Nepal Kathmandu President
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister
Sher Bahadur Deuba
77 147,181 km² 26,494,504 180

References

  1. "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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