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[2] [3] In terms of area, Pokhara is the largest metropolitan city covering a subtotal of 464.28 km 2 [4] while Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km 2. Ghorahi is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km 2 where as Dhangadhi is the largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of 204,788.
Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city .
In 2017, Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City became Nepal's largest metropolitan city by area, occupying 464.24 km 2 (179.24 sq mi)—which means the city is nine times larger than Kathmandu, 18 times larger than Lalitpur and 2.5 times larger than Bharatpur. [4] Pokhara is known to be a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the ...
Dharan (Nepali: धरान) is a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Koshi Province, in eastern Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and Itahari. The Nepali word "dharan" means a saw pit. [1]
Kathmandu, [a] officially the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, [b] is the seat of federal government and the most populous city in Nepal. As of the 2021 Nepal census , [ 3 ] there were 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households and approximately 4 million people in its surrounding agglomeration.
Along with other major criteria as mentioned in Local Governance Act 2017 of Nepal, the number of population to be considered as the municipality: the minimum population in mounta
Metropolitan city [3] Janakpur: Madhesh Province: Sub-metropolitan city [4] Hetauda: Bagmati Province: Sub-metropolitan city [5] Pokhara: Gandaki Province: Metropolitan city [6] Deukhuri: Lumbini Province: Planned city [7] Birendranagar: Karnali Province: Municipality [8] Godawari: Sudurpashchim Province: Municipality [9]
Kathmandu Valley itself was referred to as "Nepal Proper" by British historians. As per the World Bank, the Kathmandu Valley was one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in South Asia with 2.5 million population by 2010 and an annual growth rate of 4%. [4] In 2015, Kathmandu Valley was hit by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. [5]