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Other than that there are 460 rural municipalities totaling 753 local level government within Nepal. [1] Kathmandu, the capital, is also the largest city. [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.
Metropolitan cities in Nepal — a government designated & defined subcategory of cities in Nepal The main article for this category is List of cities in Nepal . For multi-city metropolitan regions, see Category: Metropolitan areas of Nepal .
As defined by Part 17 of the Constitution of Nepal, the municipalities are governed by a Municipal Executive headed by a mayor.The Municipal Executive consists of the deputy mayor, ward chairpersons elected from each ward in the municipality, and five women members elected by the Municipal Assembly among themselves and three members from the Dalit or other minority communities. [3]
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.
The Mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government in Nepal. There are in total 293 mayors in Nepal (6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, and 276 municipalities). [1] [2] Mayors are very powerful in the municipal government. [3] They are the head of the local government of Nepal .
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]
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
Municipalities are places having at least some minimum criteria of population and infrastructure and declared as a municipality by the government. There are 293 municipalities in Nepal. Urban municipalities are categorized into 3 levels: Metropolitan city (Mahanagarpalika) Sub metropolitan city (Upmahanagarpalika) Municipality (Nagarpalikas)