List of cities in Nepal

Municipality
Municipality
	; Kathmandu, the largest city (Metro city)
Category	Municipality
Location	Nepal
Created	1975 / 08 /16;
Number	6 Metro City; 11 Sub-metro city; 276 Urban Municipality (as of 20 September 2015)
Populations	845,767 - 8,370
Areas	547.43 square kilometres (211.36 sq mi) - 6.89 square kilometres (2.66 sq mi)
Government	Mayor–council;
Subdivisions	Wards;

Cities and towns in Nepal are incorporated under municipality. A municipality in Nepal is a sub-unit of a district. The Government of Nepal has set-out a minimum criteria for municipalities. These criteria include a certain population, infrastructure and revenues. Presently, there are 293 municipalities in Nepal among which 6 are metropolis, 11 are sub-metropolis and 276 are municipal councils. 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 km²^[4] while Lalitpur is the smallest, with an area of 36.12 km². Ghorahi is the largest sub-metropolitan city with an area of 522.21 km² where as Dhangadhi is the largest sub-metropolitan city by a population of 204,788. Budhanilkantha with a population of 179,688 is the largest municipality followed by Birendranagar with a population of 154,886. In terms of area, Sitganga is the largest municipality with an area of 610.43 square kilometres (235.69 sq mi).^[5]

List of cities by classification

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 mountainous district should be 10,000 while hilly districts, inner terai districts, terai districts, and Kathmandu valley should include forty thousand, fifty thousand, seventy thousand and one hundred thousand respectively. For sub-metropolitan, the population should be two hundred thousand, and it should be five hundred thousand for metropolitan.^[6]

The list includes the cities and not urban agglomerations.

Classification:

The Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration has classified the local units into four grades based on infrastructure and social development.^[7]^[8]

	Type	Quantity
Grade 'A'	Very remote	18
Grade 'B'	Remote	43
Grade 'C'	Fairly accessible	133
Grade 'D'	Accessible	99

The cities listed in bold are the capitals of their respective provinces of Nepal while that in bold and italic is the country capital.

Metropolitan cities


Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2021)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Website
1	Kathmandu	काठमाडौँ	Kathmandu	Bagmati	845,767	49.45	17,103	[1]
2	Pokhara	पोखरा	Kaski	Gandaki	599,504	464.24	1,117	[2]
3	Bharatpur	भरतपुर	Chitwan	Bagmati	369,377	432.95	853	[3]
4	Lalitpur	ललितपुर	Lalitpur	Bagmati	299,843	36.12	8,301	[4]
5	Birgunj	वीरगञ्ज	Parsa	Madhesh	268,273	132.07^[9]	2,031	[5]
6	Biratnagar	विराटनगर	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	244,750	77.00^[9]	3,179	[6]

Sub-metropolitan cities

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2021)	Area	Density	Website
1	Dhangadhi	धनगढी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	204,788	261.75	782	[7]
2	Ghorahi	घोराही	Dang	Lumbini	201,079	522.21	385	[8]
3	Itahari	इटहरी	Sunsari	Koshi Pradesh	198,098	93.78	2,112	[9]
4	Hetauda	हेटौडा	Makawanpur	Bagmati	195,951	261.59	749	[10]
5	Janakpurdham	जनकपुर	Dhanusha	Madhesh	195,438	91.97	2,125	[11]
6	Butwal	बुटवल	Rupandehi	Lumbini	195,054	101.61	1,920	[12]
7	Tulsipur	तुल्सिपुर	Dang	Lumbini	180,734	384.63	470	[13]
8	Dharan	धरान	Sunsari	Koshi Pradesh	173,096	192.32	900	[14]
9	Nepalgunj	नेपालगञ्ज	Banke	Lumbini	166,258	85.94	1,935	[15]
10	Kalaiya	कलैया	Bara	Madhesh	141,179	108.94	1,296	[16]
11	Jitpursimara	जीतपुरसिमरा	Bara	Madhesh	119,148	312.18	382	[17]

Municipality

150,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2021)	Area	Density	Website
1	Budhanilkantha	बुढानिलकण्ठ	Kathmandu	Bagmati	179,688	34.8	5,163	[18]
2	Birendranagar	वीरेन्द्रनगर	Surkhet	Karnali	154,886	245.06	632	[19]
तारकेश्वर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	151,508	54.95	2,757	[20]
4	Gokarneshwar	गोकर्णेश्वर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	151,200	58.5	2,585	[21]

100,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2021)	Area	Website
1	Tilottama	तिलोत्तमा	Rupandehi	Lumbini	149,657	126.19	[22]
2	Suryabinayak	सूर्यविनायक	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	137,971	42.45	[23]
3	Chandragiri	चन्द्रागिरी	Kathmandu	Bagmati	136,928	43.9	[24]
4	Tokha	टोखा	Kathmandu	Bagmati	135,741	17.11	[25]
5	Kageshwari-Manohara	कागेश्वरी मनोहरा	Kathmandu	Bagmati	133,327	27.38	[26]
6	Mechinagar	मेचीनगर	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	131,520	192.85	[27]
7	Bhimdatta	भीमदत्त	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	123,316	78.24	[28]
8	Sundar Haraincha	सुन्दरहरैंचा	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	121,305	110.16	[29]
9	Madhyapur Thimi	मध्यपुर थिमी	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	119,955	11.47	[30]
10	Mahalaxmi	महालक्ष्मी	Lalitpur	Bagmati	118,710	26.51	[31]
11	Birtamod	बिर्तामोड	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	117,355	78.24	[32]
12	Nagarjun	नागार्जुन	Kathmandu	Bagmati	115,507	29.85	[33]
13	Damak	दमक	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	107,410	70.86	[34]
14	Triyuga	त्रियुगा	Udayapur	Koshi Pradesh	104,375	547.43	[35]
15	Lahan	लहान	Siraha	Madhesh	102,955	167.17	[36]
16	Godawari	गोदावरी	Lalitpur	Bagmati	100,972	96.11	[37]
17	Kohalpur	कोहलपुर	Banke	Lumbini	100,289	184.26	[38]

75,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Tikapur	टिकापुर	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	90,115	121.92	[39]
2	Siraha	सिरहा	Siraha	Madhesh	82,531	94.2	[40]
3	Bhaktapur	भक्तपुर	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	81,728	6.89	[41]
4	Godawari	गोदावरी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	78,018	305.63	[42]
5	Barahachhetra	बराहक्षेत्र	Sunsari	Koshi Pradesh	77,408	222.09	[43]
6	Kapilvastu	कपिलवस्तु	Kapilvastu	Lumbini	76,394	136.91	[44]
7	Lamki Chuha	लम्की चुहा	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	90,941	225	[45]
8	Bardaghat	बर्दघाट	Nawalparasi West	Lumbini	76,703	162.05	[8]
9	Ghodaghodi	घोडाघोडी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	75,586	354.45	[46]
10	Banganga	बाणगंगा	Kapilvastu	Lumbini	75,242	233.68	[47]

50,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2011)	Area	Website
1	Lumbini Sanskritik	लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक	Rupandehi	Lumbini	72,497	112.21	[48]
2	Chandrapur	चन्द्रपुर	Rautahat	Madhesh	72,059	249.96	[49]
3	Vyas	व्यास	Tanahun	Gandaki	70,335	248	[50]
4	Ratnanagar	रत्ननगर	Chitwan	Bagmati	69,848	68.68	[51]
5	Barahathwa	बरहथवा	Sarlahi	Madhesh	69,822	107.05	[52]
6	Rajbiraj	राजविराज	Saptari	Madhesh	69,086^[10]	55.64^[10]	[53]
8	Barbardiya	बारबर्दिया	Bardiya	Lumbini	68,012	226.09	[54]
9	Banepa	बनेपा	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	67,629	54.59	[55]
10	Shivaraj	शिवराज	Kapilvastu	Lumbini	66,781	284.07	[56]
11	Gulariya	गुलरिया	Bardiya	Lumbini	66,679	118.21	[57]
12	Gaushala	गौशाला	Mahottari	Madhesh	66,673	144.73	[58]
13	Bardibas	बर्दिबास	Mahottari	Madhesh	66,354	315.57	[59]
14	Belbari	बेलवारी	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	65,892	132.79	[60]
15	Kirtipur	किर्तिपुर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	65,602	14.76	[61]
16	Bhadrapur	भद्रपुर	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	65,543	96.35	[62]
17	Dudhauli	दुधौली	Sindhuli	Bagmati	65,302	390.39	[63]
18	Kamalamai	कमलामाई	Sindhuli	Bagmati	65,064	482.57	[64]
19	Buddhabhumi	बुद्धभूमी	Kapilvastu	Lumbini	64,949	366.67	[65]
20	Shivasatakshi	शिवसताक्षि	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	64,596	145.87	[66]
21	Inaruwa	ईनरुवा	Sunsari	Koshi Pradesh	63,593	77.92	[67]
22	Siddharthanagar	सिद्धार्थनगर	Rupandehi	Lumbini	63,483	36.03	[68]
23	Pathari-Shanischare	पथरी शनिश्चरे	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	62,440	79.81	[69]
24	Kawasoti	कावासोती	Nawalpur	Gandaki	62,421	108.34	[70]
25	Krishnanagar	कृष्णनगर	Kapilvastu	Lumbini	62,370	96.66	[71]
26	Arjundhara	अर्जुनधारा	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	60,204	109.86	[72]
27	Ishwarpur	ईश्वरपूर	Sarlahi	Madhesh	59,986	163.83	[73]
28	Rajapur	राजापुर	Bardiya	Lumbini	59,553	127.08	[74]
29	Ramgram	रामग्राम	Parasi	Lumbini	59,455	128.32	[75]
30	Lalbandi	लालबन्दी	Sarlahi	Madhesh	59,395	238.5	[76]
31	Gaindakot	गैडाकोट	Nawalpur	Gandaki	58,836	159.93	[77]
32	Jaleshwar	जलेश्वर	Mahottari	Madhesh	58,549	44.26	[78]
33	Nilkantha	निलकण्ठ	Dhading	Bagmati	58,515	197.7	[79]
34	Baglung	बागलुङ	Baglung	Gandaki	57,823	98.01	[80]
35	Rapti	राप्ती	Chitwan	Bagmati	57,107	212.31	[81]
36	Suryodaya	सूर्योदय	Ilam	Koshi Pradesh	56,691	252.52	[82]
37	Krishnapur	कृष्णपुर	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	56,643	252.75	[83]
38	Duhabi	दुहवी	Sunsari	Koshi Pradesh	56,269	73.67	[84]
39	Katari	कटारी	Udayapur	Koshi Pradesh	56,146	424.89	[85]
40	Khairhani	खैरहनी	Chitwan	Bagmati	56,094	85.55	[86]
41	Bansgadhi	बासगढी	Bardiya	Lumbini	55,875	206.08	[87]
42	Sainamaina	सैनामैना	Rupandehi	Lumbini	55,822	162.18	[88]
43	Changunarayan	चाँगुनारायण	Bhaktapur	Bagmati	55,430	62.98	[89]
44	Sunwal	सुनवल	Parasi	Lumbini	55,424	139.1	[90]
45	Ratuwamai	रतुवामाई	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	55,380	142.15	[91]
46	Gauriganga	गौरीगंगा	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	55,314	244.44	[92]
47	Maharajganj	महाराजगंज	Kapilvastu	Lumbini	54,800	112.21	[93]
48	Urlabari	उर्लावारी	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	54,696	74.62	[94]
49	Mahagadhimai	महागढीमाई	Bara	Madhesh	54,474	55.32	[95]
50	Bidur	विदुर	Nuwakot	Bagmati	54,351	130.01	[96]
51	Madhyabindu	मध्यविन्दु	Nawalpur	Gandaki	54,140	233.35	[97]
52	Punarbas	पुनर्वास	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	53,633	103.71	[98]
53	Belauri	बेलौरी	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	53,544	123.37	[99]
54	Devdaha	देवदह	Rupandehi	Lumbini	53,523	136.95	[100]
55	Gauradaha	गौरादह	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	53,033	149.86	[101]
56	Rangeli	रंगेली	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	52,013	111.78	[102]
57	Bhajani	भजनी	Kailali	Sudurpashchim	51,845	176.25	[103]
58	Ramdhuni	रामधुनी	Sunsari	Koshi Pradesh	51,752	91.69	[104]
59	Waling	वालिङ	Syangja	Gandaki	51,143	128.4	[105]
60	Golbazar	गोलबजार	Siraha	Madhesh	51,137	111.94
61	Sunawarshi	सुनवर्षी	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	50,758	106.4	[106]
62	Garuda	गरुडा	Rautahat	Madhesh	50,481	44.46	[107]
63	Tansen	तानसेन	Palpa	Lumbini	50,405	109.8	[108]
64	Mirchaiya	मिर्चैया	Siraha	Madhesh	50,079	91.97	[109]

25,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2021)	Area	Website
1	Simraungadh	सिम्रोनगढ	Bara	Madhesh	49,939	42.65	[110]
2	Manara Shiswa	मनरा शिसवा	Mahottari	Madhesh	49,692	49.73
3	Bedkot	वेदकोट	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	49,479	159.92	[111]
4	Kalyanpur	कल्याणपुर	Siraha	Madhesh	49,288	76.81	[112]
5	Gorkha	गोरखा	Gorkha	Gandaki	49,272	131.86	[113]
6	Phidim	फिदिम	Pancthar	Koshi Pradesh	49,201	192.5	[114]
7	Chaudandigadhi	चौदण्डीगढी	Udayapur	Koshi Pradesh	48,578	283.78	[115]
8	Ilam	इलाम	Ilam	Koshi Pradesh	48,536	173.32	[116]
9	Shuklagandaki	शुक्लागण्डकी	Tanahun	Gandaki	48,456	165	[117]
10	Godaita	गोडैता	Sarlahi	Madhesh	47,687	48.62	[118]
11	Lamahi	लमही	Dang	Lumbini	47,655	326.66	[119]
12	Dhangadimai	धनगढीमाई	Siraha	Madhesh	47,449	159.51	[120]
13	Rupakot Majhuwagadhi	रुपाकोट–मजुवागढी	Khotang	Koshi Pradesh	46,903	246.51	[121]
14	Shuklaphanta	शुक्लाफाँटा	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	46,834	162.57	[122]
15	Bhangaha	भँगाहा	Mahottari	Madhesh	46,754	77.21	[123]
16	Paunauti	पनौती	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	46,595	118	[124]
17	Gujara	गुजरा	Rautahat	Madhesh	46,592	150.33	[125]
18	Malangwa	मलङ्गवा	Sarlahi	Madhesh	46,516	30.44	[126]
19	Chautara Sangachokgadhi	चौतारा साँगाचोकगढी	Sindhupalchok	Bagmati	51,347	165.25	[127]
20	Madhuwan	मधुवन	Bardiya	Lumbini	46,437	129.73	[128]
21	Sabaila	सवैला	Dhanusha	Madhesh	45,879	64.47	[129]
22	Bhanu	भानु	Tanahun	Gandaki	45,792	184	[130]
23	Hanumannagar Kankalini	हनुमाननगर कंकालिनी	Saptari	Madhesh	45,734	118.19	[131]
24	Dhanushadham	धनुषाधाम	Dhanusha	Madhesh	45,665	91.64	[132]
25	Manthali	मन्थली	Ramechhap	Bagmati	45,416	211.78	[133]
26	Khadak	खडक	Saptari	Madhesh	45,367	93.77	[134]
27	Melamchi	मेलम्ची	Sindhupalchok	Bagmati	45,343	158.17	[135]
28	Balara	बलरा	Sarlahi	Madhesh	45,194	48.55	[136]
29	Mithila	मिथिला	Dhanusha	Madhesh	45,164	187.93	[137]
30	Putalibazar	पुतलीबजार	Syangja	Gandaki	44,876	147.21	[138]
31	Dakneshwari	दक्नेश्वारी	Saptari	Madhesh	44,782	69.11	[139]
32	Thakurbaba	ठाकुरबाबा	Bardiya	Lumbini	44,361	104.57	[140]
33	Surunga	सुरुङ्गा	Saptari	Koshi Pradesh	44,221	107.04	[141]
34	Hariwan	हरिवन	Sarlahi	Madhesh	43,928	86.12	[142]
35	Gurbhakot	गुर्भाकोट	Surkhet	Karnali	43,765	228.62	[143]
36	Sitganga	सितगंगा	Arghakhanchi	Lumbini	43,373	610.43	[144]
37	Bodebarsain	बोदेबरसाईन	Saptari	Madhesh	43,229	58.93	[145]
38	Kolhabi	कोल्हवी	Bara	Madhesh	43,036	157.4	[146]
39	Shahidnagar	शहिद नगर	Dhanusha	Madhesh	43,007	57.37	[147]
40	Brindaban	बृन्दावन	Rautahat	Madhesh	42,735	95.4	[148]
41	Devchuli	देवचुली	Nawalpur	Gandaki	42,603	112.72	[149]
42	Chhireshwarnath	क्षिरेश्वरनाथ	Dhanusha	Madhesh	42,541	50.85	[150]
43	Belaka	वेलका	Udayapur	Koshi Pradesh	42,356	344.73	[151]
44	Balawa	बलवा	Mahottari	Madhesh	42,341	44.07	[152]
45	Kabilasi	कविलासी	Sarlahi	Madhesh	42,336	48.11	[153]
46	Kalika	कालिका	Chitwan	Bagmati	41,742	149.08	[154]
47	Thaha	थाहा	Makawanpur	Bagmati	41,623	191.12	[155]
48	Dullu	दुल्लु	Dailekh	Karnali	41,540	156.77	[156]
49	Ishnath	ईशनाथ	Rautahat	Madhesh	41,435	35.18	[157]
50	Bheriganga	भेरीगंगा	Surkhet	Karnali	41,407	256.2	[158]
51	Sandhikharka	सन्धिखर्क	Arghakhanchi	Lumbini	41,079	129.42	[159]
52	Rajpur	राजपुर	Rautahat	Madhesh	41,078	31.41	[160]
53	Gadhimai	गढीमाई	Rautahat	Madhesh	40,410	49.44	[161]
54	Bagmati	बागमती	Sarlahi	Madhesh	40,399	101.18	[162]
55	Kankai	कन्काई	Jhapa	Koshi Pradesh	40,141	80.98	[163]
56	Belkotgadhi	बेलकोटगढी	Nuwakot	Bagmati	39,888	155.6	[164]
57	Bahudarmai	बहुदरमाई	Parsa	Madhesh	39,673	31.55	[165]
58	Kushma	कुश्मा	Parbat	Gandaki	39,600	93.18	[166]
59	Loharpatti	लोहरपट्टी	Mahottari	Madhesh	39,579	50.06	[167]
60	Besisahar	बेसीशहर	Lamjung	Gandaki	39,356	127.64	[168]
61	Mahakali	माहाकाली	Kanchanpur	Sudurpashchim	39,253	56.84	[169]
62	Purchaudi	पुर्चौडी	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	39,174	198.52	[170]
63	Hansapur	हंसपुर	Dhanusha	Madhesh	39,145	48.71	[171]
64	Kamala	कमला	Dhanusha	Madhesh	38,877	65.85	[172]
65	Pyuthan	प्यूठान	Pyuthan	Lumbini	38,449	128.96	[173]
66	Katahariya	कटहरीया	Rautahat	Madhesh	38,413	40.69	[174]
67	Palungtar	पालुङटार	Gorkha	Gandaki	38,174	158.62	[175]
68	Parsagadhi	पर्सागढी	Parsa	Madhesh	38,067	99.69	[176]
69	Shambhunath	शम्भुनाथ	Saptari	Madhesh	38,018	108.71	[177]
70	Panchkhal	पाँचखाल	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	37,997	103	[178]
71	Madi	माडी	Chitwan	Bagmati	37,683	218.24	[179]
72	Sukhipur	सुखीपुर	Siraha	Madhesh	37,592	54.78	[180]
73	Paroha	परोहा	Rautahat	Madhesh	37,453	37.45	[181]
74	Haripur	हरिपुर	Sarlahi	Madhesh	37,351	66.86	[182]
75	Ganeshman Charanath	गणेशमान चारनाथ	Dhanusha	Madhesh	37,300	244.31	[183]
76	Galyang	गल्याङ	Syangja	Gandaki	36,967	122.71	[184]
77	Dhankuta	धनकुटा	Dhankuta	Koshi Pradesh	36,619	111	[185]
78	Phatuwa Bijayapur	फतुवाबिजयपुर	Rautahat	Madhesh	36,533	65.24	[186]
79	Baudhimai	बौधीमाई	Rautahat	Madhesh	36,265	34.343	[187]
80	Bangad Kupinde	बनगाड कुपिण्डे	Salyan	Karnali	36,052	338.21	[188]
81	Haripurwa	हरिपुर्वा	Sarlahi	Madhesh	36,042	30.50	[189]
82	Rampur	रामपुर	Palpa	Lumbini	35,396	123.34	[190]
83	Chhedagad	छेडागाड	Jajarkot	Karnali	35,295	284.2	[191]
84	Kanchanrup	कञ्चनरूप	Saptari	Madhesh	35,238	117.34	[192]
85	Parshuram	परशुराम	Dadeldhura	Sudurpashchim	34,983	414.07	[193]
86	Nagarain	नगराईन	Dhanusha	Madhesh	35,630	39.00	[194]
87	Dasharathchand	दशरथचन्द	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	34,575	135.15	[195]
88	Nijgadh	निजगढ	Bara	Madhesh	35,335	289.43	[196]
89	Madhav Narayan	माधव नारायण	Rautahat	Madhesh	35,175	48.53	[197]
90	Gaur	गौर	Rautahat	Madhesh	34,937	21.53	[198]
91	Pacharauta	पचरौता	Bara	Madhesh	34,175	44.01	[199]
92	Bagchaur	बागचौर	Salyan	Karnali	34,118	163.14	[200]
93	Sanphebagar	साफेबगर	Achham	Sudurpashchim	33,788	166.71	[201]
94	Shaarda	शारदा	Salyan	Karnali	33,730	198.34	[202]
95	Aathabiskot	अाठबिसकाेट	Rukum West	Karnali	33,601	560.34	[203]
96	Mithila Bihari	मिथिला बिहारी	Dhanusa	Madhesh	33,521	37.6	[204]
97	Bheri	भेरी	Jajarkot	Karnali	33,515	219.77	[205]
98	Beni	बेनी	Myagdi	Gandaki	33,498	76.57	[206]
99	Bungal	बुंगल	Bajhang	Sudurpashchim	33,224	447.59	[207]
100	Galkot	गल्कोट	Baglung	Gandaki	33,097	194.39	[208]
101	Dipayal Silgadhi	दिपायल सिलगढी	Doti	Sudurpashchim	32,941	126.62	[209]
102	Musikot	मुसिकोट	Western Rukum	Karnali	32,939	136.06	[210]
103	Deumai	देउमाई	Ilam	Koshi Pradesh	32,927	191.63	[211]
104	Pokhariya	पोखरिया	Parsa	Madhesh	32,885	32.47	[212]
105	Musikot	मुसिकोट	Gulmi	Lumbini	32,802	114.74	[213]
106	Rolpa	रोल्पा	Rolpa	Lumbini	32,759	270.42	[214]
107	Mandandeupur	मण्डनदेउपुर	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	32,659	89	[215]
108	Bhumikasthan	भूमिकास्थान	Arghakhanchi	Lumbini	32,640	159.13	[216]
109	Mai	माई	Ilam	Koshi Pradesh	32,576	246.11	[217]
110	Resunga	रेसुङ्गा	Gulmi	Lumbini	32,545	83.74	[218]
111	Mangalsen	मंगलसेन	Achham	Sudurpashchim	32,331	220.14	[219]
112	Bideha	विदेह	Dhanusha	Madhesh	32,266	45.51	[220]
113	Panchapuri	पञ्चपुरी	Surkhet	Karnali	32,231	329.9	[221]
114	Dhulikhel	धुलिखेल	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	32,162	55	[222]
115	Dewahi Gonahi	देवाही गोनाही	Rautahat	Madhesh	32,146	33.99	[223]
116	Letang Bhogateni	लेटाङ	Morang	Koshi Pradesh	32,053	219.23	[224]
117	Shikhar	शिखर	Doti	Sudurpashchim	31,801	285.37	[225]
118	Aurahi	औरही	Mahottari	Madhesh	31,751	35.76	[226]
119	Shadanand	षडानन्द	Bhojpur	Koshi Pradesh	31,610	241.15	[227]
120	Bhimeshwar	भीमेश्वर	Dolakha	Bagmati	31,480	132.5	[228]
121	Jaimini	जैमिनी	Baglung	Gandaki	31,430	118.71	[229]
122	Bhimad	भिमाद	Tanahun	Gandaki	31,362	129	[230]
123	Rajdevi	राजदेवी	Rautahat	Madhesh	31,292	28.21	[231]
124	Khandbari	खादँवारी	Sankhuwasabha	Koshi Pradesh	31,177	122.78	[232]
125	Dhunibeshi	धुनीबेंशी	Dhading	Bagmati	31,029	96.3
126	Matihani	मटिहानी	Mahottari	Madhesh	31,026	29.02	[233]
127	Karjanha	कर्जन्हा	Siraha	Madhesh	30,965	76.84	[234]
128	Swargadwari	स्वर्गद्वारी	Pyuthan	Lumbini	30,940	224.7	[235]
129	Patan	पाटन	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	30,435	219.26	[236]
130	Lekbeshi	लेकबेशी	Surkhet	Karnali	30,295	180.92	[237]
131	Ramgopalpur	रामगोपालपुर	Mahottari	Madhesh	29,612	39.58	[238]
132	Halesi Tuwachung	हलेसी तुवाचुङ	Khotang	Koshi Pradesh	29,532	280.17	[239]
133	Namobuddha	नमोबुद्ध	Kavrepalanchok	Bagmati	29,519	102	[240]
134	Aathabis	आठबीस	Dailekh	Karnali	29,227	168	[241]
135	Ramechhap	रामेछाप	Ramechhap	Bagmati	28,612	202.45	[242]
136	Siddhicharan	सिद्दिचरण	Okhaldhunga	Koshi Pradesh	28,374	167.88	[243]
137	Panchadewal Binayak	पञ्चदेवल विनायक	Achham	Sudurpashchim	27,485	147.75	[244]
138	Chaurjahari	चौरजहारी	Western Rukum	Karnali	27,438	107.38	[245]
139	Chainpur	चैनपुर	Sankhuwasabha	Koshi Pradesh	27,308	223.69	[246]
140	Bhojpur	भोजपुर	Bhojpur	Koshi Pradesh	27,204	159.51	[247]
141	Narayan	नारायण	Dailekh	Karnali	27,037	110.63	[248]
142	Sundarbazar	सुन्दरबजार	Lamjung	Gandaki	26,861	72.05	[249]
143	Barhabise	बाह्रविसे	Sindhupalchok	Bagmati	26,700	96.73	[250]
144	Maulapur	मौलापुर	Rautahat	Madhesh	26,431	34.75	[251]
145	Taplejung(Phungling)	फुङलिङ	Taplejung	Koshi Pradesh	26,406	125.57	[252]
146	Dhorpatan	ढोरपाटन	Baglung	Gandaki	26,215	222.85	[253]
147	Chamunda Bindrasaini	चामुण्डा विन्द्रासैनी	Dailekh	Karnali	26,149	90.6	[254]
148	Chapakot	चापाकोट	Syangja	Gandaki	26,042	120.59	[255]
149	Nalgad	नलगाड	Jajarkot	Karnali	25,597	387.44	[256]
150	Bhirkot	भिरकोट	Syangja	Gandaki	25,583	78.23	[257]
151	Shankharapur	शङ्खरापुर	Kathmandu	Bagmati	25,338	60.21	[258]

8,000+

Rank	Name	Nepali	District	Province	Population (2021)	Area	Website
1	Mahalaxmi	महालक्ष्मी	Dhankuta	Koshi Pradesh	24,800	126.3	[259]
2	Phalewas	फलेवास	Parbat	Gandaki	24,687	85.7	[260]
3	Dakshinkali	दक्षिणकाली	Kathmandu	Bagmati	24,296	42.68	[261]
4	Kamalbazar	कमलबजार	Achham	Sudurpashchim	23,738	120.78	[262]
5	Madhya Nepal	मध्यनेपाल	Lamjung	Gandaki	23,385	113.86	[263]
6	Melauli	मेलौली	Baitadi	Sudurpashchim	22,545	119.43	[264]
7	Jaya Prithvi	जयपृथ्वी	Bajhang	Sudurpashchim	22,191	166.79	[265]
8	Pakhribas	पाख्रिवास	Dhankuta	Koshi Pradesh	22,078	144.29	[266]
9	Shailyashikhar	शैल्यशिखर	Darchula	Sudurpashchim	22,060	117.81	[267]
10	Budhiganga	बुढीगंगा	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	21,677	59.2	[268]
11	Amargadhi	अमरगढी	Dadeldhura	Sudurpashchim	21,245	139.33	[269]
12	Mahakali	महाकाली	Darchula	Sudurpashchim	21,231	135.11	[270]
13	Saptakoshi	सप्तकोशी	Saptari	Madhesh	21,131	60.25	[271]
14	Solu Dudhkunda	सोलुदुधकुण्ड	Solukhumbu	Koshi Pradesh	20,399	528.09	[272]
15	Khandachakra	खाँडाचक्र	Kalikot	Karnali	20,288	133.29	[273]
16	Chhayanath Rara	छायाँनाथ रारा	Mugu	Karnali	20,078	480.67	[274]
17	Myanglung	म्याङलुङ	Terathum	Koshi Pradesh	19,659	100.21	[275]
18	Chandannath	चन्दननाथ	Jumla	Karnali	19,047	102.03	[276]
19	Budhinanda	बुढीनन्दा	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	18,776	232.48	[277]
20	Rainas	रार्इनास	Lamjung	Gandaki	18,527	71.97	[278]
21	Tribeni	त्रिवेणी	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	18,363	170.32	[279]
22	Dharmadevi	धर्मदेवी	Sankhuwasabha	Koshi Pradesh	18,235	132.82	[280]
23	Panchkhapan	पाँचखपन	Sankhuwasabha	Koshi Pradesh	17,521	148.03	[281]
24	Laligurans	लालिगुराँस	Terathum	Koshi Pradesh	16,970	90.27	[282]
25	Badimalika	बडीमालिका	Bajura	Sudurpashchim	16,818	276	[283]
26	Raskot	रास्कोट	Kalikot	Karnali	16,272	59.73	[284]
27	Tilagupha	तिलागुफा	Kalikot	Karnali	15,766	262.56	[285]
28	Jiri	जिरी	Dolakha	Bagmati	15,515	211.27	[286]
29	Madi	मादी	Sankhuwasabha	Koshi Pradesh	14,470	110.1	[287]
30	Tripura Sundari	त्रिपुरासुन्दरी	Dolpa	Karnali	10,104	393.54	[288]
31	Thuli Bheri	ठूली भेरी	Dolpa	Karnali	8,370	421.34	[289]