Nepal — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Nepal — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Nepal had an estimated population of 24,947,198 in 2005, with 59 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Nepal today — population now 28,087,871, against 24,947,198 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Kathmandu	1,379,164

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Kathmandu	Kathmandu	790,597
2	Pokharā	Kaski	186,405
3	Lalitpur	Lalitpur	183,310
4	Birātnagar	Morang	182,324
5	Bīrganj	Parsa	133,238
6	Dharān	Sunsari	108,600
7	Bharatpur	Chitwan	107,157
8	Janakpur	Dhanusa	93,767
9	Dhangadhi	Kailali	92,294
10	Butwal	Rupandehi	91,733
11	Mahendranagar	Kanchanpur	88,381
12	Hetauda	Makwanpur	84,775
13	Bhaktapur	Bhaktapur	76,886
14	Siddharthanagar	Rupandehi	63,367
15	Triyuga	Udayapur	63,334
16	Nepālgānj	Banke	61,474
17	Madhyapur Thimi	Bhaktapur	54,902
18	Mechinagar	Jhapa	54,070
19	Gulariya	Bardiya	53,107
20	Tribuvannagar	Dang Deokhuri	49,424
21	Itahari	Sunsari	47,984
22	Leknath	Kaski	46,218
23	Tikapur	Kailali	44,758
24	Kirtipur	Kathmandu	44,632
25	Ratnanagar	Chitwan	43,662
26	Kalaiyā	Bara	39,364
27	Tulsīpur	Dang Deokhuri	39,058
28	Kamalamai	Sindhuli	36,437
29	Birendranagar	Surkhet	34,983
30	Damak	Jhapa	33,764
31	Rājbirāj	Saptari	33,061
32	Kapilwastu		32,137
33	Byas	Tanahu	31,824
34	Lahān	Siraha	31,495
35	Putalibazar	Syangja	31,041
36	Prithivinarayan	Gorkha	27,843
37	Panauti	Kavrepalanchok	27,602
38	Gaur	Rautahat	27,325
39	Dipayal	Doti	27,086
40	Inaruwa	Sunsari	25,030
41	Sirāhā	Siraha	24,657
42	Ramgram	Nawalparasi	24,012
43	Jaleswor	Mahottari	23,573
44	Bāglung	Baglung	23,296
45	Tansen	Palpa	23,188
46	Khāndbāri	Sankhuwasabha	22,903
47	Bhimeshwar	Dolakha	22,849
48	Dhankutā	Dhankuta	22,084
49	Bidur	Nuwakot	22,061
50	Waling	Syangja	21,867
51	Nārāyan	Dailekh	20,908
52	Malangwa	Sarlahi	20,284
53	Bhadrapur	Jhapa	19,523
54	Amargadhi	Dadeldhura	19,014
55	Dashrathchand	Darchula	18,317
56	Ilām	Ilam	17,491
57	Banepa	Kavrepalanchok	17,153
58	Dhulikhet	Kavrepalanchok	10,170
59	Jumla	Jumla	9,073

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Kathmandu	1,264,684
2	Morang	908,459
3	Rupandehi	785,610
4	Jhapa	729,514
5	Dhanusa	721,407
6	Kailali	713,089
7	Sunsari	690,454
8	Sarlahi	686,222
9	Nawalparasi	621,622
10	Bara	613,427
11	Siraha	613,253
12	Saptari	609,580
13	Mahottari	593,521
14	Rautahat	591,290
15	Parsa	545,291
16	Kapilvastu	530,419
17	Chitwan	521,155
18	Dang Deokhuri	506,451
19	Kanchanpur	432,167
20	Banke	428,385
21	Bardiya	426,489
22	Makwanpur	424,704
23	Kaski	416,161
24	Kavrepalanchok	399,759
25	Lalitpur	373,438
26	Dhading	357,244
27	Tanahu	333,332
28	Syangja	324,855
29	Sindhupalchok	319,619
30	Udayapur	317,107
31	Surkhet	316,071
32	Gulmi	307,098
33	Nuwakot	305,423
34	Ilam	305,058
35	Sindhuli	299,780
36	Gorkha	298,275
37	Baglung	278,551
38	Palpa	278,266
39	Baitadi	244,724
40	Achham	239,534
41	Bhaktapur	238,424
42	Dailekh	236,425
43	Khotang	234,084
44	Salyan	225,581
45	Pyuthan	222,945
46	Ramechhap	221,954
47	Arghakhanchi	218,013
48	Rolpa	217,498
49	Doti	217,385
50	Dolakha	214,519
51	Panchthar	211,098
52	Bhojpur	204,253
53	Rukum	199,558
54	Lamjung	181,180
55	Bajhang	175,236
56	Dhankuta	173,216
57	Sankhuwasabha	164,469
58	Parbat	163,024
59	Okhaldhunga	159,761
60	Jajarkot	141,699
61	Taplejung	136,848
62	Dadeldhura	134,082
63	Darchula	128,083
64	Myagdi	117,417
65	Terhathum	116,747
66	Bajura	115,674
67	Solukhumbu	111,099
68	Kalikot	108,688
69	Jumla	93,261
70	Rasuwa	47,688
71	Humla	45,562
72	Mugu	43,861
73	Dolpa	30,974
74	Mustang	15,321
75	Manang	10,083

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.