List of cities in Nepal

Kathmandu

Pokhara

Bharatpur

Lalitpur

Birgunj

Biratnagar

Ghorahi

Dhangadi

Itahari

Janakpur

Butwal

Hetauda

Tulsipur

Dharan

Nepalgunj

Kalaiya

Jitpursimara

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Metropolitan (Mahanagarpalika) and Sub-metropolitan (Upamahanagarpalika) cities in Nepal

Metropolitan Cities in Kathmandu Valley Region: Lalitpur and Kathmandu
Red dot represents :Metropolitan Cities
Green dot represents :Sub-metropolitan Cities

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 km^2[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]