Bagmati Province

Bagmati Province
बागमती प्रदेश
Vāgmatī pradēśa
Official seal of Bagmati Province
Location of Bagmati
Location of Bagmati
Map of Bagmati, Nepal
Country   Nepal
Formation20 September 2015
CapitalHetauda
Largest cityKathmandu
Districts13
Government
 • TypeSelf governing province
 • BodyGovernment of Bagmati Province
 • GovernorYadav Chandra Sharma
 • Chief MinisterShalikram Jamkattel
 • LegislatureUnicameral (110 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituencyHouse of Representatives (33)
National Assembly (8)
 • High CourtPatan High Court
Area
 • Total20,300 km2 (7,800 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Highest elevation7,422 m (24,350 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Golaghat)
141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total6,084,042
 • Rank2nd
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
  • Rank2nd
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
GeocodeNP-TH
ISO 3166 codeNP-P3
Official languageNepali
Other Official language(s)1.Nepal Bhasa
2.Tamang
Ethnic groups
HDIIncrease 0.673 (medium)
HDI rank1st
LiteracyIncrease82.06%
Sex ratio98.77 /100 (2011)
GDPUS$ 14.5 billion (Rank 1)
GDP Per CapitaUS$ 2618
Websitebagamati.gov.np

Bagmati Province (Nepali: बागमती प्रदेश, Vāgmatī pradēśa)[1][2] is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal.[3] Bagmati is Nepal's second-most populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the west, Koshi Province to the east, Madhesh Province and the Indian state of Bihar to the south. With Hetauda as its provincial headquarters,[4] the province is also the home to the country's capital Kathmandu, is mostly hilly and mountainous, and hosts mountain peaks including Gaurishankar, Langtang, Jugal, and Ganesh.

Being the second most populous province of Nepal, it possesses rich cultural diversity with resident communities and castes including Newar, Tamang, Madhesis, Sherpa, Tharu, Chepang, Jirel, Brahmin, Chhetri, and more.[5] It hosted the highest number of voters in the 2017 election for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly.

  1. ^ "प्रदेश ३ को नाम बाग्मती" [Province No. 3 named as Bagmati]. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ "प्रदेश ३ को नाम बाग्मती, स्थायी राजधानी हेटौंडा तोकियो" [Province No. 3 named as Bagmati, permanent capital Hetauda]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Finally, Provincial Assembly renames Province 3 as Bagmati, picks Hetaunda as capital". 12 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Highest number of voters in province no. 3". Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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