Sudurpashchim Province

Sudurpashchim Province सुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेश
Province
Clockwise from top Saipal, Ghodaghodi Lake, Swamp deer at Shuklaphanta National Park, Badimalika Temple, Khaptad Lake, Api Himal
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Location of Sudurpashchim Province
Darchula Bajhang Bajura Baitadi Doti Achham Dadel- dhura Kanchan- pur Kailali India Karnali Lumbini China Divisions of Sudurpashchim Province
Coordinates: 28°42′12″N 80°34′01″E / 28.70333°N 80.56694°E / 28.70333; 80.56694
Country	Nepal
Formation	20 September 2015
Capital	Godawari
Largest city	Dhangadhi
Districts	9
Government
• Type	Self governing province
• Body	Government of Sudurpashchim Province
• Governor	Najir Miya
• Chief Minister	Kamal Bahadur Shah (Congress)
• High Court	Dipayal High Court
• Provincial Assembly	Unicameral (53 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	House of Representatives (16 seats) National Assembly (8 seats)
Area
• Total	19,999.28 km2 (7,721.77 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,711,270
• Rank	5th
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Demonym	Sudur Pashchimeli Nepali
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Geocode	NP-SE
Official language	Nepali
Other Official language(s)	1. Doteli 2. Tharu (Rana)
HDI	0.478 (low)
Literacy	76.2%
Sex ratio	91.25 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
GDP	US$2.46 billion
GDP rank	6th
Website	sudurpashchim.gov.np

Sudurpashchim Province (Nepali: सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश; transl. Far-West Province) is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015.^[1] It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Karnali Province and Lumbini Province to the east, and India's states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to the west and south, respectively. The province covers an area of 19,539 km², or about 13.22% of the country's total area.

Initially known as Province No. 7, the newly elected Provincial Assembly adopted Sudurpashchim Province as the permanent name for the province in September 2018. As per a 28 September 2018 Assembly voting, the city of Godawari has been declared the capital of the Province, But till now Dhangadhi serves as the temporary capital.^[2][3] The province is coterminous with the former Far-Western Development Region, Nepal. The three major cities in terms of population and economy are Dhangadhi, Bhimdutta (Mahendranagar), and Tikapur.^[4]