Provinces of Nepal

The Provinces of Nepal ( Nepalka Pradeshaharu) were formed on 20 September 2015. They were formed according to Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by making the group of districts. The current system of seven provinces replaced an earlier system. In the earlier system, Nepal was divided into 14 Administrative Zones and the zones were grouped into five Development Regions.

List of Provinces

+ Province Capital Governor Chief Minister Districts Area(km²) Population(2021) Density(people/km²) MapKoshi PradeshBiratnagarParshuram KhapungHikmat Kumar Karki1425,905 km²4,961,412192100pxMadhesh PradeshJanakpurHari Shankar MishraSaroj Kumar Yadav89,661 km²6,114,600633100pxBagmati PradeshHetauda Yadav Chandra SharmaShalikram Jamkattel1320,300 km²6,116,866301100pxGandaki PradeshPokhara Prithvi Man Singh GurungSurendra Raj Pandey1121,504 km²2,466,427115100pxLumbini PradeshDeukhuri Amik SherchanJokh Bahadur Mahara1222,288 km²5,122,078230100pxKarnali PradeshBirendranagarTilak PariyarJeevan Bahadur Shahi1027,984 km²1,688,41260100pxSudurpashchim PradeshGodawariNajir MiyaDirgha Bahadur Sodari919,539 km²2,694,783138100pxNepalKathmanduPresidentRam Chandra PoudelPrime MinisterPushpa Kamal Dahal77147,181 km² 29,164,578198frameless|100x100px

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