Districts compared

Humla vs Dolpa

Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) and Dolpa (42,774 people, headquarters Dunai (Thuli Bheri)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Humla has 12,620 more people.

	Humla	Dolpa
Population (2021)	55,394	42,774
Area	5,655 km²	7,889 km²
Density	10/km²	5/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+0.82%/yr	+1.47%/yr
Literacy	63.8%	67%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	101.37	99.85
Headquarters	Simikot	Dunai (Thuli Bheri)
Province	Karnali	Karnali
Local levels	7	8

Humla

Nepal's remotest district, Simikot, the Limi Valley and the Hilsa gateway to Mount Kailash

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Dolpa

Nepal's largest district, trans-Himalayan Dolpo, Shey Phoksundo National Park and Phoksundo Lake

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Questions

Humla vs Dolpa, answered

Which has more people, Humla or Dolpa?+

Humla district had 55,394 people at the 2021 census and Dolpa had 42,774, so Humla has 12,620 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Humla or Dolpa?+

Humla covers 5,655 km² and Dolpa covers 7,889 km², a difference of 2,234 km². Dolpa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Humla or Dolpa?+

Humla has a density of 10 people/km² and Dolpa has 5 people/km². Humla is denser.

What are the headquarters of Humla and Dolpa districts?+

Humla district's headquarters is Simikot; Dolpa's is Dunai (Thuli Bheri). Both districts are in Karnali Province.

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Sources & data note

All population, household, density, sex-ratio and growth figures are from the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (NSO National Report, Table 15; census reference date 25 November 2021), with 2011 comparisons from the 2011 census recalculated to current boundaries for the four districts split in 2017. Areas are the official statistical areas used by NSO/CBS, the 77 districts sum to exactly 147,181 km², not GIS polygon areas; where Wikipedia's list page prints conflicting areas for the four split districts (Nawalpur, Nawalparasi West, Rukum East, Rukum West), the NSO-consistent figures are used. Literacy rates are computed from NSO Table 24 raw counts (population aged 5+ who can read and write); the computed national aggregate, 76.25%, matches NSO's published 76.2%. Headquarters coordinates are approximate map-pin locations (±2–5 km), not surveyed points.