Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Dang

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Dang (674,993 people, headquarters Ghorahi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,366,594 more people.

	Kathmandu	Dang
Population (2021)	2,041,587	674,993
Area	395 km²	2,955 km²
Density	5,169/km²	228/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	+1.92%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	81.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	90.45
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Ghorahi
Province	Bagmati	Lumbini
Local levels	11	10

Kathmandu

Nepal's capital district, the most populous, densest and most literate in the country

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Dang

The Dang and Deukhuri valleys, Tharu heartland and seat of Lumbini Province's capital

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Dang, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Dang?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Dang had 674,993, so Kathmandu has 1,366,594 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Dang?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Dang covers 2,955 km², a difference of 2,560 km². Dang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Dang?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Dang has 228 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Dang districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Dang's is Ghorahi. Kathmandu is in Bagmati Province, Dang in Lumbini 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.