Districts compared

Kathmandu vs Solukhumbu

Kathmandu (2,041,587 people, headquarters Kathmandu) and Solukhumbu (104,851 people, headquarters Salleri (Solududhkunda)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Kathmandu has 1,936,736 more people.

	Kathmandu	Solukhumbu
Population (2021)	2,041,587	104,851
Area	395 km²	3,312 km²
Density	5,169/km²	32/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.51%/yr	-0.09%/yr
Literacy	89.2%	76.9%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	102.97	101.23
Headquarters	Kathmandu	Salleri (Solududhkunda)
Province	Bagmati	Koshi
Local levels	11	8

Kathmandu

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

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Solukhumbu

Everest's district, Sagarmatha National Park and the Sherpa Khumbu

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Questions

Kathmandu vs Solukhumbu, answered

Which has more people, Kathmandu or Solukhumbu?+

Kathmandu district had 2,041,587 people at the 2021 census and Solukhumbu had 104,851, so Kathmandu has 1,936,736 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Kathmandu or Solukhumbu?+

Kathmandu covers 395 km² and Solukhumbu covers 3,312 km², a difference of 2,917 km². Solukhumbu is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Kathmandu or Solukhumbu?+

Kathmandu has a density of 5,169 people/km² and Solukhumbu has 32 people/km². Kathmandu is denser.

What are the headquarters of Kathmandu and Solukhumbu districts?+

Kathmandu district's headquarters is Kathmandu; Solukhumbu's is Salleri (Solududhkunda). Kathmandu is in Bagmati Province, Solukhumbu in Koshi 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.