Districts compared

Morang vs Mugu

Morang (1,148,156 people, headquarters Biratnagar) and Mugu (64,549 people, headquarters Gamgadhi (Chhayanath Rara)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Morang has 1,083,607 more people.

	Morang	Mugu
Population (2021)	1,148,156	64,549
Area	1,855 km²	3,535 km²
Density	619/km²	18/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.66%/yr	+1.49%/yr
Literacy	78.6%	68.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	94.39	100.66
Headquarters	Biratnagar	Gamgadhi (Chhayanath Rara)
Province	Koshi	Karnali
Local levels	17	4

Morang

Nepal's third most populous district, anchored by industrial Biratnagar

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Mugu

Rara, Nepal's largest lake, set in one of the country's remotest districts

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Questions

Morang vs Mugu, answered

Which has more people, Morang or Mugu?+

Morang district had 1,148,156 people at the 2021 census and Mugu had 64,549, so Morang has 1,083,607 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Morang or Mugu?+

Morang covers 1,855 km² and Mugu covers 3,535 km², a difference of 1,680 km². Mugu is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Morang or Mugu?+

Morang has a density of 619 people/km² and Mugu has 18 people/km². Morang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Morang and Mugu districts?+

Morang district's headquarters is Biratnagar; Mugu's is Gamgadhi (Chhayanath Rara). Morang is in Koshi Province, Mugu 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.