Bagmati Province
बागमती प्रदेश
Contains the federal capital, Kathmandu, and the nation's economic core.
Capital
Hetauda
Population
6,084,042
20.86% of Nepal (2021)
Area
20,300 km²
13 districts
Density
300/km²
People per km²
Bagmati Province, named for the sacred Bagmati river, is the political and economic heart of Nepal. It surrounds the Kathmandu Valley, home to the federal capital and the three historic cities of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur with their UNESCO-listed durbar squares.
Beyond the valley, the province reaches south to the subtropical plains of Chitwan and north to the Langtang Himalaya. It generates the largest share of national GDP and was the first province to adopt additional official languages, enacting Tamang and Nepal Bhasha in 2023.
Geography
Central Nepal, spanning the Terai of Chitwan, the Mahabharat hills and the Kathmandu Valley. It holds the country's political and economic centre of gravity.
Economy
Nepal's largest provincial economy — government, services, finance, manufacturing and tourism concentrated in the Kathmandu Valley, plus the wildlife tourism of Chitwan National Park.
Recommended provincial languages: Tamang, Nepal Bhasha (enacted 2023) (Language Commission, 2021 — alongside Nepali)
The 13 districts of Bagmati
Bagmati Province is divided into 13 districts. The largest by population are listed first.
Bagmati Province, answered
What is the capital of Bagmati Province?+
The capital of Bagmati Province is Hetauda.
How many districts are in Bagmati Province?+
Bagmati Province has 13 districts: Bhaktapur, Chitwan, Dhading, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Kavrepalanchok, Lalitpur, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhuli, Sindhupalchok.
What is the population of Bagmati Province?+
Bagmati Province has a population of 6,084,042 (20.86% of Nepal's total), according to the National Census 2021.
What was Bagmati Province called before?+
Bagmati Province was originally Province No. 3 when the provinces were created in 2015. Named Bagmati Province in 2020 (formerly Province No. 3).
Other provinces of Nepal
Sources & data note
Population, density and share figures are the final published counts of the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (National Statistics Office). Each province's total area is summed from the official statistical areas of its districts, so it stays consistent with the district dataset on this site. Provincial capitals are the permanent headquarters fixed by each provincial assembly. The 2015 constitution created seven provinces, initially numbered; each was later given a name by its assembly (Province No. 1 → Koshi in 2023 being the last).
- Bagmati Province — overviewWikipedia ↗
- NPHC 2021 — National Report on Caste/Ethnicity, Language & ReligionNational Statistics Office, Government of Nepal ↗
- NPHC 2021 — results portalNational Statistics Office ↗
- Nepal's final census population 29,164,578OnlineKhabar (24 Mar 2023) ↗
- Provinces of Nepal — structure & namesWikipedia ↗
- Constitution of Nepal 2015 — federal structure (Schedule 4)Nepal Law Commission ↗