Provinces compared

Bagmati vs Gandaki

Bagmati (6,084,042 people, capital Hetauda) and Gandaki (2,479,745 people, capital Pokhara) compared side by side, population, density and area. Bagmati has 3,604,297 more people.

	Bagmati	Gandaki
Population	6,084,042	2,479,745
% of Nepal	20.86%	8.5%
Density	300 /km²	116 /km²
Area	20,300 km²	21,856 km²
Capital	Hetauda	Pokhara
Largest city	Kathmandu	Pokhara
Districts	13	11
Formerly known as	Province No. 3	Province No. 4

Bagmati

Contains the federal capital, Kathmandu, and the nation's economic core

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Gandaki

Nepal's tourism capital, the Annapurna range and Mustang

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Questions

Bagmati vs Gandaki, answered

Which has more people, Bagmati or Gandaki?+

Bagmati has 6,084,042 people and Gandaki has 2,479,745 (Census 2021), so Bagmati has 3,604,297 more people. That's 20.86% of Nepal's population for Bagmati against 8.5% for Gandaki.

Which is larger by area, Bagmati or Gandaki?+

Bagmati covers 20,300 km² and Gandaki covers 21,856 km², a difference of 1,556 km². Gandaki is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Bagmati or Gandaki?+

Bagmati has a density of 300 people/km² and Gandaki has 116 people/km². Bagmati is denser.

What are the capitals of Bagmati and Gandaki?+

Bagmati's capital is Hetauda; Gandaki's is Pokhara. Bagmati's largest city is Kathmandu, Gandaki's is Pokhara.

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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; see each province's profile for full sourcing.