Provinces compared

Bagmati vs Karnali

Bagmati (6,084,042 people, capital Hetauda) and Karnali (1,694,889 people, capital Birendranagar) compared side by side, population, density and area. Bagmati has 4,389,153 more people.

	Bagmati	Karnali
Population	6,084,042	1,694,889
% of Nepal	20.86%	5.81%
Density	300 /km²	61 /km²
Area	20,300 km²	30,213 km²
Capital	Hetauda	Birendranagar
Largest city	Kathmandu	Birendranagar (Surkhet)
Districts	13	10
Formerly known as	Province No. 3	Province No. 6

Bagmati

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

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Karnali

Nepal's largest province by area, remote mountains and Rara Lake

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Questions

Bagmati vs Karnali, answered

Which has more people, Bagmati or Karnali?+

Bagmati has 6,084,042 people and Karnali has 1,694,889 (Census 2021), so Bagmati has 4,389,153 more people. That's 20.86% of Nepal's population for Bagmati against 5.81% for Karnali.

Which is larger by area, Bagmati or Karnali?+

Bagmati covers 20,300 km² and Karnali covers 30,213 km², a difference of 9,913 km². Karnali is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Bagmati or Karnali?+

Bagmati has a density of 300 people/km² and Karnali has 61 people/km². Bagmati is denser.

What are the capitals of Bagmati and Karnali?+

Bagmati's capital is Hetauda; Karnali's is Birendranagar. Bagmati's largest city is Kathmandu, Karnali's is Birendranagar (Surkhet).

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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.