Provinces compared

Bagmati vs Koshi

Bagmati (6,084,042 people, capital Hetauda) and Koshi (4,972,021 people, capital Biratnagar) compared side by side, population, density and area. Bagmati has 1,112,021 more people.

	Bagmati	Koshi
Population	6,084,042	4,972,021
% of Nepal	20.86%	17.05%
Density	300 /km²	192 /km²
Area	20,300 km²	25,905 km²
Capital	Hetauda	Biratnagar
Largest city	Kathmandu	Biratnagar
Districts	13	14
Formerly known as	Province No. 3	Province No. 1

Bagmati

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

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Koshi

Home to Mt Everest, Kanchenjunga and the tea gardens of Ilam

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Questions

Bagmati vs Koshi, answered

Which has more people, Bagmati or Koshi?+

Bagmati has 6,084,042 people and Koshi has 4,972,021 (Census 2021), so Bagmati has 1,112,021 more people. That's 20.86% of Nepal's population for Bagmati against 17.05% for Koshi.

Which is larger by area, Bagmati or Koshi?+

Bagmati covers 20,300 km² and Koshi covers 25,905 km², a difference of 5,605 km². Koshi is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Bagmati or Koshi?+

Bagmati has a density of 300 people/km² and Koshi has 192 people/km². Bagmati is denser.

What are the capitals of Bagmati and Koshi?+

Bagmati's capital is Hetauda; Koshi's is Biratnagar. Bagmati's largest city is Kathmandu, Koshi's is Biratnagar.

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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.