Provinces compared

Bagmati vs Sudurpashchim

Bagmati (6,084,042 people, capital Hetauda) and Sudurpashchim (2,711,270 people, capital Godawari (Dhangadhi)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Bagmati has 3,372,772 more people.

	Bagmati	Sudurpashchim
Population	6,084,042	2,711,270
% of Nepal	20.86%	9.3%
Density	300 /km²	136 /km²
Area	20,300 km²	19,539 km²
Capital	Hetauda	Godawari (Dhangadhi)
Largest city	Kathmandu	Dhangadhi
Districts	13	9
Formerly known as	Province No. 3	Province No. 7

Bagmati

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

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Sudurpashchim

Nepal's far-western frontier, Khaptad, Api and the Terai of Kailali

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Questions

Bagmati vs Sudurpashchim, answered

Which has more people, Bagmati or Sudurpashchim?+

Bagmati has 6,084,042 people and Sudurpashchim has 2,711,270 (Census 2021), so Bagmati has 3,372,772 more people. That's 20.86% of Nepal's population for Bagmati against 9.3% for Sudurpashchim.

Which is larger by area, Bagmati or Sudurpashchim?+

Bagmati covers 20,300 km² and Sudurpashchim covers 19,539 km², a difference of 761 km². Bagmati is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Bagmati or Sudurpashchim?+

Bagmati has a density of 300 people/km² and Sudurpashchim has 136 people/km². Bagmati is denser.

What are the capitals of Bagmati and Sudurpashchim?+

Bagmati's capital is Hetauda; Sudurpashchim's is Godawari (Dhangadhi). Bagmati's largest city is Kathmandu, Sudurpashchim's is Dhangadhi.

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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.