# Bagmati Province

_Province of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Bagmati Province is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal. Bagmati is Nepal's foremost populous province and fifth largest province by area. It is bordered by Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the west, Koshi Province to the east, Madhesh Province and the Indian state of Bihar to the south. With Hetauda as its provincial headquarters, the province is also the home to the country's capital Kathmandu, is mostly hilly and mountainous, and hosts mountain peaks including Gaurishankar, Langtang, Jugal, and Ganesh.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** province of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104015#P31))
- **Population:** 6,116,866 (2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104015#P1082))
- **Area:** 20,300 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104015#P2046))
- **Established:** 20 September 2015 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104015#P571))
- **Official website:** ocmcm.bagamati.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104015#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7000, 85.5000

## Questions

**What is the population of Bagmati Province?**  
The population of Bagmati Province is 6,116,866 (as of 2021).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Bagmati Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagmati_Province) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बागमती प्रदेश](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q25104015](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104015) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bhaktapur Durbar Premises.jpg by Saroj Pandey (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bhaktapur_Durbar_Premises.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Bagmati Province, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bhaktapur Durbar Premises.jpg — Saroj Pandey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Bagmati Province". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/bagmati-province. Retrieved 21 October 2026.