# Banke District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Banke District (Nepali: बाँके जिल्ला, romanized: Bām̐kē jillā;, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, located in midwestern Nepal with Nepalganj as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,337 km2 and had a population of 385,840 in 2001 and 491,313 in 2011. There are three main cities in the Banke District: Nepalganj, Kohalpur and Khajura Bajaar.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447#P31))
- **Located in:** Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447#P131))
- **Population:** 603,194 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447#P1082))
- **Area:** 2,337 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcbanke.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.0500, 81.6167

## Questions

**Where is Banke District located?**  
Banke District is located in Lumbini Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Banke District?**  
The population of Banke District is 603,194 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Gajendra Hamal](https://diginpl.com/people/gajendra-hamal)
- [Nepalgunj](https://diginpl.com/places/nepalgunj)
- [Banke National Park](https://diginpl.com/places/banke-national-park)
- [Nepalgunj Airport](https://diginpl.com/places/nepalgunj-airport)
- [Lumbini Province](https://diginpl.com/places/lumbini-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Banke District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banke_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बाँके जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28447](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28447) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Banke Province5 locator.png by Raju_Babu (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banke_Province5_locator.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Banke District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Banke Province5 locator.png — Raju_Babu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Banke District". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/banke-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.