# Gandaki Province

_Province of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Gandaki Province ) is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015. Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southwestern China to the north, Bagmati Province to the east, Karnali Province to the west, and Lumbini Province and Bihar in India to the south. The total area of the province is 21,733 km2 (8,391 sq mi), constituting 14.66% of Nepal's total area. According to the 2021 census, the population of the province was 2,479,745. The newly elected Provincial Assembly adopted Gandaki Province as the permanent name, replacing its initial name Province No. 4 on 27 April 2023. Surendra Raj Pandey is the present chief minister of Gandaki Province.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** province of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016#P31))
- **Population:** 2,466,427 (2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016#P1082))
- **Area:** 21,733 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016#P2046))
- **Established:** 20 September 2015 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016#P571))
- **Official website:** gandaki.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.2094, 83.9914

## Questions

**What is the population of Gandaki Province?**  
The population of Gandaki Province is 2,466,427 (as of 2021).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gandaki Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandaki_Province) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गण्डकी प्रदेश](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%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 Q25104016](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Phewa Lake in Pokhara (15715573565).jpg by Jean-Marie Hullot from France (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phewa_Lake_in_Pokhara_(15715573565).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gandaki Province, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Phewa Lake in Pokhara (15715573565).jpg — Jean-Marie Hullot from France, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

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