# Jumla District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Jumla District, is one of the ten districts of the Karnali province and one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. This district has Jumla in the municipality of Chandannath as its headquarters, an area of 2,531 square kilometres (977 mi2). In 2021 the district had 118,349 inhabitants. Its territory lies between longitudes 81⁰ 28' and 82⁰ 18' East, and between latitudes 28⁰ 58' and 29⁰ 30' North.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28619#P31))
- **Located in:** Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28619#P131))
- **Population:** 118,349 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28619#P1082))
- **Area:** 2,531 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28619#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcjumla.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28619#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 29.2753, 82.1833

## Questions

**Where is Jumla District located?**  
Jumla District is located in Karnali Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Jumla District?**  
The population of Jumla District is 118,349 (as of 2011).

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- [Jumla (town)](https://diginpl.com/places/jumla-town)
- [Jumla Airport](https://diginpl.com/places/jumla-airport)
- [Karnali Province](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Jumla District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumla_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जुम्ला जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%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 Q28619](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28619) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sinja Valley.JPG by Priyankar Chand (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sinja_Valley.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Jumla District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sinja Valley.JPG — Priyankar Chand, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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