# Karnali Province

_Province of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Karnali Province is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution, which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is 27,984 square kilometres (10,805 mi2), making it the largest province in Nepal with 18.97% of the country's area. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population of the province was 1,570,418, making it the least populous province in Nepal. The province borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the east, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Lumbini Province to the south. Birendranagar with a population of 154,886 is both the province's capital and largest city.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** province of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104017#P31))
- **Population:** 1,688,412 (2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104017#P1082))
- **Area:** 24,453 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104017#P2046))
- **Established:** 20 September 2015 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104017#P571))
- **Official website:** karnali.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104017#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 29.2700, 82.1800

## Questions

**What is the population of Karnali Province?**  
The population of Karnali Province is 1,688,412 (as of 2021).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Karnali Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnali_Province) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कर्णाली प्रदेश](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%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 Q25104017](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104017) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mount Kanjiroba.JPG by बिप्लब आनन्द (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Kanjiroba.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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