# Lalitpur, Nepal

_City in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lalitpur, locally known as Yala, is a metropolitan city and fourth most populous city of Nepal with 299,843 inhabitants living in 77,159 households per the 2021 census. It is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley, a large valley in the high plateaus in central Nepal, at an altitude of 1,350 metres.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** city; big city ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6647#P31))
- **Located in:** Lalitpur District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6647#P131))
- **Population:** 513,200 (2020) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6647#P1082))
- **Area:** 16 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6647#P2046))
- **Official website:** lalitpurmun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6647#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6833, 85.3333

## Questions

**Where is Lalitpur, Nepal located?**  
Lalitpur, Nepal is located in Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Lalitpur, Nepal?**  
The population of Lalitpur, Nepal is 513,200 (as of 2020).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lalitpur, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalitpur,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ललितपुर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6647](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6647) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nepal Patan Mangal.jpg by Clemensmarabu (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nepal_Patan_Mangal.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Lalitpur, Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/lalitpur-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.