# Lamjung District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lamjung District, a part of Gandaki Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Besisahar as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 167,724. lies in the mid-hills of Nepal spanning tropical to trans-Himalayan geo-ecological belts, including the geographical midpoint of the country. It has mixed habitation of castes and ethnicities. It is host to probably the highest density of the Gurung ethnic population in the country.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29275#P31))
- **Located in:** Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29275#P131))
- **Population:** 167,724 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29275#P1082))
- **Area:** 1,692 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29275#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddclamjung.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29275#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.2333, 84.3833

## Questions

**Where is Lamjung District located?**  
Lamjung District is located in Gandaki Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Lamjung District?**  
The population of Lamjung District is 167,724 (as of 2011).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lamjung District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamjung_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लमजुङ जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99_%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 Q29275](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29275) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Annapurna2.jpg by Bishwo Ghimire (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Annapurna2.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lamjung District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Annapurna2.jpg — Bishwo Ghimire, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

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