# Lekhnath

_Former municipality of Nepal, merged into Pokhara city_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/lekhnath
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lekhnath was a municipality in Kaski District in the Gandaki Province of northern-central Nepal, about 180 km west of Kathmandu. It has now been merged into Pokhara sub-metropolitan city to form Pokhara metropolis. Pokhara Valley was politically divided between Pokhara city and Lekhnath which occupied the eastern half of the valley. 
There were 18 wards in total in Lekhnath municipality before the merger, with a VDC Bharat Pokhari that had been added at a later stage.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** municipality of Nepal; human settlement; former administrative territorial entity ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699#P31))
- **Located in:** Kaski District (district of Nepal) › Gandaki Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699#P131))
- **Population:** 58,816 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699#P1082))
- **Area:** 123.11 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699#P2046))
- **Established:** 1997 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699#P571))
- **Official website:** pokharamun.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.3333, 84.0000

## Questions

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

**What is the population of Lekhnath?**  
The population of Lekhnath is 58,816 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Gandaki Province](https://diginpl.com/places/gandaki-province)
- [Kaski District](https://diginpl.com/places/kaski-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lekhnath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lekhnath) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लेखनाथ नगरपालिका](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A5_%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 Q1530699](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530699) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lekhnath.jpg by Sudeep0683 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lekhnath.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lekhnath, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lekhnath.jpg — Sudeep0683, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Lekhnath". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/lekhnath. Retrieved 21 October 2026.