# Palpa District

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Palpa District, a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Tansen as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) and has a population (2021) of 245,027.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28440#P31))
- **Located in:** Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28440#P131))
- **Population:** 245,027 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28440#P1082))
- **Area:** 1,373 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28440#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcpalpa.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28440#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8667, 83.5500

## Questions

**Where is Palpa District located?**  
Palpa District is located in Lumbini Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Palpa District?**  
The population of Palpa District is 245,027 (as of 2011).

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- [Lumbini Province](https://diginpl.com/places/lumbini-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Palpa District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpa_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पाल्पा जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%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 Q28440](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28440) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Palpa 2007-11-0906.jpg by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palpa_2007-11-0906.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Palpa District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Palpa 2007-11-0906.jpg — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

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