# Rasuwa District

_District in Bagmati Province, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Rasuwa District is one of 13 districts of Bagmati Province and one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhunche, Gosaikunda Rural Municipality as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,544 km2 (596 sq mi) and has a population (2011) of 43,300. Its District Post Office (DPO) has a Rasuwa DPO code of 45000. There are five post offices in the district. As per census 2011 total households in Rasuwa district were 9,778. It is the smallest district by area, among 16 districts in the Himalaya region of Nepal. The district was heavily damaged by flooding in August 2026.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28605#P31))
- **Located in:** Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28605#P131))
- **Population:** 45,454 (2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28605#P1082))
- **Area:** 1,544 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28605#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcrasuwa.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28605#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.1650, 85.3408

## Questions

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

**What is the population of Rasuwa District?**  
The population of Rasuwa District is 45,454 (as of 2021).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Rasuwa District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasuwa_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): रसुवा जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%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 Q28605](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28605) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Kenzin valley Rasuwa.jpg by Santosh Yonjan (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kenzin_valley_Rasuwa.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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

## Cite this page

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