# Salyan District, Nepal

_District of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Salyan District in Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Salyan covers an area of 1,462 km2 (564 sq mi) with a population of 213,500 in 2001 and 241,716 in 2011. The district's administrative center is named Salyan or Salyan Khalanga, today it is part of Shaarada Municipality.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28571#P31))
- **Located in:** Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28571#P131))
- **Population:** 238,515 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28571#P1082))
- **Area:** 1,462 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28571#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcsalyan.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28571#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.3667, 82.1667

## Questions

**Where is Salyan District, Nepal located?**  
Salyan District, Nepal is located in Karnali Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Salyan District, Nepal?**  
The population of Salyan District, Nepal is 238,515 (as of 2011).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Salyan District, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyan_District,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सल्यान जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8_%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 Q28571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28571) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Himalayen seen from chaya chetra , Salayan.JPG by Balkrishna (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Himalayen_seen_from_chaya_chetra_,_Salayan.JPG)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Salyan District, Nepal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Himalayen seen from chaya chetra , Salayan.JPG — Balkrishna, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Salyan District, Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/salyan-district-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.