Where is Taplejung District located?

Taplejung District is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.

What is the population of Taplejung District?

The population of Taplejung District is 120,590 (as of 2021).

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Taplejung District

ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला

District in Nepal

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Taplejung (Nepali: ताप्लेजुङ) Sherpa: སྟབས་ལས་རྫོང, romanized: Wylie stabs las rzdong is a district in Koshi Province, located in far-eastern Nepal. It is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of 3,646 km2 (1,408 sq mi), making it the third-largest district in Nepal by area. According to the 2011 Nepal Census, the district has a population of 127,461. Its administrative headquarters is Phungling Municipality.

Quick facts

Type: district of Nepal wd
Located in: Koshi Province (province of Nepal) wd
Population: 120,590 (2021) wd
Area: 3,646 km² wd
Official website: ddctaplejung.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 27.3500° N, 87.6667° E wd

About

Taplejung lies deep in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal, bordering the Chinese Tibet Autonomous Region to the north across the Himalayan range, Sankhuwasabha District to the west, Tehrathum District and Panchthar District to the south, and Indian state of Sikkim to the east.

Geographically, it lies between latitudes of 27º06' to 27º55' N and longitudes of 87º57' to 88°12' E.

Places in Taplejung District

Kangchenjunga — 3rd-highest mountain on Earth
Kumbhakarna Mountain — Mountain in Nepal
Phungling Municipality — Municipality in Koshi Province, Nepal
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area — Protected area in Nepal
Kalikhola — Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
Sadewa — Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
Ikhabu — Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
Yamphudin — Nepalese village development committee
Tapethok — Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
Ambegudin — Place in Nepal
Nalbu — Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal
Phurumbu — Village development committee in Province No. 1, Nepal

Nearby places

Phungling Municipality — 1 km
Dokhu — 2 km
Taplejung Airport — 3 km
Phulbari, Taplejung — 4 km
Hangdeva — 5 km
Nankholyang — 5 km

In the news All news →

Fire damages 10 houses in Taplejung’s Dobhan Bazar24 September 2026
Fire destroys around 10 houses in Taplejung’s Meringden24 September 2026

Questions

Where is Taplejung District located?: Taplejung District is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.
What is the population of Taplejung District?: The population of Taplejung District is 120,590 (as of 2021).

Sources

Last updated 3 November 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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