# Taplejung District

_District in Nepal_

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

> Taplejung 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, 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28590#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28590#P131))
- **Population:** 120,590 (2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28590#P1082))
- **Area:** 3,646 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28590#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddctaplejung.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28590#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.3500, 87.6667

## 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).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Taplejung District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taplejung_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%99_%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 Q28590](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28590) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dudhkunda at Yamtari glacier - panoramio.jpg by Nirmal Raj Joshi (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dudhkunda_at_Yamtari_glacier_-_panoramio.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Taplejung District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Dudhkunda at Yamtari glacier - panoramio.jpg — Nirmal Raj Joshi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

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