Municipalities

There are currently 99 municipalities in Nepal.

There were 58 municipalities before and in July 2011 more 41 were added. Now there are total 99 municipalities in Nepal. Nepal government restructured 161 Village Development Committees (VDC)s into 41 municipalities
Municipalities Districts
1 Kathmandu Kathmandu
2 Pokhara Kaski
3 Lalitpur Lalitpur
4 Biratnagar Morang
5 Birganj Parsa
6 Dharan Sunsari
7 Bharatpur Chitwan
8 Bhim Dutta Kanchanpur
9 Butwal Rupandehi
10 Hetauda Makwanpur
11 Bhaktapur Bhaktapur
12 Janakpur Dhanusa
13 Dhangadhi Kailali
14 Itahari Sunsari
15 Triyuga Udayapur
16 Siddharthanagar Rupandehi
17 Nepalganj Banke
18 Madhyapur Thimi Bhaktapur
19 Mechinagar Jhapa
20 Ghorahi Dang Deukhuri
21 Lekhnath Kaski
22 Kirtipur Kathmandu
23 Birendranagar Surkhet
24 Gulariya Bardiya
25 Tikapur Kailali
26 Ratnanagar Chitwan
27 Kalaiya Bara
28 Tulsipur Dang Deukhuri
29 Kamalamai Sindhuli
30 Damak Jhapa
31 Gorkha Gorkha
32 Rajbiraj Saptari
33 Kapilvastu Kapilvastu
34 Byas Tanahu
35 Lahan Siraha
36 Putalibazar Syangja
37 Panauti Kavrepalanchok
38 Gaur Rautahat
39 Dipayal-Silgadhi Doti
40 Inaruwa Sunsari
41 Siraha Siraha
42 Ramgram Nawalparasi
43 Jaleswar Mahottari
44 Baglung Baglung
45 Tansen Palpa
46 Khandbari Sankhuwasabha
47 Bhimeshwar Dolkha
48 Dhankuta Dhankuta
49 Bidur Nuwakot
50 Waling Syangja
51 Narayan Dailekh
52 Malangwa Sarlahi
53 Bhadrapur Jhapa
54 Amaragadhi Dadeldhura
55 Dasharathchand Baitadi
56 Ilam Ilam
57 Banepa Kavrepalanchok
58 Dhulikhel Kavrepalanchok
56 Ilam Ilam
57 Banepa Kavrepalanchok
58 Dhulikhel Kavrepalanchok

Newly Added Municipalities 


Three municipalities namely Shankharapur in Sankhu area, Karyabinayak in Bhainsepati area and Champapur in Chapagaon area have been added in Kathmandu valley.

It is worthwhile to know there is one metropolitan city and four sub-metropolitan cities. Kathmandu is the metropolitan city and Lalitpur, Pokhara, Biratnagar and Birgunj are the sub-metropolitan cities.

The total number of number of VDCs in Nepal is reduced from 3915 to 3754.

The newly declared municipalities include Panchkhal in Kavre, Chautara in Sindhupalchowk, Nilkantha in Dhading, Khairenitar Dulegaunda and Bandipur in Tanahu, Gaidakot and Sunaul in Nawalparasi, Besisahar in Lamjung, Kusma in Parbat, Beni in Myagdi, Tamghas in Gulmi, and Sandhikharka in Arghakhanchi.

Likewise, Taplejung, Bhojpur, Phidim in Panchthar, Birtamod in Jhapa, Urlabari in Morang, Myanglung in Tehrathum, Diktel in Khotang, Katari in Udaypur, Kanchanpur Rupnagar and Mohanpur Kalyanpur in Saptari, Ramnagar Mirchaiya in Siraha, Dhanushadham and Sakhuwa Mahendranagar in Dhanusha, Nigaul Gaushala in Mahottari, Hariaun in Sarlahi, Manthali in Ramechhap, Chandranighapur in Rautahat and Jitpur in Bara have also been declared municipalities.

Chandanpur of Jumla has become the first and only municipality in Karnali zone. Pyuthan, Salyan, Kohalpur in Banke, Mangalsen and Sanphebagar in Achham, Chainpur in Bajhang and Rajapur in Bardiya have also been declared municipalities.



 Municipalities Districts VDCs Included
       
59 Taplejung Taplejung Fuling, Dokhu
60 Phidim  Panchthar Fidim, Chokmagu, Shiva
61 Birtamod Jhapa Anaramani, Charpane
62 Urlabari Morang Urlabari
63 Myanglung  Terhathum Mayanglung, tumfula, piple,sabla, jirikhimei
64 Bhojpur  Bhojpur Bhojpur, bekhim, taksar, bhaisipakha
65 Diktel Khotang Diktel, vamang
66 Katari Udayapur  Katari, triveni
67 Kanchanpur  Rupnagar  Saptari Mohanpur, bhagaha, kalyanpur, gamhariya parbaha, shambhunath, rampura, jumuwa, vasvalpur
68 Mohanpur Kalyanpur  Saptari Kanchanpur, dhoganpur, dharampur, varmajhiya, badgama, roopnagar, purva priya, jagatpur
69 Saraha  Saraha Ramnagar mirchiya, rodhopur, malhaniyakhoiri, phoolvariya, rampoor virta, sitapoor, pradha, maheshpoor patari , ramnagar, mirchaiya
70 Dhanushadham  Dhanusha Yagyabhumi, umaprempoor, dhanushadham, dhanusha govindapoor
71 Sankhuwa Mahendranagar Dhanusha ramdaiya, sakhuwa mahendranagar, hariharpoor
72 Nigaul-Gaushala Mahottari Ramnagar, gausala, nigaul
73 Manthali  Ramechhap Manthali, sunarpani, ramechhap
74 Hariwon   Sarlahi Hariwon, ghurkauli, sasapur
75 Jitpur  Bara Pipra simaara, jitpur bhavanipoor, chhata pipra
76 Chautara   Sindhupalchowk Chautra, pipaldada, khuvende, sanosiruvari
77 Chandranigahapur  Rautahat Chandranigahapoor , santapur matiwan, jadivela, paurahi
78 Panchkhal  Kavre Hoksebajar, pachkhal, baluwapati deubhumi
79 Shankarapur  Kathmandu district Pukhulachi, indrayani,sakhusun tol , sakhuvajrayogini
80 Karya Binayak   Lalitpur Bungmati, khokana, saibu bhaaisepati
81 Champapur  Lalitpur Chapagaun, jharoovasi
82 Nilakantha   Dhading Nilkhanta, muralibhanjang, sangkond, sunaulo bajar
83 Beshisahar  Lamjung Besisahar, gausahar, udipur
84 Khairainitar-Dulegauda  Tanahun Khairenitar, dulegaida
85 Kusma  Parbat Khurkoat, shivalaya, chuwa, katuawachauppi, durlung
86 Beni Myagdi Arthunge, ghatan, ratnechaur, jayamarookkoat
87 Tamghas  Gulmi Tamghas
88 Sandhikharka  Arghakhachi Sandhikharka, narpani, vangala
89 Gaidakot  Nawalparasi Gaidakoat
90 Sunawal  Nawalparasi Swathi, sunwal
91 Bandipur (Tanahun) Tanahu Vandipur, aabukhairini
92 Pyuthan (Pyuthan) Pyuthan Puthan khalanga, bijulibajar
93 Salyan (Salyan) Salyan Khalanga, sejuwal takura, kajeri
94 Kohalpur (Banke) Banke Kohalpur, rajhena
95 Rajapur (Bardiya) Bardiya Rajapur, daulatpur, bhimmapur
96 Chainpur (Bajhang) Bajhag Chainpur, rithapati, hemantawada
97 Mangalsen (Achham) Acham Mangalsen, woligaun, jupu
98 Sanfebagar  (Achham) Siddiswor, jalpadevi, baijanath, ridikot, masthamandau, Saphebagar
99 Chandanath  (Jumla) Chandannath, mahatgau,chandannath, jumlakhalanga

Criteria set to become municipality


The government can declare an area with basic infrastructure like electricity, drinking water, hospital, schools, market and access to transportation (via land or air) a municipality if it can raise at least Rs 1 million annual revenue from internal resources. There has to be population of at least 20,000 in municipalities of the hilly and Terai region and 10,000 in municipalities of the Himalayan region.