Nepal Geography Facts

Question 1

Nepal location: latitude

Answer 1

26 degrees 22 minutes to 30 degrees 27 minutes north

Question 2

Nepal location: longitude

Answer 2

80 degrees 4 minutes to 88 degrees 12 minutes east

Question 3

Nepal occupies what percent of world land

Answer 3

0.03 percent

Question 4

Nepal occupies what percent of asia’s land

Answer 4

0.3 percent

Question 5

Nepal occupies what percent of south asia’s land

Answer 5

2.82 percent

Question 6

Distance of Nepal from the sea/ bay of bengal

Answer 6

1127 km

Question 7

Length of nepal from east to west

Answer 7

885 km

Question 8

Length of nepal from north to south

Answer 8

196 km

Question 9

How is Nepal’s time determined

Answer 9

By the eastern longitude line that passes through the gaurishankar himal at 83 degrees 15 minutes east

Question 10

How far ahead is nepal’s time compared to greenwich and when was this enforced

Answer 10

5 hours 45 minutes
Enforced from 2042 bs baisakh 1

Question 11

Provinces that touch only India

Answer 11

Madhesh
Lumbini

Question 12

Provinces that touch both India and China

Answer 12

Koshi
Bagmati
Gandaki
Sudurpaschim

Question 13

Provinces that touch China only

Answer 13

Karnali

Question 14

District that touches the most districts

Answer 14

Sindhuli (10)
East: Udaypur, Siraha
West: Makwanpur, Kavrepalanchowk
North: Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga
South: Dhanusha, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Rautahat

Question 15

Second district that touches most districts

Answer 15

Makwanpur (9)
East: SIndhuli, Kavre, Lalitpur
West: Chitwan
North: Kathmandu, Dhading
South: Bara, Parsa, Rautahat

Question 16

Districts that touch both India and China

Answer 16

2
Taplejung
Darchula

Question 17

Districts that only touch India

Answer 17

25

Question 18

Districts that only touch China

Answer 18

13

Question 19

Districts that neither touch India nor China

Answer 19

37

Question 20

Local levels that touch both India and China

Answer 20

Byas gaupalika (Darchula)
Faktanglung gaupalika (Taplejung)

Question 21

Nepal’s biggest and smallest nagarpalika

Answer 21

Biggest: Sitganga Nagarpalika (610.43 sq km) Arghakhanchi

Smallest: Bhaktapur nagarpalika (6.56 sq km) Bhaktapur

Question 22

Nepal’s biggest nagarpalika by size

Answer 22

Sitganga municipality (Arghakhanchi)
Aathbiskot municipality (Rukum west)
Triyuga municipality (Udaypur)
Solududhkunda municipality(Solukhumbu)
Kamalamai municipality (Sindhuli)

Question 23

Nepal’s smallest municipality by size

Answer 23

Bhaktapur municipality (Bhaktapur)
Madhyapur Thimi municipality (Bhaktapur)
Kirtipur municipality (Kathmandu)
Tokha municipality (Kathmandu)
Mahalakshmi municipality (Lalitpur)

Question 24

Biggest and smallest gaupalika

Answer 24

Biggest: Namkha, Humla (2419 sq km)

Smallest: Parwanipur, Bara (15.48 sq km)

Question 25

Nepal's biggest gaupalika by size

Answer 25

Namkha, Humla Mugum Karmarong, Mugu Phaktanglung, Taplejung Chumanubri, Gorkha Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu

Question 26

Nepal's smallest gaupalika by size

Answer 26

Parwanipur, Bara Yamunamai, Rautahat Durga Bhagwati, Rautahat Bishrampur, Bara Prasauni, Bara

Question 27

Biggest and smallest mahanagarpalika in Nepal

Answer 27

Biggest: Pokhara, Kaski (464.24 km2) Smallest: Lalitpur (36.12 km2)

Question 28

Biggest and smallest upamahanagarpalika

Answer 28

Biggest sub metropolitan: Ghorahi Dang (522.21 km2) Smallest sub metropolitan upamahanagarpalika: Nepalgunj, Banke (85.94 km2)

Question 29

What is ISO 3166

Answer 29

standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, which defines codes for names of principal subdivisions of all countries

Question 30

What is the entry for Nepal in ISO 3166-2

Answer 30

ISO 3166-2:NP

Question 31

Codes for the provinces

Answer 31

NP-P1 : Koshi NP-P2 : Madhesh NP-P3 : Bagmati NP-P4 : Gandaki NP-P5 : Lumbini NP-P6 : Karnali NP-P7 : Sudurpaschim

Question 32

Provinces by area

Answer 32

Karnali (27, 984 km2) Koshi (25,905 km2) Lumbini (22,288 km2) Gandaki (21, 504 km2) Bagmati (20, 300 km2) Sudurpaschim (19, 999 km2) Madhesh (9,661 km2)

Question 33

Karnali- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 33

Sthaniya taha:79 Pradesh sabha: 24 Pratinidhi sabha: 12

Question 34

Koshi- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 34

Sthaniya taha: 137 Pradesh sabha: 56 Pratinidhi sabha: 28

Question 35

Lumbini- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 35

Sthaniya taha: 109 Pradesh sabha: 52 Pratinidhi sabha: 26

Question 36

Gandaki- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 36

Sthaniya taha: 85 Pradesh sabha: 36 Pratinidhi sabha: 18

Question 37

Bagmati- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 37

Sthaniya taha: 119 Pradesh sabha: 66 Pratinidhi sabha: 33

Question 38

Sudurpaschim- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 38

Sthaniya taha: 88 Pradesh sabha: 32 Pratinidhi sabha: 16

Question 39

Madhesh- स्थानीय तह , प्रदेश सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र and प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र

Answer 39

Sthaniya taha: 136 Pradesh sabha: 64 Pratinidhi sabha:32

Question 40

Biggest and smallest districts of Karnali

Answer 40

Biggest : Dolpa Smallest: Rukum Paschim

Question 41

Biggest and smallest districts of Koshi

Answer 41

Biggest : Taplejung Smallest: Tehrathum

Question 42

Biggest and smallest districts of Lumbini

Answer 42

Biggest : Dang Smallest: Nawalparasi west

Question 43

Biggest and smallest districts of Gandaki

Answer 43

Biggest : Gorkha Smallest: Parbat

Question 44

Biggest and smallest districts of Bagmati

Answer 44

Biggest : Sidhupalchowk Smallest: Bhaktapur

Question 45

Biggest and smallest districts of Sudurpaschim

Answer 45

Biggest : Bajhang Smallest: Baitadi

Question 46

Biggest and smallest districts of Madhesh

Answer 46

Biggest : Saptari Smallest:Mahottari

Question 47

कुल स्थानीय तह in Nepal

Answer 47

753

Question 48

Total metropolitan

Answer 48

6

Question 49

Total sub-metropolitan

Answer 49

11

Question 50

Total municipalities

Answer 50

276

Question 51

Total gaupalika

Answer 51

460

Question 52

Districts without gaupalika

Answer 52

Kathmandu and Bhaktapur

Question 53

Districts without nagarpalika

Answer 53

5 Rasuwa Manang Mustang Humla Rukum East

Question 54

District with the most स्थानीय तह

Answer 54

Sarlahi (20 स्थानीय तह : 11 nagarpalika, 9 gaupalika)

Question 55

district with the least स्थानीय तह

Answer 55

Rukum East (3 Gaupalika)

Question 56

Nagarpalikas with the same area

Answer 56

Dhulikhel and Banepa (55 km)

Question 57

districts with 18 स्थानीय तह

Answer 57

Dhanusha, Saptari, Rautahat

Question 58

Districts with 17 स्थानीय तह

Answer 58

Morang, Siraha

Question 59

districts with 4 स्थानीय तह

Answer 59

Bhaktapur, Manang, Mugu