Provinces
Since 2015 Nepal has had seven provinces, each running from the plains or hills up towards the mountains.
- Koshi Province
- Madhesh Province
- Bagmati Province
- Gandaki Province
- Lumbini Province
- Karnali Province
- Sudurpashchim Province
- places
- Hidden gem
Koshi Province
The far east: Kanchenjunga and Makalu, Everest's Khumbu, the tea gardens of Ilam and the rice plains of Jhapa and Morang.
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Madhesh Province
Nepal's smallest and most densely settled province: the plains of Mithila and Bhojpura, Sita's birthplace Janakpur, ponds, mango groves and Parsa's forests.
8 districts · 16 places →
Bagmati Province
The Kathmandu Valley and its seven World Heritage monument zones, Langtang and Gaurishankar in the north, and Chitwan's jungle in the south.
13 districts · 54 places →
Gandaki Province
Pokhara and its lakes, the Annapurna and Manaslu circuits, Mustang's desert kingdom and Gurung and Magar hill villages.
11 districts · 46 places →
Lumbini Province
The birthplace of the Buddha, the old town of Tansen, Bardiya's tigers, and the Magar hills of Rolpa, Rukum and Pyuthan.
12 districts · 19 places →
Karnali Province
The largest and least visited province: Rara Lake, Shey Phoksundo, Humla's route to Kailash and the old Khasa kingdom of Jumla.
10 districts · 16 places →
Sudurpashchim Province
The far west: Khaptad's high meadows, Api and Saipal Himal, the temples of Doti and Baitadi, and Shuklaphanta's swamp deer.
9 districts · 18 places →