Karnali Province
Karnali Province (Nepali: कर्णाली प्रदेश) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution, which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is 27,984 square kilometres (10,805 sq mi), making it the largest province in Nepal with 18.97% of the country's area. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population of the province was 1,570,418, making it the least populous province in Nepal. The province borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the east, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Lumbini Province to the south. Birendranagar with a population of 154,886 is both the province's capital and largest city.
Karnali Province
कर्णाली प्रदेश Karnali Pradesh | |
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From top going clockwise:Phoksundo lake, Sinja Valley, Simikot, Rara lake, ruins of Kakre Bihar in Surkhet and Kanjiroba | |
Seal | |
Location of Karnali Province | |
Divisions of Karnali Province | |
Coordinates: 29.27°N 82.18°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Formation | 20 September 2015 |
Capital | Birendranagar |
Largest city | Birendranagar |
Districts | 10 |
Government | |
• Type | Province |
• Body | Government of Karnali Province |
• Governor | Tilak Pariyar |
• Chief Minister | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (NC) |
• High Court | Surkhet High Court |
• Provincial Assembly | Unicameral (40 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituency | Pratinidhi Sabha 12 Rastriya Sabha 8 |
Area | |
• Total | 27,984 km2 (10,805 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,694,889 |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Demonym | Madhya Pashchimeli Nepali |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Geocode | NP-SI |
ISO 3166 code | NP-P6 |
Official Language | Nepali |
Other Official Languages | 1.Khas-Jumli 2.Magar |
HDI | 0.469 (low) |
HDI rank | 7th |
Literacy | 62.77% |
Sex ratio | 95.78 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011) |
GDP | US$1.44 billion |
GDP rank | 7th |
Website | www.karnali.gov.np |
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