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City profile · Nepal · Asia

Chari̇̄koṭ

Bagmati Province · Nepal
City population
40,000
#28
in Nepal
#10
in Bagmati Province
#13,985
worldwide
KathmanduChari̇̄koṭ
27.668, 86.052 · 72 km from Kathmandu
City population
40,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nepal
#28
of 45 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,985
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nepal
0.1%
of the national population

About Chari̇̄koṭ

Chari̇̄koṭ is a city in Bagmati Province, Nepal with a population of 40,000. It is the 28th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nepal, and the 13,985th largest worldwide. It lies 72 km from Kathmandu.

Position in Nepal
#28of 45
LargestSmallest
Position in Bagmati Province
#10of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nepal
Region
Bagmati Province
Rank in region
#10of 11
Distance to capital
72 km
to Kathmandu
Elevation
1,941 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Coordinates
27.668, 86.052
Record updated
2026-01-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 45 in Nepal

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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