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Pokhara

Gandaki Pradesh · Nepal
City population
600,051
#2
in Nepal
#1
in Gandaki Pradesh
#933
worldwide
KathmanduPokhara
28.267, 83.969 · 147 km from Kathmandu
City population
600,051
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Nepal
#2
of 45 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#933
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Nepal
2.0%
of the national population

About Pokhara

Nepal's second-largest city by population holds 600,051 residents and ranks first among the three major cities in Gandaki Pradesh. Located 147 km from Kathmandu, it accounts for 2% of the national population. The nearest cities of comparable size are Bharatpur, 80 km away with 369,377 residents, and Butwāl, 82 km away with 195,054 residents; smaller towns lie closer, including Bāgluṅ at 36 km with 23,296 people.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Nepal
#2of 45
LargestSmallest
Position in Gandaki Pradesh
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Nepal
Region
Gandaki Pradesh
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
147 km
to Kathmandu
Elevation
1,008 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Coordinates
28.267, 83.969
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.

36KMBāgluṅ23K people38KMWāliṅ22K people61KMTānsen24K people80KMBharatpur369K people82KMButwāl195K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Pokhara600K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Pokhara compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Pokhara600K

Pokhara Population FAQ

What is the population of Pokhara?

Pokhara has a city population of 600,051. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Pokhara?

Pokhara is in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal, 147 km from the capital, Kathmandu. Its coordinates are 28.267, 83.969.

How big is Pokhara compared with other cities in Nepal?

It is the 2nd largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nepal, holding 2.0% of the national population.

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