Highest Major Cities in Nepal

Cities in Nepal with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres46 entries🇳🇵 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 46

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Chari̇̄koṭ40,000 people · Bagmati Province

1,941 m

Dārchulā18,317 people · Sudurpashchim Pradesh

1,923 m

Amargaḍhi̇̄19,014 people · Sudurpashchim Pradesh

1,699 m

Dhulikhel16,263 people · Bagmati Province

1,484 m

Banepā67,629 people · Bagmati Province

1,477 m

Chautārā51,347 people · Bagmati Province

1,457 m

Panauti̇̄27,602 people · Bagmati Province

1,455 m

Panauti46,595 people · Bagmati Province

1,440 m

Ki̇̄rtipur44,632 people · Bagmati Province

1,343 m

Madhyapur Thimi119,955 people · Bagmati Province

1,341 m

Pātan299,283 people · Bagmati Province

1,334 m

Dailekh20,908 people · Karnali Pradesh

1,307 m

Kathmandu1,442,271 people · Bagmati Province

1,296 m

Ilām17,491 people · Koshi

1,218 m

Dhankutā22,084 people · Koshi

1,188 m

Bāgluṅ23,296 people · Gandaki Pradesh

1,174 m

Tānsen23,693 people · Lumbini Province

1,160 m

Khā̃dbāri̇̄22,903 people · Koshi

1,049 m

Pokhara600,051 people · Gandaki Pradesh

1,008 m

Wāliṅ21,867 people · Gandaki Pradesh

722 m

Birendranagar154,886 people · Karnali Pradesh

697 m

Tulsi̇̄pur39,058 people · Lumbini Province

673 m

Dipayal33,968 people · Sudurpashchim Pradesh

565 m

Hetauda195,951 people · Bagmati Province

467 m

Dharān173,096 people · Koshi

375 m

Bhimdatta88,381 people · Sudurpashchim Pradesh

218 m

Bharatpur369,377 people · Bagmati Province

206 m

Dhangaḍhi̇̄204,788 people · Sudurpashchim Pradesh

183 m

Triyuga71,405 people · Koshi

165 m

Ṭikāpur44,758 people · Sudurpashchim Pradesh

159 m

Nepalgunj166,258 people · Lumbini Province

150 m

Gulariyā53,107 people · Lumbini Province

147 m

Butwāl195,054 people · Lumbini Province

141 m

Lahān102,955 people · Madhesh

123 m

Īṭahari̇̄47,984 people · Koshi

118 m

Siddharthanagar63,367 people · Lumbini Province

107 m

Bhadrapur19,523 people · Koshi

91 m

Birgañj268,273 people · Madhesh

89 m

Malaṅgawā20,284 people · Madhesh

89 m

Rājbirāj69,803 people · Madhesh

89 m

Inaruwa70,093 people · Koshi

87 m

Janakpur195,438 people · Madhesh

83 m

Siraha24,657 people · Madhesh

82 m

Biratnagar244,750 people · Koshi

74 m

Jaleshwar23,573 people · Madhesh

72 m

Gaur27,325 people · Madhesh

66 m

Highlights

Within Nepal, Chari̇̄koṭ ranks first in 2026 with 1,941 m, followed by Dārchulā (1,923 m) and Amargaḍhi̇̄ (1,699 m).

The top two are virtually level: Chari̇̄koṭ and Dārchulā differ by less than 1%.

Across 46 entries, values run from 1,941 m (Chari̇̄koṭ) to 66 m (Gaur), with a median of 516 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Nepal, Chari̇̄koṭ ranks first in 2026 with 1,941 m, followed by Dārchulā (1,923 m) and Amargaḍhi̇̄ (1,699 m).

The top two are virtually level: Chari̇̄koṭ and Dārchulā differ by less than 1%.

Across 46 entries, values run from 1,941 m (Chari̇̄koṭ) to 66 m (Gaur), with a median of 516 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.