Lalitpur District, Nepal


Lalitpur District of 337,785. It is one of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley, along with Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Its population was 466,784 in the initial 2011 census tabulation. It is surrounded by Makwanpur,Bhaktapur, Kathmandu & Kavre.

Geography and Climate

Climate ZoneElevation Range% of Area
Upper Tropical300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.		 9.9%
Subtropical1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.		79.3%
Temperate2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.		10.8%

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Lalitpur District had a population of 468,132. Of these, 47.7% spoke Nepali, 29.7% Newari, 11.3% Tamang, 2.5% Maithili, 1.5% Magar, 1.1% Rai, 1.0% Bhojpuri, 0.7% Tharu, 0.6% Gurung, 0.6% Limbu and 0.5% Hindi as their first language.
44.4% of the population in the district spoke Nepali, 1.9% English and 0.5% Newari as their second language.

Administrative division

There are six municipalities in Lalitpur District, including three Rural Municipalities and one Metropolitan city:
Prior to federal restructuring, the following Village development committees were also part of the district. By 2017, they were all merged into municipalities or rural municipalities or were included into Lalitpur Metropolitan City.
Lalitpur District has adequate education facilities in comparison to other districts, including:
Lalitpur is also home to several notable sporting organisations and grounds such as: