Municipalities of Nepal

According to the Local Government Operation Act 2017 a metropolitan municipality must have following criteria to get the status of Metropolitan Municipality:[5][2]

• Population: 500,000+
• Annual Income (in NPR): 1,000,000,000+
• Infrastructures: Educational institute up to the higher level, medical services, hospitals, transportation facilities, metalled road, communication services, Museum, stadium, assembly hall and exhibition area of international standard. Sufficient recreation places for children and elderly people, Basic water supply and sanitation services. Garbage treatment and management system, Shopping mall, vegetable and fruit market, hotels of international standards. Urban greenery and scenic beauty, etc as prescribed by government.

A sub-metropolitan municipality must have to fulfill following criteria:[2]

• Population: 200,000+
• Annual Income (in NPR): 250,000,000+
• Infrastructures: higher level education, medical services, hospitals, transportation facilities, metalled road, basic communication services, Public garden, assembly hall, stadium, gym hall and covered hall of national standard, Basic water supply and sanitation services. Garbage treatment and management system, Market place, animal slaughter houses, human corpses disposal place. Hotel, motel and resorts of tourism standards. Disable friendly and physically accessible infrastructures.

Municipalities are defined by different criteria as their location as below:[2]

Population must be 10,000 or more and Annual Income should be 10,000,000 and basic infrastructure and services such as basic services of education, hospitals, road with footpaths, bus station, public toilet, rest rooms, basic services of communication, play ground, meeting hall, basic water supply, sanitation etc.

Population must be 40,000+ and annual income should be 30,000,000+ and basic infrastructures and services.

Population must be 50,000+ and annual income should be 30,000,000+ and basic infrastructures and services.

Population must be 75,000+ and annual income should be 30,000,000+ and basic infrastructures and services.

Population must be 1,000,000+ and annual income should be 30,000,000+ and basic infrastructures and services.

There were 58 traditional municipalities which established from 1953 to 1997. [6] (Below given population are prior to reconstruction in 2017. In 2017 more area and population added to given municipality)

Total 133 municipalities were established in 2014 in two segments but on 10 March 2017 reconstructed local level body and brought changing in some of municipalities. Some municipality completely disestablished (declined)

• 72 municipalities were established in 18 may 2014 [7] [8]

• 61 new Municipalities were established on 2 December 2014. [9]

Total 26 municipalities were established in 19 September 2015.[10] Reconstructed on 10 March 2017 with some changing in existed municipalities.

On 10 March 2017 Government of Nepal reconstructed old local level bodies into 744 new local level units as per the new constitution of Nepal 2015. [11] [12] Later, on recommendance of Supreme court 9 more local level body added to Province No. 2, increasing from 744 to 753.[13]