Geography of Nepal (Topic 1)¶

Location¶

• Latitude: 26°22′ N — 30°27′ N
• Longitude: 80°4′ E — 88°12′ E

Constitutional References¶

• Nation: Dhara 4 of Constitution
• Capital: Kathmandu (Dhara 288)

Area & Dimensions¶

• Area: 147,181 sq km (56,827 sq miles)
• Length: 885 km
• Breadth: 145 km (min) · 193 km (avg) · 241 km (max)

Share by Area¶

• SAARC: 2.82% — 4th largest
• Asia: 0.3% — 28th largest
• World: 0.03% — 93rd largest

New Map of Nepal (Chuche / Pointed Map)¶

• Proposed area by Naapi Bibhag: 148,006 sq km
• Added: Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, Kalapani
• Ministry: 2077-02-05
• Publicly declared: 2077-02-07
• House of Legislature approved: 2077-02-31
• Rajpatra published: 2077-03-04

Borders¶

Internal — Extreme Points¶

• East: Lelep, Taplejung
• West: Limpiyadhura
• North: Humla, Changla Pass
• South: Lodhabari, Jhapa

External — Border Length¶

• India: 1,690 km
• China: 1,236 km
• Total: 2,926 km
• Nearest sea: Bay of Bengal — 1,127 km
• 3rd nearest country: Bangladesh — 27 km
• 4th nearest country: Bhutan — 32 km

SAARC Capitals — Distance from Kathmandu¶

Provinces & Borders¶

• India-bordering states: Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, UP, Uttarakhand
• China-bordering region: Tibet
• Only India: Provinces 2, 5
• Both India & China: Provinces 1, 3, 4, 7
• Only China: Province 6

India-only = P2, P5 · Both = P1, P3, P4, P7 · China-only = P6 · Total = 7

Districts & Borders¶

• Both India & China (IC): 2 — Darchula, Taplejung (DaTa)
• Only India: 25
• Only China: 13
• Neither (IC≠): 37
• Not India (I≠): 50
• Not China (C≠): 62

India-only = 25 · Both = 2 · China-only = 13 · Neither = 37 · Total = 77

Time¶

• Nepal Standard Time set: 2042-01-01 BS
• Reference meridian: Gaurishankar, Dolakha — 86°15′ E
• Elevation: 7,134 m
• Zone: GMT +5:45