Gandaki Province
गण्डकी प्रदेश Gandaki Province | |
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From Top left to right Annapurna, Phewa Lake, Upper Mustang, Tilicho Lake, Manakamana Temple, Muktinath Temple, Machapuchare and Gorkha Durbar | |
Coordinates: 28°12′34″N 83°59′29″E / 28.20944°N 83.99139°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Formation | 20 September 2015 |
Capital city | Pokhara |
Largest city | Pokhara |
Districts | 11 |
Government | |
• Type | Self governing province |
• Body | Government of Gandaki Province |
• Governor | Prithvi Man Singh Gurung |
• Chief Minister | Krishna Chandra Nepali (NC) |
• High Court | Pokhara High Court |
• Provincial Assembly | Unicameral (60 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituencies | 18 |
Area | |
• Total | 21,504 km2 (8,303 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,479,745 |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Geocode | NP-FO |
Official language | Nepali/Khas kura |
Other Official language(s) | 1.Gurung 2.Magar |
HDI | 0.567 (medium) |
HDI rank | 2nd |
Literacy | 74.81% |
Sex ratio | 83.84 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011) |
GDP | 3.12 billion USD |
GDP rank | 5th |
Website | gandaki |
Gandaki Province (Nepali: गण्डकी प्रदेश [ɡʌɳɖʌki]), is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal. It was established by the current constitution of Nepal. The province consists of 11 districts in total. [1]