Karnali Province

Karnali Pradesh कर्णाली प्रदेश
Province
From top going clockwise:Phoksundo lake, Sinja Valley, Simikot, Rara lake, Karnali Bridge and Kanjiroba
Location of Karnali Pradesh
Districts of Karnali Pradesh
Country	Nepal
Formation	20 September 2015
Capital	Birendranagar
Largest city	Birendranagar
Districts	10
Government
• Body	Government of Karnali Pradesh
• Governor	Tilak Pariyar
• Chief Minister	Mahendra Bahadur Shahi (NCP)
• High Court	Surkhet High Court
• Provincial Assembly	Unicameral (40 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	12
Area
• Total	27,984 km2 (10,805 sq mi)
• Rank	1st
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,570,418
• Rank	7th
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Demonym	Karnali/Karnalese
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Geocode	NP-SI
Main Official Language	Nepali (96.47%)
Other Official Language(s)	1. Magar (1.1%) 2. Tamang (0.9%)
HDI	0.469 (low)
Literacy	62.77%
Sex ratio	95.78 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
Website	www.karnali.gov.np

Karnali Province (Nepali: कर्णाली प्रदेश) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal.^[1] The total area of the province is 27,984 square kilometres (10,805 sq mi). According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population of the province was 1,570,418.

At first it was known as Province No. 6. The Provincial Assembly named this province Karnali Pradesh in February 2018. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the east, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Lumbini Province to the south.^[2] Birendranagar is the capital city of the province.^[3]

1. ↑ "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
2. ↑ "Prov 6 named as Karnali, permanent capital in Birendranagar". www.myrepublica.com. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
3. ↑ "Government finalises provinces' governors and temporary headquarters". nepalekhabar.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.