Bharatpur

Bharatpur is a metropolitan city in south central Nepal and the district headquarters of Chitwan District. At the 2021 census it had 369,268 residents, which made it the third most populous city in the country after Kathmandu and Pokhara, and it is the second largest metropolitan city in Nepal by area. It lies on the eastern bank of the Narayani River and serves as a commercial centre for Chitwan and the central part of the country. Most of the shopping area lies around Narayangadh, while government offices, hospitals and colleges, including the national cancer hospital, are spread across other parts of the city. Bharatpur was declared a metropolitan city in March 2017, when Narayani Municipality, Chitrawan Municipality and Kabilas Village were merged into it. Its economy rests on agriculture, small scale food processing, poultry, and education and health services, and Chitwan National Park lies close by.