Pokhara is a metropolitan city in central Nepal that serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. Named the country's capital of tourism, it is the second largest city in Nepal after Kathmandu, with 600,051 inhabitants living in 120,594 households as of the 2021 census.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Pokhara, Wikipedia
Demographics, 2021 census
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Pokhara Metropolitan City had a population of 599,504.
Demographics, census year
At the time of the 2021 Nepal census, Pokhara Metropolitan City had a population of 599,504.
Location, area
occupying 464.24 km2 (179.24 sq mi)
Geography, elevation
sits at an average elevation of approximately 822 m above sea level.
Infobox, Coordinates latitude
28°12′30″N 83°59′20″E / 28.20833°N 83.98889°E
Infobox, Coordinates longitude
28°12′30″N 83°59′20″E / 28.20833°N 83.98889°E
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Pokhara (Wikidata)
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 28.2083,83.9889
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 842.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 28.25, 83.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 28.25, 83.75
28.25 83.75 Cwb
5. GeoNames: Pokhara - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1282898Quote, cities500 record 1282898
28.26689 83.96851 P PPLA NP 4 12095483 12096181 600051 1008 Asia/Kathmandu
Wikidata: Pokhara
Wikidata Q6640, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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