Gandaki Province is one of seven federal provinces established by Nepal's constitution. It has an area of 21,773 square kilometers and borders China and India. Pokhara is the capital city. The province has 11 districts and is known for tourism destinations like Fewa Lake and the Annapurna mountain range. It has a population of over 2 million people and Nepali, Magar, and Gurung are the main languages spoken. The province has potential for hydropower, mining of minerals, and connecting agricultural tourism to existing homestays in the region.

1. Prepared by: Alyana Gurung and Ayuja Amatya
Compiled and edited by: Bishnu Karki
Gandaki Province

2. Introduction
Gandaki Province is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current
constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 3rd Ashwin, 2072 BS. The province has an
area of 21,773 km2 which is about 14.66% of the total area of Nepal. In terms of terrain, the
province is spread over the Himalayan region (26.8%), Hilly region (67.2%) and Terai region
(6%) of Nepal. Pokhara is the province’s capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous
Region of China to the north, Bagmati Province to the east, Karnali Province to the west and
Lumbini Province and Bihar of India to the south. Among the 7 provinces in Nepal, province
4 is one of the most promising provinces and more importantly, a renowned place for tourist
destination for the people of Nepal as well as abroad. Pokhara, the province 4 headquarter, is
world famous tourist place due to existence of Fewa Lake, Begnas Lake and opportunity to
see the Annapurna, Machhapuchhre and Dhaulagiri Himalayan Range. Also, this province is
important from religious point of view too, where the world famous Muktinath Chhetra lies.
Similarly, the province is observed to be economically viable since it can contribute in rural
livelihood through promotion of tourism, Hydropower Projects and production of agricultural
products.

3. 1. Districts: 11 ( Gorkha, Lamjung, Tanahun, Kaski, Manag, Pravat, Syangja, Myagdi,
Baglung as well as Nawalpur
2. Metropolitan City: One (Pokhara)
3. Municipalities: 26
4. Rivers: Saptagandaki (seti, Kaligandaki, Daraundi, Madi, Marsyangdi), Tinau,
Modikhola, Myagdikhola, etc.
5. Lakes/Pond: Fewa, Rupa, Begnas, Tilicho, Dipang
6. Mountains/Hills: Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Machhapuchhre, Himalchuli,
Ganesh Himal
7. Tourism Centres: Pokhara, Baglung, Muktinath, Ghandruk, Gorkha, etc
8. Earning Activities: Farming (apple, sugarcane, orange, etc), animal husbandry,
tourism, trade and business, foreign employment, etc.
9. Highways: Prithvi Highway, Pokhara Highway, etc
10. Castes of People: Gurung, Magar, Thakali, Brahmin, Chhetri, Tharu, etc
Facts of Gandaki Province

4. PICTURES
Fewa Lake
Mt. Annapurna
Mt. Machhapuchhre
Muktinath
Chhetra Mt. Dhaulagiri

5. GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
The Governor acts as the head of the province while
the Chief Minister is the head of the provincial
government. The Chief Judge of the Pokhara High
Court is the head of the judiciary. The present
Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Judge are Sita
Poudel, Prithvi Subba Gurung and Purushottam
Bhandari. The province has 60 provincial assembly
constituencies and 18 federal House of
Representatives constituencies.

6. According to the 2011 Nepal census, there
are total 88 languages spoken in Gandaki
Pradesh. Nepali, Magar, Tharu, Gurung,
Darai, Ghale, Thakali, etc are the main
languages which is spoken by communities
in Gandaki Pradesh. Nepali, Magar and
Gurung are the three most spoken languages
in this province.
DEMOGRAPHICS AND LANGUAGE
The province has a population of 2,403,016
which is just about 9.06% of the total population
of Nepal. The sex ratio is 89 males for 100
females, with a total of 948,028 males and
1,144,124 females recorded in 2011. The urban
population of the region is 60.5% and the rural
population is 39.5% of the whole population.

7. Status
11% population is
below the poverty
line and literacy
rate is 77%. Kaski
ranks first in the
HDI and Gorkha
last. Gandaki has
37% of the forest
area and has
conserved majority
of it.
Drinking water
and electricity
On the cabinet led by Prithvi
Subba Gurung on Feb. 6,
2018, the government
announced they shall provide
drinking water and electricity
to all 578,000 households in 2
years. But, only 50% of water
supply has been completed.
Tourism
In 2019, Gandaki set out a plan
to boost domestic and
mainstream tourism by training
people, encouraging local
people, promoting homestays,
etc. They discussed alternative
trekking routes for some
mountains and to use cable
cars to Annapurna, Dhaulagi,
Manaslu base camps in the
future.

8. Gandaki covers about 40% of the total
glaciers of Nepal. It accounts for 55%
of hydropower now. It has abundant
possibility of Hydropower.
Scientists have discovered a huge cache
of uranium in the upper belt of Mustang.
It has the oldest iron and copper mines
(Parbat and Baglung). Researches are
working on finding gold as well.
Plans of making a triangle connection
between Pokhara, Saurah, and Lumbini.
The international airport to be completed
will increase tourists directly. Kaski to
Musstang route for tourist can be the
backbone for the tourism.
There are already more than 300 homestay
facilities in Gandaki, which serve local organic
food if it is being connected to Agro-Tourism it
will be another shine of tourism. As Gandaki is
the tourism capital, more income and benefit
from agriculture is possible.
Energy production
Tourism and routes
Minerals/resources
Agro-tourism
Future possibilities
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