Map of Kathmandu, Nepal

Kathmandu is the capital of Nepal, with a population of about 1,442,271. It lies at 27.7017°N, 85.3206°E, about 1317 m above sea level. The nearest city on our map is Pātan, 3 km to the south.

Kathmandu at a glance

Where is Kathmandu?

• The largest city in Nepal by recorded population.
• The largest city in Bagmati Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 23 min on the shortest day to 13 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kathmandu

• Pātan — 3 km south
• Kirtipur — 5 km southwest
• Madhyapur Thimi — 7 km east
• Banepā — 21 km east
• Panauti — 24 km southeast
• Hetauda — 42 km southwest
• Bharatpur — 87 km west
• Birgañj — 88 km southwest
• Raxaul — 93 km southwest, India
• Bairāgnia — 107 km south, India

Largest cities in Bagmati Province

• Bharatpur — 369,377
• Pātan — 299,283
• Hetauda — 195,951
• Madhyapur Thimi — 119,955
• Banepā — 67,629
• Panauti — 46,595
• Kirtipur — 44,632

Largest cities in Nepal

• Pokhara — 600,051
• Bharatpur — 369,377
• Pātan — 299,283
• Birgañj — 268,273
• Biratnagar — 244,750
• Dhangaḍhi̇̄ — 204,788
• Hetauda — 195,951
• Janakpur — 195,438
• Butwāl — 195,054
• Dharān — 173,096

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.