Gandaki Province

Gandaki Province गण्डकी प्रदेश Gaṇḍakī pradēśa
Province
From Top left to right Annapurna, Phewa Lake, Upper Mustang, Tilicho Lake, Manakamana Temple, Muktinath Temple, Machapuchare and Gorkha Durbar
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Location of Gandaki Province
Mustang Myagdi Baglung Manang Kaski Parbat Gorkha Lamjung Syangja Tanahun Nawalpur Bagmati Lumbini China Karnali India Map of Gandaki Province, Nepal
Coordinates: 28°12′34″N 83°59′29″E / 28.20944°N 83.99139°E / 28.20944; 83.99139
Country	Nepal
Formation	20 September 2015
Capital city	Pokhara
Largest city	Pokhara
Districts	11
Government
• Type	Self governing province
• Body	Government of Gandaki Province
• Governor	Prithvi Man Singh Gurung
• Chief Minister	Surendra Raj Pandey (Congress)
• High Court	Pokhara High Court
• Provincial Assembly	Unicameral (60 seats)
• Parliamentary constituencies	18
Area
• Total	21,504 km2 (8,303 sq mi)
• Rank	4th
Elevation	2,563 m (8,409 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,479,745
• Rank	6th
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Geocode	NP-FO
ISO 3166 code	NP-P4
Official language	Nepali/Khas, Magar, Gurung
Other Official language(s)	1.Gurung 2.Magar
Ethnic groups	Muslim 4.6% Khas people 52.6% Bahun 21.26% Chhetri 13.13% Kami 8.66% Sarki 4.10% Damai 3.84% Thakuri 1.61% Magar 18.79% Gurung 11.30% Newar 4.23% Tamang 2.03% Tharu 1.68% Kumal 1.49% Bhujel 1.27%
HDI	0.567 (medium)
HDI rank	2nd
Literacy	83.4% (2024)
Sex ratio	83.84 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
GDP	US$3.12 billion
GDP rank	5th
Website	gandaki.gov.np

Gandaki Province (Nepali: गण्डकी प्रदेश [ɡʌɳɖʌki]) Listen^ⓘ), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015.^[1] Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southwest China to the north, Bagmati Province to the east, Karnali Province to the west, and Lumbini Province and Bihar of India to the south. The total area of the province is 21,504 km² - constituting 14.57% of Nepal's total area. According to the latest census, the population of the province was 2,479,745.^[2] The newly elected Provincial Assembly adopted Gandaki Province as the permanent name by replacing its initial name Province No. 4 on 27 April 2023. Surendra Raj Pandey is the present chief minister of Gandaki Province.