Makwanpur District
मकवानपुर | |
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    Kulekhani Reservoir, Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham, Hetauda city (Headquarter), Remains of Makwanpur fort (Clockwise from top) | |
 Location of district in province | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| Admin HQ. | Hetauda |
| Former HQ. | Bhimphedi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Makawanpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 420,477 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Main Language(s) | Nepali |
| Website | www.ddcmakwanpur.gov.np |
Makwanpur District (Nepali: मकवानपुर जिल्ला; ), in Bagmati Province, earlier a part of Narayani Zone, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The city of Hetauda serves as the district headquarters and also as the provincial headquarters. The district covers an area of 2,426 km2 (937 sq mi) and had a population of 392,604 in 2001 and 420,477 in 2011.[2] The latest census of 2021 recorded the population of Makwanpur as 466,073.[3]
- ^ General Bureau of Statistics, Kathmandu, Nepal, Nov. 2012
- ^ "Census Nepal 2021". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "population | national_population and housing_census_year results". censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Retrieved 2024-03-05.