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Kailali District | |
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 Ghodaghodi Tal, Kailali | |
 Location of Kailali District | |
| Coordinates: 28°41′N 80°52′E / 28.683°N 80.867°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Sudurpashchim Province |
| Admin HQ. | Dhangadhi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Kailali |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,235 km2 (1,249 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 911,155 |
| • Density | 281.7/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 10900 |
| Area code | 91 |
| Main Language(s) | Tharu, Nepali language, Doteli |
| Website | ddckailali |
Kailali District (Nepali: कैलाली जिल्ला), a part of Sudurpashchim Province in Terai plain, is one of the 77 districts of Nepal. The district, with Dhangadhi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,235 square kilometres (1,249 sq mi) and has a population of 911,155 (2021 census) and (775,709 in 2011 census), (616,697 in 2001 census).
Before the reunification of Nepal by Gorkha King Prithivi Narayan Shah, this district was part of the Doti Kingdom. Nepal lost it to the East India Company after the Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-1816) between the then Kingdom of Nepal and the East India Company followed by territorial concessions under the Sugauli Treaty. Later on after the treaty of 1860, Nepal recovered this land along with Kanchanpur, Banke and Bardiya.