# Rolpa District, Lumbini Province – Municipalities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/ District · Lumbini Province # Rolpa District Rolpa District is a district of Nepal in Lumbini Province. It had an estimated **246,489 people** in 2023 on 1,885 km² (about 131 per km²). It is divided into 10 municipalities. 1,977 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 431 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 246,489people (2023) - 1,885km² - 10municipalities - 431mapped services ## How many people live in Rolpa District? Rolpa District had an estimated **246,489 people** in 2023 — 4.5% of Lumbini Province, 44th of 77 districts. There are 1,134 women for every 1,000 men (above the Lumbini Province figure of 1,084). Spread over 1,885 km², that is about **131 people per km²**, 50th of 77 districts. 30.8% of people are children under 15 and 5.5% are 65 or older; the median age is about 24 years (it is 27 across Lumbini Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 57 children and older people. 0–4 ****25,664** 5–9 ****23,479** 10–14 ****26,832** 15–19 ****26,032** 20–24 ****26,115** 25–29 ****22,820** 30–34 ****19,439** 35–39 ****13,374** 40–44 ****11,770** 45–49 ****11,430** 50–54 ****10,175** 55–59 ****8,696** 60–64 ****7,217** 65–69 ****5,470** 70–74 ****4,025** 75–79 ****2,491** 80+ ****1,460** Source: [Census of population via OCHA HDX, population 2023 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-npl). ## Where is Rolpa District? Rolpa District lies in [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other districts: [Baglung District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/gandaki/baglung/), [Dang District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/dang/), [Pyuthan District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/pyuthan/), [Rukum East District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rukum-east/), [Rukum West District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/rukum-west/) and [Salyan District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/karnali/salyan/). By area it is the 29th largest of 77 districts in Nepal. It covers 9.8% of [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/). The centre of Rolpa District is about 272 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. It is about 56 km from Deukhurī, the main town of Lumbini Province. The centre point is at 28.3253° N, 82.6443° E. Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl). ## Municipalities of Rolpa District Municipality Area km² Localities Services [Gangadev](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/gangadev/) 124 160 38 [Lungri](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/lungri/) 135 195 21 [Madi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/madi/) 129 135 40 [Pariwartan](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/pariwartan/) 163 209 52 [Rolpa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/rolpa/) 270 289 67 [Runtigadhi](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/runtigadhi/) 233 237 63 [Sunchhahari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/sunchhahari/) 278 350 35 [Sunil Smriti](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/sunil-smriti/) 157 160 49 [Thawang](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/thawang/) 191 217 26 [Tribeni](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/rolpa/tribeni/) 205 200 40 Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Rolpa District Open gazetteers list **1,977 villages, towns and localities** in Rolpa District. Settlements here lie between about 699 m and 3,495 m above sea level (median 1,733 m). - Abute - Agra - Agribang - Aipe - Aiselukharka - Alibang - Alkadanda - Alkāḍā̃ḍā - Alsari - Ambote - Amile - Amilechaur - Amilidanda - Amiliḍā̃ḍā - Amredanda - Anerikholagaun - Angaribang Dhuri - Anpchaur - Aphale Pokhara - Arakholagaun - Ares - Arkale - Arkhale - Aruba - Aruchaur - Arukharka - Aruwakholagaun - Asundhara - Baban Phalne - Babanphalne - Bachhe - Badachaur - Badadhunga - Badadhungga - Baddera - Badimkharka - Baekholagaun - Baghmara - Baghpaile - Baghtange - Baghtare - Baginda - Bagma - Bagubang - Bahariphedi - Bahundanda - Bahundhara - Bahunpaun - Baibang - Baibāṅ - Baigaun - Baija - Baischaur - Baishakhe - Bajabang - Bajaidanda - Bajdaiya - Bajengkhani - Bajeni - Bajeṅkhāni̇̄ - Bajhange - Bajibang - Bakhare - Bakhrekhor - Bakhur - Balabang - Balale - Balbang - Bale Pokhari - Balle - Ballegaun - Ballekholagaun - Bamarup - Bamruk - Banahar - Banbang - Bandarpale - Bandrabas - Bandre - Bandrekholagaun - Bangedanda - Bangnang - Banj Bisauna - Banjikot - Bankul - Banma - Bansari - Banskharka - Banskot - Baphegaun - Barah Temple - Barahathan - Baramela - Barbang - Barbāṅ - Bargil - Bargo - Barhabise - Baridhara - Barjibang - Barjibāṅ Chheḍā - Barkunti - Barneta - Bartibang - Bartikhung - Barāha Devsthān - Basa - Bastuk - Bathachaur - Bathan - Baubang - Bedchaur - Beddhara - Berigaun - Beri̇̄gāũ - Besarbang - Besi - Besrabang - Beware - Bhaba - Bhabang - Bhadaurethan - Bhagachaur - Bhagali - Bhaibang - Bhaibāṅ - Bhainsekhuti - Bhainsigaira - Bhairpani - Bhaisaschhope - Bhaisekharka - Bhaisi Charan - Bhaisikuti - Bhaisipure - Bhakalibang - Bhakarbang - Bhakteni - Bhalajun Dandagaun - Bhalajung - Bhalaka - Bhalamdhara - Bhalara - Bhalban - Bhalbang - Bhalejam - Bhalkotdanda - Bhallerikharka - Bhaluchheda Kharka - Bhalukhore - Bhalukot - Bhalumare - Bhalunachne - Bhalājuṅ Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ - Bhanbhane - Bhangachaur - Bhangechaur - Bhanggra - Bhangrang - Bhanyar pujne - Bharepur - Bharipu - Bharjibang Chheda - Bharte - Bhartegaug - Bharteguṅ - Bhartiban - Bhasmakhor - Bhawandhara - Bhedakherka - Bhedakhor - Bhedakhor (Upum) - Bhedikharka - Bhedikhor - Bhedimargaun - Bherikharka - Bheḍākhor - Bhimale - Bhingri Pati - Bhiramani - Bhirbato - Bhirgaun - Bhirgāũ - Bhirkharka - Bhirkholagaun - Bhirkuna - Bhitriban - Bhitrigam - Bhittabang - Bhiuchula - Bhiuchuli Dhik - Bhokarbāṅ - Bhorbang - Bhorbāṅ - Bhorja - Bhorna - Bhugridanda - Bhujel Takura - Bhujelkharka - Bhulambas - Bhultung - Bhulumdanda - Bhulṭuṅ - Bhum - Bhungribang - Bhurti - Bhurtigaun - Bhutkholāgāũ - Bhutkolagaun - Bhyakute - Bhābāṅ - Bibang - Bibang Kharka - Bibāṅ - Bidbang - Bidbāṅ - Bijaurikot - Bikholagaun - Bippegauda - Birangekholagaun - Bisauna - Bisaunadhara - Bishramthali - Bisramthali - Bnaisikhutti - Bobangaun - Bojupujne - Bojyang - Bojyāṅ - Boksithala - Boribang - Budagaun - Budhagaun - Budhathok Danda - Bungeldanda - Buranse - Burbang - Burbāṅ - Burokhore - Burunga - Burā̃se - Buḍāgāũ - Buṅjelḍā̃ḍā - Byngkholagaun - Byāṅkholāgāũ - Bāghtāne - Bāibāṅ - Bāigāũ - Bā̃darpale - Bā̃ji̇̄koṭ - Bā̃kul - Bā̃skoṭ - Bā̃ṅ Kharka - Bāṅbāṅ - Bāṅnāṅ - Chabang - Chabāṅ - Chaipal Bhalbang - Chaitedanda - Chaitilekh - Chakhaldanda - Chakrigaun - Chalabang - Chalbang - Chaldhunga - Challibang - Chalnegadhi - Chalphala - Cham Pokahara - Chame - Chamja - Chanabang - Chanbas - Chande - Changlingdanda - Chanigare - Chanja - Chanling - Chapka - Chapkhan - Charipani Kharka - Chaudhara - Chauke - Chaukhe - Chaupaei - Chaupāri̇̄ - Chaur - Chaurbang - Chaurpani चौरपानी - Chautare Launa - Chaṅliṅḍā̃ḍā - Chenja - Chetre - Chhaharekhun - Chhampa - Chhampagaun - Chhanbang - Chhanbāṅ - Chhang - Chhap - Chhapneta - Chhararup - Chhegumahang - Chhegumhang - Chhegumhāṅ - Chhepa - Chherlobang - Chhinneta - Chhirni - Chhiundar - Chhiũdar - Chhore Pahana - Chhoti Patala - Chhā̃ṅ - Chihānḍā̃ḍā - Chilaga - Chinandanda - Chinne - Chinnepani - Chipledanda - Chirepani - Chirka - Chirkubang - Chisadhara - Chisapani - Chispadhara - Chitibang - Chiurabot - Chiuragaun - Chiurapakha - Chiurichaur - Chiyapani - Chobang - Chobāṅ - Chokhaban - Chorkholagaun - Chorpani - Choyabang - Churbangdanda - Churbāṅḍā̃ḍā - Chutrabang - Chutrakharka - Chutre Gatina - Chutrikharka - Chyamna Dhoren - Chyana - Chyandanda - Chyandhara - Chyasbas Bagar - Chyuridhara - Chyānḍā̃ḍā - Chābāṅ - Chā̃de - Dadagaun - Daderi - Dadrungkholagaun - Dadruṅkholāgāũ - Dagha - Dahabang - Dahabankharka - Dahabāṅ - Dahachaur - Dahagaira - Dahakholagaun - Dahare - Daibang - Daijekhoagaun - Daijekholāgāũ - Dalanga - Daldanda - Dalim - Dalsing - Dalsiṅ - Dam - Damadung - Damakur - Damphale - Damphu - Danbang - Dandabaphu - Dandagau - Dandagaun - Dandakhutti - Dangbang - Dangbas - Dangchhedi - Dangchot - Dangdhara - Dangdung - Dangdungadgaun - Dangja - Dangjai - Dangje - Dangkung - Dangsaga - Dangsupa - Daphala - Daphla - Daplang - Darbai - Darbot …and 1,577 more. Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Rolpa District Named natural and historic features inside Rolpa District, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 320 rivers and streams; 3 lakes. - Agraṅ Kholā - Ares Kholā - Badbade Kholā - Bagāune Kholā - Bahulā Kholā - Baibāṅ Kholā - Bajhāṅge Kholā - Balle Kholā - Balle Kholā - Bartibāṅ Kholā - Bayaṅ Kholā - Besrābāṅ Kholā - Bhaba Kholā - Bhasmākhor Kholā - Bhaṅgrāṅ Kholā - Bheḍi̇̄mār Kholā - Bhitriban Kholā - Bhitri̇̄ban Kholā - Bhitri̇̄bāṅ Kholā - Bhoṭāne Kholā - Bhulke Kholā - Bhurti̇̄ Kholā - Bhut Kholā - Bhāljuṅ Kholā …and 299 more. ### Hills and mountains 20 mountains; 3 peaks. - Jaljalā Lek · 3,506 m - Kālumatum Dhuri̇̄ · 3,299 m - Galkoṭ Dhuri̇̄ · 3,295 m - Dharampāni̇̄ Dhuri̇̄ · 3,203 m - Nigreni̇̄ Lek · 3,195 m - Rāni̇̄bāsḍā̃ḍā · 3,076 m - Pāthi̇̄hālnā Dhuri̇̄ · 3,028 m - Mājibāṅ Dhuri̇̄ · 2,940 m - Nipāne Dhuri̇̄ · 2,634 m - Bajārthok Lek · 2,588 m - Chhatke Dhuri̇̄ · 2,542 m - Pipalpāte Dhuri̇̄ · 2,516 m - Pokharḍā̃ḍā · 2,465 m - Baubhir Ṭākurā · 2,458 m - Ghuguḍi̇̄ Ḍā̃ḍā · 2,402 m - Ḍorkoṭ Ḍā̃ḍā · 2,386 m - Thurpā Lek · 2,318 m - Dhurbāṅ Dhuri̇̄ · 2,301 m - Lumā Dhuri̇̄ · 2,296 m - Gaḍhi̇̄ Lekh · 1,751 m - Bhām Dhuri̇̄ · 1,736 m - Khaireni̇̄ Dhuri̇̄ · 1,545 m - Rāṅkoṭ Dhuri̇̄ · 1,323 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Rolpa District and the best time to visit In Rolpa District, the warmest month is Jun (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (7 °C). About 1,276 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (401 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to May and October to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 7 26 Feb 9 35 Mar 13 26 Apr 17 24 May 20 69 Jun 21 199 Jul 20 401 Aug 20 289 Sep 18 159 Oct 15 33 Nov 11 4 Dec 8 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Rolpa District Places mapped inside Rolpa District in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals8 - Banks29 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels3 - Schools382 - Colleges and universities3 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants1 - Police stations2 - Dental clinics1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Rolpa District?In Lumbini Province, Nepal - What is the population of Rolpa District?246,489 (2023 estimate) - What is the median age in Rolpa District?About 24 years (2023 estimate) - What is the population density of Rolpa District?About 131 people per km² - What borders Rolpa District?Baglung District, Dang District, Pyuthan District, Rukum East District, Rukum West District and Salyan District - How many villages are in Rolpa District?1,977 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Rolpa District?Settlements lie between 699 m and 3,495 m - What is the highest point in Rolpa District?Jaljalā Lek (3,506 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Rolpa District?March to May and October to November - How many hospitals are in Rolpa District?8 mapped - How many banks are in Rolpa District?29 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Rolpa District?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Rolpa District?NP0554 (OCHA common operational dataset)