TABLE 2.	RANK OF DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF
	INHABITANTS -1971
	AREA	POPULATION
1	KATHMANDU DIST	353,756
2	DHANUSHA DIST	330,601
3	MOHOTARI DIST	324,831
4	RAUTAHAT DIST	320,093
5	SAPTARI DIST	312,565
6	SIRAHA DIST	302,304
7	MORANG DIST	301,557
8	SYAGJA DIST	268,606
9	JHAPA DIST	247,698
10	KAVRE PALANCHOK DIST	245,165
11	RUPENDEHI DIST	243,346
12	DHADING DIST	236,276
13	BARA DIST	233,401
14	GULMI DIST	227,746
15	SUNSARI DIST	223,434
16	PALPA DIST	212,633
17	SINDHU PALCHOK DIST	206,384
18	KAPILBASTU DIST	205,216
19	PARSA DIST	202,123
20	BHOJPUR DIST	194,506
21	CHITWAN DIST	183,644
22	GORKHA DIST	178,265
23	SARLAHI DIST	175,543
24	BANGLUNG DIST	172,729
25	NUWAKOT DIST	172,718
26	DANG DEOKHURI DIST	167,820
27	DOTI DIST	166,070
28	MAKWANPUR DIST	163,766
29	KHOTANG DIST	163,297
30	ROLPA DIST	162,955
31	TANAHUN DIST	158,139
32	RAMECHHAP DIST	157,349
33	DAILEKH DIST	156,072
34	LALITPUR DIST	154,998
35	KASKI DIST	151,749
36	SINDHULI DIST	147,409
37	NAWALPARASI DIST	146,548
38	PANCHTHAR DIST	145,809
39	SALLYAN DIST	141,457
40	LAMJUNG DIST	140,226
41	ILAM DIST	139,538
42	PIUTHAN DIST	137,338
43	ACHHAM DIST	132,212
44	ARGHA KHANCHI DIST	130,212
45	DOLAKHA DIST	130,022
46	KAILALI DIST	128,877
47	BAITADI DIST	128,696
48	BANKE DIST	125,709
49	OKHALDHUNGA DIST	122,862
50	JUMLA DIST	122,753
51	TERHATHUM DIST	119,307
52	PARBAT DIST	118,689
53	SANKHUWA SABHA DIST	114,313
54	UDAYAPUR DIST	112,622
55	BHAKTAPUR DIST	110,157
56	BAJHANG DIST	108,623
57	DHANKUTA DIST	107,649
58	SOLUKHUMBU DIST	105,324
59	SURKHET DIST	104,933
60	BARDIA DIST	101,793
61	RUKUM DIST	96,243
62	DANDELDHURA DIST	94,743
63	JAJARKOT DIST	86,564
64	TAPLEJUNTG DIST	84,715
65	DARCHULA DIST	68,868
66	KANCHANPUR DIST	68,863
67	BAJURA DIST	61,342
68	MYAGDI DIST	57,946
69	HUMLA DIST	29,524
70	MUSTANG DIST	26,944
71	MUGU DIST	25,718
72	DOLPA DIST	19,110
73	RASUWA DIST	17,517
74	TIBRIKOT DIST	10,017
75	MANANG DIST	7,436