TABLE 3: POPULATION BY SEX, AREA IN SQUARE KILOMETERS AND DENSITY FOR GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS.
		MALE		FEMALE
AREA	TOTAL	NUMBER	PERCENT	NUMBER	PERCENT	AREA IN SQ. KM	DENSITY PER SQ. KM
NEPAL	18491097	9220974	49.9	9270123	50.1	147181	125.6
MOUNTAIN	1443130	715847	49.6	727283	50.4	51817	27.9
EASTERN MOUNTAIN	359156	176214	49.1	182942	50.9	10438	34.4
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN	471005	235333	50.0	235672	50.0	6277	75.0
WESTERN MOUNTAIN	19655	10257	52.2	9398	47.8	5819	3.4
MID-WESTERN MOUNTAIN	260529	132230	50.8	128299	49.3	21351	12.2
FAR-WESTERN MOUNTAIN	332785	161813	48.6	170972	51.4	7932	42.0
HILL	8419889	4109537	48.8	4310352	51.2	61345	137.3
EASTERN HILL	1429138	702588	49.2	726550	50.8	10749	133.0
CENTRAL HILL	2679599	1350499	50.4	1329100	49.6	11805	227.0
WESTERN HILL	2420878	1137442	47.0	1283436	53.0	18319	132.2
MID-WESTERN HILL	1219555	598271	49.1	621284	50.9	13710	89.0
FAR-WESTERN HILL	670719	320737	47.8	349982	52.2	5762	99.2
TERAI	8628078	4395590	51.0	4232488	49.1	34019	253.6
EASTERN TERAI	2658455	1349787	50.8	1308668	49.2	7269	365.7
CENTRAL TERAI	3033351	1562062	51.5	1471289	48.5	9328	325.2
WESTERN TERAI	1330145	673800	50.7	656345	49.3	5260	252.9
MID-WESTERN TERAI	930330	469791	50.5	460539	49.5	7317	127.2
FAR-WESTERN TERAI	675797	340150	50.3	335647	49.7	4845	139.5