Overview
Kathmandu is the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. It is the
largest metropolis in Nepal, with a population of 1.5 million in the city proper and 3 million in its
urban agglomeration across the Kathmandu Valley, which includes the towns of Lalitpur,
Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi, Bhaktapur making the total population to roughly 5 million people
and the municipalities across Kathmandu Valley. Kathmandu is also the largest metropolis in the
Himalayan hill region.