Gandaki Province

{{short description|Province of Nepal}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Gandaki Province

| native_name = गण्डकी प्रदेश

| other_name =

| settlement_type = Province

| motto = Self-reliant and Prosperous Province: Dignified Province Dwellers.

| image_skyline = {{

Photomontage

| photo1a = Aerial view of the Annapurna massif - Nepal - panoramio.jpg

| photo2a = Phewa Lake in Pokhara (15715573565).jpg

| photo2b = ACAP Upper Mustang Tangye.jpg

| photo3a = Tilicho Lake in Summer.jpg

| photo3b = Manakamana Temple - panoramio.jpg

| photo4a = Muktinath Covered by ice.JPG

| photo4b = Mt. Macchapucchhere (31).JPG

| photo5a = Gorkha Palace durbar.jpg

| spacing = 1

| position = centre

| size = 300

| foot_montage = From Top left to right
Annapurna, Phewa Lake, Upper Mustang, Tilicho Lake, Manakamana Temple, Muktinath Temple, Machapuchare and Gorkha Durbar

}}

| imagesize =

| image_caption =

| image_map = Nepal Province 4.svg

| mapsize = 300px

| map_caption = Location of Gandaki Province

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| image_map1 = {{Gandaki Province districts labelled map}}

| map_caption1 = Map of Gandaki Province, Nepal

| coordinates = {{coord|28|12|34|N|83|59|29|E|type:adm1st_source:itwiki_region:NP-P4|display=title,inline}}

| image_seal = Logo of Gandaki Pradesh.png

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}

| seat_type = Capital city

| seat = Pokhara

| seat1_type = Largest city

| seat1 = Pokhara

| parts_type = Districts

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 11

| governing_body = Government of Gandaki Province

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Dilli Raj Bhatta

| leader_title1 = Chief Minister

| leader_name1 = Surendra Raj Pandey (Congress)

| leader_title2 = High Court

| leader_name2 = Pokhara High Court

| leader_title3 = Provincial Assembly

| leader_name3 = Unicameral (60 seats)

| leader_title4 = Parliamentary constituencies

| leader_name4 = 18

| government_footnotes =

| established_title = Formation

| established_date = 20 September 2015

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 21504

| area_rank = 4th

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes =

| population_note =

| population_total = 2479745

| population_rank = 6th

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_rank = 6th

| blank_name_sec1 = Official language

| blank_info_sec1 = Nepali/Khas, Magar, Gurung

| blank1_name_sec1 = Other Official language(s)

| blank1_info_sec1 = 1.Gurung
2.Magar

| blank1_name_sec2 = HDI

| blank1_info_sec2 = {{increase}} 0.638 ({{color|#fc0|medium}})

| blank2_name_sec2 = HDI rank

| blank2_info_sec2 = 2nd

| blank3_name_sec2 = Literacy

| blank3_info_sec2 = {{increase}} 83.4% (2024)

| blank4_name_sec2 = Sex ratio

| blank4_info_sec2 = 83.84 /100 (2011)

| blank5_name_sec2 = GDP

| blank5_info_sec2 = US$3.12 billion

| blank6_name_sec2 = GDP rank

| blank6_info_sec2 = 5th

| blank6_name_sec1 = Ethnic groups

| blank6_info_sec1 = {{tree list}}

{{tree list/end}}

| timezone = NST

| utc_offset = +5:45

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m = 2,563

| elevation_max_point = Dhaulagiri I

| elevation_min_point =

| elevation_min_m =

| elevation_max_m = 8,167

| postal_code_type =

| postal_code =

| area_code =

| iso_code = NP-P4

| geocode = NP-FO

| website = {{URL|http://gandaki.gov.np/}}

| footnotes =

| government_type = Self governing province

}}

Gandaki Province ({{langx|ne|गण्डकी प्रदेश|Gaṇḍakī pradēśa}} {{IPA|ne|ɡʌɳɖʌki||}}) {{Audio|Gandaki_voice.ogg|Listen}}), is one of the seven federal provinces established by the current constitution of Nepal which was promulgated on 20 September 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/unp.html|title=Nepal Provinces|publisher=statoids.com|access-date=2016-03-21}} Pokhara is the province's capital city. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region in Southwest China to the north, Bagmati Province to the east, Karnali Province to the west, and Lumbini Province and Bihar of India to the south. The total area of the province is 21,504 km2 - constituting 14.57% of Nepal's total area. According to the latest census, the population of the province was 2,479,745.{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de|title=Gandaki Province in Nepal population|website=www.citypopulation.de|language=en-us|access-date=2018-06-04}} The newly elected Provincial Assembly adopted Gandaki Province as the permanent name by replacing its initial name Province No. 4 on 27 April 2023. Surendra Raj Pandey is the present chief minister of Gandaki Province.

Etymology

{{Further|Gandaki River}}

Gandaki Province was named after the river Gandaki, which is a major river in the province. This river has important links with historical Hindu civilization.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} The Gandaki river is mentioned in the ancient Sanskrit epic Mahabharata.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} It has been said that Valmiki wrote the great epic Ramayana here.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} It is also believed to be the birthplace of Luv & Kush. Its evolution is described in Shiva Purana, Kumarakhand, in the chapter of the killing of Shankhachuda.

History

{{Further|Chaubisi rajya|Western Development Region, Nepal}}

Gandaki province was once home to the Chaubisi Rajya, the 24 kings, of which Gorkha was one. From Gorkha, Prithvi Narayan Shah arose to unify all the kingdoms and expand to include all of present-day Nepal.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} Gandaki Province was known as "Gandak Kshetra" which was established in 1956. Gandak Kshetra was composed by grouping the then 4 districts. Those 4 districts are now divided into many districts. Gandak Kshetra had total area of {{convert|5400|sqmi}} and total population was 12 Lakhs.{{cite book |title=नेपालको जिल्ला प्रशासन पुनर्गठनको रिपोर्ट, २०१३ |url=http://saruwa.moga.gov.np/mogawebsite/images/pdf/pratibedan/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F,%20%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A9.pdf |location=Nepal |publisher=Nepal Govt |pages= 38, 39, 40 }} The four districts were:

  1. Lumbini District (Rupandehi, Parasi, Palpa)
  2. Syangja District (Syangja, Nawalpur)
  3. Pokhara District (Tanahun, Kaski)
  4. Gorkha District (Gorkha, Lamjung, Manang)

In 1962, the administrative system was restructured again and the "Kshetras" system was canceled. The country was restructured into 75 development districts and those districts were grouped into zones.{{cite web | url = http://reviewnepal.com/articles/memorial-step-of-king-mahendra-in-1st-poush-2017-bs.html| title = Memorial Step of King Mahendra in 1st Poush 2017 BS | date = 13 December 2017| website = reviewnepal.com| access-date= 6 February 2018}} In 1972 area of the Gandaki Province named Western Development Region. It had 3 zones and 16 districts.

Geography

The province has an area of 21,773 km2 which is about 14.66% of the total area of Nepal. The state extends between 27°20′N–29°20′N latitude and 82°52′E–85°12′E longitude. In terms of terrain, the province is spread over the Himalayan, Hilly and Terai region of Nepal; 5,919 km2 (26.8%) of the area falls under the Himalayan region, 14,604 km2 (67.2%) of the area falls under the Hilly region and 1,310 km2 (6%) of the area falls under the Terai region.{{Cite web|url=http://www.p4ocmcm.gov.np/upload/news/1520422912_Province_Profile.pdf|title=Province Profile|publisher=Government of Province No. 4|access-date=2018-04-28|website=nepalmap.org|archive-date=2018-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094239/http://www.p4ocmcm.gov.np/upload/news/1520422912_Province_Profile.pdf|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto"

|+Average temperatures and precipitation for selected communities in Gandaki{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/city.php3?c=NP&name=Nepal|title=Nepal Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2018-04-28}}

!Location

!August

(°F)

!August

(°C)

!January

(°F)

!January

(°C)

!Annual

Precipitation
(mm/in)

Baglung

|72.1

|22.3

|47.5

|8.6

|1766.1/69.5

Besishahar

|72.3

|22.4

|47.5

|8.6

|1639.6/64.6

Chapakot

|60.2

|20.4

|46.5

|9.6

|1766.1/69.5

Modi

|60.8

|16

|33.4

|0.8

|1094.7/43.1

Pokhara

|74.8

|23.8

|50.4

|10.2

|2010.3/79.1

Waling

|77.5

|25.3

|54.1

|12.3

|1962.7/84.5

Demographics

{{pie chart

|thumb=none

|caption=Religion in Gandaki Province

|label1=Hinduism

|color1=Orange

|value1=82.89

|label2=Buddhism

|color2=Yellow

|value2=13.68

|label3=Christianity

|color3=DodgerBlue

|value3=1.56

|label4=Islam

|color4=Green

|value4=0.77

|label5=Bon

|color5=Purple

|value5=0.50

|label6=Prakṛti

|color6=LimeGreen

|value6=0.27

|label7=Others

|color7=Black

|value7=0.33

}}

The province has a population of 2,403,016 which is just about 9.06% of the total population of Nepal.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} The population density is about 110 persons per square kilometre. The province has a population growth rate of -0.33%. The sex ratio is 89 males for 100 females, with a total of 948,028 males and 1,144,124 females recorded in 2011. The urban population of the region is 1,452,186 (60.5%) and the rural population is 943,652 (39.5%). About 50.1% of the population in the province are independent population.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

= Ethnicity =

{{pie chart|thumb=none|caption=Caste/ethnicities in Gandaki Province

|label1=Hill Brahmin|color1=Orange |value1=21.26

|label2=Magar|color2=darkgreen|value2=18.79

|label3=Khas/Chhetri|color3=red|value3=13.13

|label4=Gurung|color4=purple|value4=11.30

|label5=Kami|color5=black|value5=8.66

|label6=Newar|color6=pink|value6=4.23

|label7=Sarki|color7=gold|value7=4.10

|label8=Damai|color8=lavender|value8=3.84

|label9=Tamang|color9=dodgerblue|value9=2.03

|label10=Tharu|color10=Brown|value10=1.68

|label11=Thakuri|color11=royalblue|value11=1.61

|label12= Kumal|color12=yellow|value12=1.49

|label13=Bhujel|color13=maroon|value13=1.27

|label14=Other Janajati|color14=teal |value14=2.34

|label15=Other Khas Arya|color15=indianred|value15 = 1.06

|label16=Others|value16=3.21|color16=Grey

}}

Hill Brahmins are the largest community with 21.26% of the population. Other aboriginal Khas communities include Khas/Chhetri (13.13%), Kami (8.66%), Sarki (4.10%), Damai (3.84%), Thakuri (1.61%) and Kumal (1.49%). The Janajati groups are Magar (18.79%), Gurung (11.30%), Newar (4.23%), Tamang (2.03%), Tharu (1.68%) and Bhujel (1.27%).

=Language=

{{Main|Languages of Gandaki Province}}

According to the 2011 Nepal census there are total 88 languages spoken in Gandaki Province. Nepali/Gorkhali/Khas Kura is the most-spoken language, by 72.67% of the population. 9.85% speak Kham Magar, 8.70% Gurung, 1.72% Newar, 1.48% Tharu and 1.42% Tamang.{{cite web |url= http://annapurnapost.com/news/114523 |title=गण्डकी प्रदेशको भाषिक स्थिति |date= 7 December 2018 |website=www.annapurbapost.com |publisher=Annapurna Post |access-date=7 December 2018 |trans-title =Linguistic status of Gandaki Province |language = ne }}

The Language Commission of Nepal has recommended Magar, Gurung and Bhojpuri as official language in the province. The commission has also recommended Tharu, Nepal Bhasa and Tamang to be additional official languages, for specific regions and purposes in the province.{{cite web |title=सरकारी कामकाजको भाषाका आधारहरूको निर्धारण तथा भाषासम्बन्धी सिफारिसहरू (पञ्चवर्षीय प्रतिवेदन- साराांश) २०७८ |url=https://languagecommission.gov.np/files/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE.pdf |website=Language Commission |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=6 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906171816/https://languagecommission.gov.np/files/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A3%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE.pdf |url-status=dead }}

{{Pie chart|thumb=none

|caption = Languages of Gandaki province (2011)

|label1 = Nepali |value1 = 72.67 |color1 = orange

|label2 = Magar |value2 = 9.85 |color2 = violet

|label3 = Gurung |value3 = 8.70 |color3 = seagreen

|label4 = Newar |value4 = 1.72 |color4 = yellow

|label5 = Tharu |value5 = 1.48 |color5 = blue

|label6 = Tamang |value6 = 1.42 |color6 = red

|label7 = Others |value7 = 4.16 |color7 = grey

}}

== Administrative subdivisions ==

{{See also|Districts of Nepal|List of cities in Nepal|List of gaupalikas of Nepal}}

Gandaki province is divided into 11 districts, which are listed below. A district is administered by the head of the District Coordination Committee and the District Administration Officer. The districts are further divided into municipalities or rural municipalities. The municipalities include one metropolitan city and 26 municipalities. There are 58 rural municipalities in the province.{{Cite web|title=स्थानिय तह|url=http://103.69.124.141|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831065451/http://103.69.124.141/|archive-date=2018-08-31|access-date=2018-04-27|website=103.69.124.141}}

Districts in the province:

  1. Baglung District{{Cite web |url=http://parliament.gov.np/np/ncd.html |access-date=2017-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117232754/http://parliament.gov.np/np/ncd.html|archive-date=2016-11-17 |url-status=dead|title=Constituent Assembly of Nepal }}
  2. Gorkha District
  3. Kaski District
  4. Lamjung District
  5. Manang District
  6. Mustang District
  7. Myagdi District
  8. Nawalpur District
  9. Parbat District
  10. Syangja District
  11. Tanahun District

{{Largest cities

| country = Gandaki Province

| stat_ref = Central Bureau of Statisticshttps://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/files/result-folder/province/Gandaki_Province_census_report.pdf

| list_by_pop =

| div_name =

| div_link = List of districts of Nepal{{!}}District

|city_1 = Pokhara

|div_1 = Kaski District{{!}}Kaski

|pop_1 = 513,504

|img_1 = Pokhara from peace stupa.jpg

|city_2 = Kawasoti

|div_2 = Nawalpur District{{!}}Nawalpur

|pop_2 = 86,821

|img_2 =

|city_3 = Gaindakot Municipality{{!}}Gaindakot

|div_3 = Nawalpur District{{!}}Nawalpur

|pop_3 = 79,349

|img_3 =Gaindakot Town.jpg

|city_4 = Vyas Municipality{{!}}Vyas

|div_4 = Tanahun District{{!}}Tanahun

|pop_4 = 78,939

|img_4 =

|city_5 = Madhyabindu

|div_5 = Nawalpur District{{!}}Nawalpur

|pop_5 = 61,091

|city_6 = Devachuli{{!}}Devchuli

|div_6 = Nawalpur District{{!}}Nawalpur

|pop_6 = 58,003

|city_7 = Baglung

|div_7 = Baglung District{{!}}Baglung

|pop_7 = 56,102

|city_8 = Shuklagandaki

|div_8 = Tanahun District{{!}}Tanahun

|pop_8 = 55,620

|city_9 = Gorkha Municipality{{!}}Gorkha

|div_9 = Gorkha District{{!}}Gorkha

|pop_9 = 52,468

|city_10 = Waling

|div_10 = Syangja District{{!}}Syangja

|pop_10 = 50,488

|city_11 = Bhanu, Nepal{{!}}Bhanu

|div_11 = Tanahun District{{!}}Tanahun

|pop_11 = 42,794

|city_12 = Putalibazar

|div_12 = Syangja District{{!}}Syangja

|pop_12 = 41,743

|city_13 = Besisahar{{!}}Besishahar

|div_13 = Lamjung District{{!}}Lamjung

|pop_13 = 38,232

|city_14 = Kusma, Nepal{{!}}Kushma

|div_14 = Parbat District{{!}}Parbat

|pop_14 = 38,101

|city_15 = Palungtar

|div_15 = Gorkha District{{!}}Gorkha

|pop_15 = 37,409

|city_16 = Beni, Dhaulagiri{{!}}Beni

|div_16 = Myagdi District{{!}}Myagdi

|pop_16 = 32,697

|city_17 = Galyang Municipality{{!}}Galyang

|div_17 = Syangja District{{!}}Syangja

|pop_17 = 31,034

|city_18 = Galkot

|div_18 = Baglung District{{!}}Baglung

|pop_18 = 30,588

|city_19 = Bhimad

|div_19 = Tanahun District{{!}}Tanahun

|pop_19 = 29,248

|city_20 = Jaimini, Nepal{{!}}Jaimini

|div_20 = Baglung District{{!}}Baglung

|pop_20 = 24,628

}}

Government and administration

{{Main|Provincial governments of Nepal|Gandaki Provincial Assembly|Second Surendra Raj Pandey cabinet{{!}}Cabinet of Gandaki Province}}

= History and overview =

The Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province is formed under Article 175 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which guarantees a provincial legislative for each province in the country. The first provincial elections were conducted for all seven provinces in Nepal and the elections in Gandaki Province was conducted for 60 seats to the assembly. The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held on 4 February 2018. Netra Nath Adhikari from Maoist Centre was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly, and Srijana Sharma from CPN (UML) as the first deputy speaker of the provincial assembly.

The Governor acts as the head of the province while the Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government. The Chief Judge of the Pokhara High Court is the head of the judiciary.{{Cite news |title=High Courts get their chief judges |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-09-19/high-courts-get-their-chief-judges.html |access-date=2018-04-27 |language=en}} The present Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Judge are Sita Kumari Poudel (governor), Surendra Raj Pandey (chief minister) and Purushottam Bhandari.{{Cite news |date=2018-02-12 |title=Prithvi Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM - The Himalayan Times |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/prithvi-subba-gurung-appointed-province-4-cm/ |access-date=2018-04-27 |work=The Himalayan Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=President of Nepal administers oath to Chiefs of seven provinces {{!}} DD News |url=http://ddnews.gov.in/international/president-nepal-administers-oath-chiefs-seven-provinces |access-date=2018-04-27 |website=ddnews.gov.in |language=en}} The province has 60 provincial assembly constituencies and 18 federal House of Representative constituencies.{{Cite news |date=2017-08-31 |title=CDC creates 495 constituencies |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/constituency-delimitation-commission-creates-495-constituencies/ |access-date=2018-04-27 |work=The Himalayan Times |language=en-US}}

Gandaki Province has a unicameral legislature, like that of the other provinces in Nepal. The tenure of the provincial assembly is of five years. The Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province is temporarily housed at the Urban Development Training Centre in Pokhara.{{Cite news |title=First Provincial Assembly meeting of province 4 begins |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-02-05/first-provincial-assembly-meeting-of-province-4-begins.html |access-date=2018-04-27 |language=en}}

= Gandaki Provincial Assembly =

= List of assemblies =

class="wikitable"

!Election Year

!Assembly

!Start of term

!End of term

!Speaker

!Chief Minister

! colspan="2" |Party

rowspan="2" |2017

| rowspan="2" |1st Assembly

| rowspan="2" |4 February 2018

| rowspan="2" |September 2022

| rowspan="2" |Netra Nath Adhikari

|Prithvi Subba Gurung

(Cabinet)

|

|CPN (UML)

Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel

(Cabinet)

|

|Nepali Congress

rowspan="2" |2022

| rowspan="2" |2nd Assembly

|2 January 2023

|27 April 2023

| rowspan="2" |Krishna Dhital

|Khagaraj Adhikari

(Cabinet)

|

|CPN (UML)

27 April 2023

|Incumbent

|Surendra Raj Pandey cabinet

(Cabinet)

|

|Nepali Congress

= Committees =

Article 195 of the Constitution of Nepal provides provincial assemblies the power to form special committees in order to manage working procedures.

class="wikitable"

!S.No.

!Committee

!Membership

1

|Work Arrangement Advisory

|11

2

|Legislative

|13

3

|Public Accounts

|13

4

|Finance and Development

|14

5

|Provincial Affairs

|11

= Current composition =

Main article: 2nd Gandaki Provincial Assembly § Members

class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" |Party

!Parliamentary party leader

!Seats

bgcolor="{{party color|Nepali Congress}}" |

|Nepali Congress

|Surendra Raj Pandey

|27

bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)}}" |

|CPN (UML)

|Khagaraj Adhikari

|22

bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)}}" |

|CPN (Maoist Centre)

|Hari Bahadur Chuman

|8

bgcolor="{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}" |

|Rastriya Prajatantra Party

|Pancha Ram Gurung

|2

bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)}}" |

|CPN (Unified Socialist)

|Fanindra Devkota

|1

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Economy

The economy of the province is largely dependent on tourism.

Infrastructure

= Roadways =

9 out of 11 districts of Gandaki Province are connected via surfaced roads. Road connections to Mustang and Manang are unsurfaced and can be impassable during the rainy season. Siddhartha Highway connects Lumbini to Gandaki. The highway starts at the Nepal-India Border in Siddharthanagar and terminates at Prithivi chowk, Pokhara. The major settlements on the highway are Siddharthanagar, Butwal, Tansen, Waling, Putalibazar, Syangja, and Pokhara.

Kali Gandaki Corridor Project

= Airways =

Here are the lists of domestic and international airport in the province.

== Current airports ==

== Former airport ==

See also

References

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{{Geographic Location

| Centre = Gandaki

| North = Tibet Autonomous Region, {{flag|China}}

| Northeast =

| East = Bagmati Province

| Southeast =Bihar, {{flag|India}}

| South = Lumbini Province

| Southwest = Lumbini Province

| West =

| Northwest = Karnali Province

}}

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{{Districts of Nepal}}

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