Province No. 5


Province No. 5 is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015. As per a 17 January 2018 cabinet meeting, the city of Butwal has been declared the interim state capital of Province No. 5. It borders Gandaki Pradesh and Karnali Pradesh to the north, Sudurpashchim Pradesh to the west, and Uttar Pradesh of India to the south.

Government and administration

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 Tulsipur High Court is the head of the judiciary. The present Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Judge are Uma Kanta Jha, Shankar Pokhrel and Nahakul Subedi. The province has 87 provincial assembly constituencies and 26 House of Representative constituencies.
Province No. 5 has a unicameral legislature, like all of the other provinces in Nepal. The term length of provincial assembly is five years. The Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5 is temporarily housed at the Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall in Butwal.

Administrative subdivisions

Province No. 5 is divided into 12 districts, which are listed below. A district is administrated by the head of the District Coordination Committee and the District Administration Officer. The districts are further divided to municipalities or rural municipalities. The municipalities include four sub-metropolitan cities and 32 municipalities. There are 73 rural municipalities in the province.
  1. Arghakhanchi District
  2. Banke District
  3. Bardiya District
  4. Dang Deukhuri District
  5. Eastern Rukum District
  6. Gulmi District
  7. Kapilvastu District
  8. Parasi District
  9. Palpa District
  10. Pyuthan District
  11. Rolpa District
  12. Rupandehi District