The urban population of Nepal refers to the inhabitants residing in the designated municipal area.

[1] Population size has been taken as the principal criteria in the declaration of urban areas in Nepal since 1961.

The historical evidences on the existence of towns in the Kathmandu Valley are found during Licchavi period.

Urban areas in the Terai developed because of trade between Nepal and British India.

The British had laid railway lines at the border of Nepal for the purpose of trade which gradually increased urban centers in the Terai.

[4] Part 17 also includes provisions for a Judicial Committee which is headed by the deputy mayor and consists of two other members elected by the Municipal Assembly among themselves.