Lakes in Bagmati Province

The province has 222 lakes distributed across the Terai (4%), Hill (95%), and Mountain (1%) regions. Districts with the most lakes in decreasing order are Lalitpur(97), Kathmandu (58), Bhaktapur (52), Chitwan (6), Dolakaha (3), Sindhuli (2), Makwanpur (1), Nuwakot (1), Ramechhap (1) and Sindhupalchowk (1). Out of 119 Palikas in the province, Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City in Lalitpur district has the biggest number of lakes (50) compared with other Palikas.