Total Land area: 147,181 sq. km (54,633 sq. mi.) Length (east to west): about 885 km.(550 mi.) Width (north to south) about 193 km. mean (125 mi.) Neighbours Border length north: China 1078 km.(670 mi.) east, west,south: India 1,593 km.(990 mi.) Capital: Kathmandu (est. population in 1982: 393,494) Other cities with more than 10,000 residents(1982 est.): Patan (59,100) Biratnagar (93,544) Birganj(10,800) Bhaktapur (84,250) Pokhara (46,642) Nepalganj (15,800) Elevation: Highest: Mt. Everest 8,848m (29,028 ft) Lowest: 69m (226 ft) near Janakpur Land use: arable land: 17% permanent crops: 0% meadow & pasture: 13% forest & woodlands: 33% other: 37% Irrigated land: 9,430 sq. km.(1989) Main rivr systems: east: Koshi and its seven tributaries center: Gandaki and its seven tributaries west: Karnali Average temperature in Kathmandu: January: Minimum 2.2 C (36F) Maximum 17.8 C (64F) June: Minimum 26.7 C (80F) Maximum 32.2 C (90 F) Rainfall: 1,520 mm (60 in.) Topographical regions: High mountains of the Himalaya (27% of total land area) Mid-hills (56% of total land area) Low-land Terai (17% of total land area)
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