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Islam is a minority religion in Nepal. According to the 2011 Nepal census, approximately 1.164 million Muslims, comprising 4.4% of the population, live in Nepal.[1]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 Nepal census, there are around 1.164 million Muslims in Nepal. Almost all of them live in Terai Region.[2] Districts with large Muslim concentrations are: Rautahat , Banke , Kapilvastu , Parsa , Mahottari , Bara and Sunsari . There are only 21,866 Muslims in the capital city of Kathmandu (1.25% of the total population).
Ahmadis maintain a small presence in Nepal.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Government of Nepal. National Planing Commission, National Population and Housing Census 2011 (PDF), Kathmandu
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2018-12-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Sijapati, Megan Adamson (2011). Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation. London and New York: Rouledge.
External links[edit]
- Haque, Md. Mozammil. "Islam in Nepal". Wordpress. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- Sharma, Sudhindra (May 1995). "How the crescent fares in Nepal". Himal. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- Sijapati, Megan Adamson. Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation. New York and London, Routledge Press, 2011. South Asia edition, Delhi 2013.
- Siddique, Muhammad (2001). "Muslim Population in the Kingdom of Nepal: Some Outstanding Features" (PDF). Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 21 (2). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
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