Map of Pātan, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Pātan is a city in Bagmati Province, Nepal, with a population of about 299,283. It lies at 27.6766°N, 85.3142°E. Pātan is about 3 km (2 mi) south of Kathmandu, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kathmandu, 3 km to the north.

Pātan at a glance

Where is Pātan?

• The 4th largest city in Nepal by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Bagmati Province on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 23 min on the shortest day to 13 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Pātan

• Kathmandu — 3 km north
• Kirtipur — 4 km west
• Madhyapur Thimi — 7 km east
• Banepā — 21 km east
• Panauti — 23 km southeast
• Hetauda — 39 km southwest
• Birgañj — 85 km southwest
• Bharatpur — 86 km west
• Raxaul — 90 km southwest, India
• Bairāgnia — 104 km south, India

Largest cities in Bagmati Province

• Kathmandu — 1,442,271
• Bharatpur — 369,377
• Hetauda — 195,951
• Madhyapur Thimi — 119,955
• Banepā — 67,629
• Panauti — 46,595
• Kirtipur — 44,632

Largest cities in Nepal

• Kathmandu — 1,442,271
• Pokhara — 600,051
• Bharatpur — 369,377
• Birgañj — 268,273
• Biratnagar — 244,750
• Dhangaḍhi̇̄ — 204,788
• Hetauda — 195,951
• Janakpur — 195,438
• Butwāl — 195,054
• Dharān — 173,096

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Other places named Pātan

• Pātan — Gujarat, India

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.