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In spite of the very low level of urbanization,
it was shown that the growth of urban population
was very rapid in Nepal in recent years.
Attempts were made to understand the relationship
between population growth of towns and their
functions. Wilkinson's method was followed to
functionally classify the towns. The results
revealed that the manufacturing towns recorded the
highest rate of growth of population followed by
trade and commerce, agriculture, and service towns
in that order. Quite expectedly, bifunctional and
multifunctional towns exhibited higher rate of
growth of population than monofunctional towns.
9.2 Concluding Remarks:
The findings of the study indicate that the
patterns of population growth in the country is
closely related to its socio-economic conditions.
On the basis of our findings it may also be mentioned
that if the disparities in the levels of development
among different regions and districts are not
minimized the present patterns of population
growth are likely to continue. This suggests the