Pyuthan District (Nepali: प्युठान जिल्ला, is a "hill" district some 250 km west of Kathmandu in Lumbini Province in midwestern Nepal. Pyuthan covers an area of 1,309 km2 with population of 212,484 in 2001 and 226,796 in 2011. Pyuthan Khalanga is the district's administrative center. ()