| Official Name: | Palungtar |
| Native Name: | पालुङटार |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Coordinates: | 28.05°N 84.5°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gandaki Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gorkha District |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Bibas Chintan (NCP) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Bandana Pandey (NCP) |
| Population Total: | 38,174 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Nepal census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions = Hindu, Bouddhist |
| Postal Code: | 3401 |
| Area Code: | 064 |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Palungtar is a municipality in Gorkha District in Gandaki Province, central Nepal. It is made up of the seven former Village Development Committees Aanppipal, Chyangli, Dhuwakot, Gaikhur, Khoplang, Mirkot and Palumtar. It lies on the bank of Marshyangdi River. The Government of Nepal plans to make Palungtar the country's first Smart City.[2] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 38,174 people living in 9,924 individual households.[3]
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Palungtar Municipality had a population of 38,244. Of these, 89.9% spoke Nepali, 4.8% Tamang, 1.5% Magar, 1.3% Gurung, 1.1% Newar, 0.6% Kumhali, 0.5% Urdu, 0.1% Bhojpuri and 0.1% other languages as their first language.[4]
In terms of ethnicity/caste, 16.3% were Chhetri, 13.4% Hill Brahmin, 10.3% Kumal, 10.2% Sarki, 9.0% Newar, 8.5% Magar, 7.6% Tamang, 6.7% Kami, 5.0% Gurung, 4.5% Damai/Dholi, 3.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 1.6% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.8% Musalman, 0.6% Thakuri, 0.5% Brahmu/Baramo, 0.2% Gaine, 0.1% Badi, 0.1% Darai, 0.1% Ghale, 0.1% Kamar, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Rai and 0.2% others.[5]
In terms of religion, 86.3% were Hindu, 7.0% Buddhist, 5.8% Christian, 0.8% Muslim and 0.1% others.[6]
In terms of literacy, 69.2% could both read and write, 2.1% could read but not write and 28.7% could neither read nor write.[7]
Palungtar Airport is an out-of-service airport that lies in Palungtar.[8]