Industries

* **Tourism & Hospitality:** The cornerstone of Pokhara's economy; includes hundreds of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, trekking agencies, and adventure sports companies. * **Real Estate & Construction:** Fueled by urbanization and remittance money, residential and commercial construction is a rapidly growing sector. * **Education:** A regional hub for higher learning, drawing students from across western Nepal to its universities and medical colleges. * **Agriculture & Food Processing:** Production and processing of local crops like coffee, tea, citrus, and dairy for both local consumption and export. * **Healthcare:** Home to large hospitals and medical colleges, serving as the primary healthcare destination for Gandaki Province. * **Retail & Trade:** A major trading post supplying goods to the hilly and mountainous districts of western Nepal.