Zones of Nepal
Nepal is divided into 14 administrative zones (anchal) and 77 districts (jillā). The 14 administrative zones are grouped into five development regions.
In 1962, Nepal reorganized into 14 administrative zones but, around 1995, zones fell into disuse, so the already existing development regions effectively became the primary subdivisions.
The administrative zones, by development regions and from east to west, are the following:[1]
Administrative zones of Nepal
| Region | Zone | Name for | Chief city | Population[2] (2011) |
Area[1] (km²) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | Mechi | Mechi River | Ilam | 1,422,182 | 8,196 | 4 |
| Kosi | Kosi River | Biratnagar | 2,335,047 | 9,669 | 6 | |
| Sagarmatha | Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) | Rajbiraj | 2,054,326 | 10,591 | 6 | |
| Central | Janakpur | Its capital | Janakpurdham | 2,837,481 | 9,669 | 6 |
| Bagmati | Bagmati River | Kathmandu | 3,843,596 | 9,428 | 8 | |
| Narayani | Narayani (lower Gandaki) river | Birganj | 2,975,908 | 8,313 | 5 | |
| Western | Gandaki | Gandaki River | Pokhara | 1,549,857 | 12,275 | 6 |
| Lumbini | Lumbini, a pilgrimage site, birth place of Gautama Buddha | Butwal | 2,834,612 | 8,975 | 6 | |
| Dhawalagiri | Dhaulagiri mountain | Baglun | 542,296 | 8,148 | 4 | |
| Mid-Western Region | Rapti | West Rapti River | Tulsipur | 1,456,202 | 10,482 | 5 |
| Karnali | Karnali River | Jumla | 388,713 | 21,351 | 5 | |
| Bheri | Bheri River | Nepalgunj | 1,701,767 | 10,545 | 5 | |
| Far-Western Region | Seti | Seti River | Dipayal-Silgadhi | 1,575,003 | 12,550 | 5 |
| Mahakali | Mahakali River | Mahendranagar | 977,514 | 6,989 | 4 |
References
- "Regions of Nepal". Statoids. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- "Nepal: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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