Development Regions of Nepal

Development Regions of Nepal

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Introduction to 5 Development Regions

Nepal was dived into 4 development regions in the year 2029. Later on, in the year 2037, seperate Far Western Development Region comprising Mahakali and Seti Zones was created. In this way Nepal was divided into 5 development regions with a development center in each region.The biggest development region is MWDR with the area of 42,378 sq.km. and the smallest is FWDR with the area of 19,539 sq.km. The second biggest WDR with its area 29,398 is followed by EDR 28,456 and CDR 27,410.

Five development Regions of Nepal: 


1.Far-Western Development Region


Far-Western Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is located at the western end of the country with headquarters at Dipayal.It is comprises of two zones called "SETI" and "MAHAKALI".
The major cities in this region are Dhangadi Municipality which is located in Kailali district of SETI Zone,
Mahendranagar which is the headquarter of Kanchanpur District in Mahakali Zone. It is located on the Mahakali River, six km. north of the India border. Kanchanpur is inhabited by people of various races including the indegenous Tharu people.Dipayal-Silgadhi municipality is the headquarters of Doti District and the Far-Western Region. It is within trekking distance of Khaptad National Park. Dipayal is also the name of the scenic valley of Seti River.Amargadhi is headquarters of Dadeldhura District.


2.Mid-Western Development Region


Mid Western Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. Westward from the Central region surrounding Kathmandu are the Western, Mid-Western and finally Far-Western regions. Counter-intuitively, Mid-Western lies west of Western.This development comprises of three zones called KARNALI,VHERI and RAPTI.




3.Western  Development Region (Pashchimanchal)
Western Development Region is also one of Nepal's five development regions. It is located in the west-central part of the country with headquarters in Pokhara.
It comprises three zones which are DHAWALAGIRI,LUMBINI and GANDAKI.


4.Central Development Region(Madhyamanchal)
Central Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is located in the east-central part of the country with headquarters at Kathmandu, the country's capital.
It comprises three zones which are BAGMATI,JANAKPUR and NARAYANI.


5.Eastern Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is located at the eastern end of the country with headquarters at Dhankuta.
It comprises three zones which areSAGARMATHA,MECHI and KOSHI.
The major cities of this region are Biratnagar, Rajbiraj, Dharan and Dhankuta. Another notable place is Namche Bazaar, the town near the base camp of Mt. Everest, Gaighat, which is located in a valley made by rivers Baruwa and Triyuga that meet up at Koshi, Lahan, the junction trade city, Itahari, Birtamod, and other locations.