Development regions of Nepal

Development Regions of Nepal
Category	Federated state
Location	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Number	5 Development regions
Government	Region government
Subdivisions	Zones

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As of 20 September 2015 Nepal is divided into 7 provinces. They are defined by schedule 4 of the new constitution, by grouping together the existing districts. Two districts however are split in two parts ending up in two different provinces.

The administrative subdivisions of Nepal (provinces and districts).

Before new constitution, Nepal was divided into five development regions (Nepali: विकास क्षेत्र), 14 administrative zones (Nepali: अञ्चल) and 75 districts (Nepali: जिल्ला). The 14 administrative zones were grouped into five development regions. Each district is headed by a Chief District Officer (CDO) responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries.

The five development regions of Nepal were (from east to west):

Development Regions of Nepal

No.	English name	Nepali name	Headquarters	Population	Area (km²)
1	Eastern Development Region	पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र	Dhankuta	5,811,555	28,456
2	Central Development Region	मध्यमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र	Kathmandu	9,656,985	27,410
3	Western Development Region	पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र	Pokhara	4,926,765	29,398
4	Mid-Western Development Region	मध्य पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र	Birendranagar	3,546,682	42,378
5	Far-Western Development Region	सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र	Dipayal	2,552,517	19,539

King Birendra divided the entire Kingdom in 4 different regions in 2029 BS (1972). These regions were as belows:

1. Eastern Development Region,
2. Central Development Region,
3. Western Development Region,
4. Far-Western Development region.

To fill the gap between different parts of the nation by balanced or proportionate development. Eight years later in 2037(1982), he further divided the nation adding one more separate development region naming it as mid-western development region taking two zones from Far Western Development region Seti and Mahakali.

See also

• List of provinces of Nepal
• List of zones of Nepal
• List of districts of Nepal
• List of village development committees of Nepal
• ISO 3166-2:NP