Prior to the promulgation of a new constitution in 2015 after an earthquake,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
was divided into five development regions ( ne, विकास क्षेत्र), 14 administrative
zones
Zone or The Zone may refer to:
Places Climate and altitude zones
* Death zone (originally the lethal zone), altitudes above a certain point where the amount of oxygen is insufficient to sustain human life for an extended time span
* Frigid zone, ...
( ne, अञ्चल) and 75
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
( ne, 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):
King Birendra
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...
divided the entire Kingdom in 4 different regions in 2029 BS (1972).
These regions were as below::
#Eastern Development Region,
#Central Development Region,
#Western Development Region,
#Far-Western Development region.
The three regions were:
* Himalyan region consisting of 16 districts.
* Hilly region consisting of 30 districts.
* Terai region consisting of 20 districts from east to west. (Jhapa, Siraha, Saptari, Morang, Sunsari, Dhanusa, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Chitwan, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Dang, Bake, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur)
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 the mid-western development region taking two zones from Far Western Development region Seti and Mahakali.
See also
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List of provinces of Nepal
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List of zones of Nepal (Former)
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List of districts of Nepal
Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities and rural municipalities. There are seven provinces and 77 districts in Nepal.
After the state's reconstruction of admin ...
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List of village development committees of Nepal (Former)
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ISO 3166-2:NP
References
Development
Development
Subdivisions of Nepal
Nepal, Development regions
Former subdivisions of Nepal
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