Prior to the promulgation of a new
constitution
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When these pri ...
in 2015 after an earthquake,
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
was divided into five development regions (), 14 administrative
zones () and 77
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 ...
(). 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 (; 29 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001.
Early life and education
Birendra was born at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu as the eldest son of th ...
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:
* Himalayan region consisting of 21 districts.
* Hilly region consisting of 35 districts.
* Terai region consisting of 21 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
Until the establishment of seven new Provinces of Nepal, provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones (Nepali language, Nepali: अञ्चल; ''anchal'') and 77 List of districts of Nepal, districts (Nepali language, Nep ...
(Former)
*
List of districts of Nepal
Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after Provinces of Nepal, provinces. Districts are subdivided into List of cities in Nepal, municipalities and List of gaupalikas of Nepal, rural municipalities. There are seven pro ...
*
List of village development committees of Nepal
Nepal's 77 districts () are subdivided into localities known as Village Development Committee (Nepal), village development committees () and into municipalities. There were 3,157 VDCs in Nepal. District wise list of VDCs (most of the case not updat ...
(Former)
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ISO 3166-2:NP
References
Development
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Arts
*Development (music), the process by which thematic material is reshaped
* Photographic development
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Development
Development or developing may refer to:
Arts
*Development (music), the process by which thematic material is reshaped
* Photographic development
*Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting
* Development hell, when a proje ...
Subdivisions of Nepal
Nepal, Development regions
Former subdivisions of Nepal
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