Zones of Nepal

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Nepal is divided into 14 administrative zones (अञ्चल, "anchal"), which are divided into 75 districts (जिल्ला, "jilla"). The 14 administrative zones are grouped into five development regions (विकास क्षेत्र). Each district is headed by a chief district officer (or CDO) responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries.

  1. Bagmati
  2. Bheri
  3. Dhawalagiri
  4. Gandaki
  5. Janakpur
  6. Karnali
  7. Kosi
  1. Lumbini
  2. Mahakali
  3. Mechi
  4. Narayani
  5. Rapti
  6. Sagarmatha
  7. Seti


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First-level administrative divisions of Asia
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ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाहदेव
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
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On January 15, 2007 the Pratinidhi Sabha, the legislature of Nepal, was dissolved and a new Interim legislature was formed. The old parliament was elected in 1999. The new interim legislature consists both of members of the old parliament as well as members appointed by an agreement
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Nepalese Civil War (labelled People's War by the Maoists [1] ) was a conflict between government forces and Maoist rebels in Nepal which lasted from 1996 until 2006.
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The Democracy movement in Nepal has been active for many years but usually applies to one of two movements.
  • Jana Andolan in 1990
  • Loktantra Andolan in 2006

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Bagmati Zone is a zone of Nepal which is named after the river Bagmati. It is in Central Development Region of Nepal. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 1,5 million inhabitants.
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Bheri zone (भेरी अञ्चल) is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. It comes under the Mid-Western division of Nepal. Meager cities and towns of Bheri zoon are Birendranagar,Naryan Municipality, Jajarkote,Chinchu etc.
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Dhawalagiri(Dhaulagiri) is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. It comes under the Western division of Nepal. Baglung is the headquarters of this zone. Famous trekking areas like Mustang, Muktinath, Kali Gandaki valley and Mt Dhaulagiri fall in this zone.
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The Gandaki zone lies in the western administrative region of Nepal. It is named after the seven tributaries that make up the Gandaki River. Pokhara serves as its regional and zonal capital. It is also the birthplace of Bhanubhakta Acharya, first poet of Nepal.
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Janakpur Zone is one of the 14 zones of Nepal, reaching from the Indian border in the south to the Tibetan border in the north and Sagarmatha zone in east and Bagmati and Naryani zone in west the headquarters of Janakpur zone are in Sindhulimadhi Kamalamai.
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Karnali is one of 14 zones of Nepal in the northwestern mountainous region. The headquarters is Jumla.

Karnali is the most remote region of Nepal and is not yet accessible by road. There are airfields with connections to the rest of the country in Simikot and Jumla.
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Koshi Zone is one of fourteen Zones of Nepal and comprised of six districts, namely, Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Morang, Sankhuwasabha, Sunsari, and Terhathum. Headquarters of Koshi Zone is Dharan, the largest city is Biratnagar. Major rivers are Arun, Tamar and Sapta Kosi.
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Lumbini Zone is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birth place of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy.
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Mahakali is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. It stretches along Nepal's far western border with India, marked by the Mahakali River. In the very northern section of the border there has been a long lingering boundary dispute with India (Kalapani area).
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Mechi is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. Headquarters: Ilam. It comes under the Eastern division of Nepal, borders the Indian states of Sikkim and Bihar in the east and south and Tibet in the north. The largest city is Damak in the Terai.
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Narayani Zone of Nepal in Terai bordering India on the south. The major cities of Narayani Zone are Hetauda, Bharatpur, Birganj, Ratnanagar, Kalaia and Gaur.

Narayani hosts Nepal's oldest and most famous national park: Chitwan (932km²), considered to be one of Asia's richest
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Rapti is a mid-western anchal (first-order administrative district, usually translated as 'region') of Nepal. It is divided into 5 jilla (districts):
  • Dang Deokhuri District
  • Pyuthan District
  • Rolpa District
  • Rukum District
  • Salyan District

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Sagarmatha zone (सगरमाथा अञ्चल) is a zone in the east of Nepal. This zone includes mountain districts of the Himalayas (including Mount Everest) in the north, hill districts in the center, and valley districts
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