Development regions of Nepal नेपाल विकास क्षेत्रहरु (Nepali
Category	Federated state
Location	Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Number	5 Development regions
Populations	2,552,517 (Far-Western Development Region) - 9,656,985 (Central Development Region)
Areas	7,544 square miles (19,540 km2) (Far-Western Development Region) – 10,580 square miles (27,400 km2) (Central Development Region)
Government	Region government
Subdivisions	Zones

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Nepal is divided into 5 Development Regions (विकास क्षेत्र), 14 Administrative Zones (अञ्चल) and 75 Districts (जिल्ला). The 14 administrative zones are 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 are (from east to west):

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.^[1]

See also[edit]

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

References[edit]

Development regions and zones of Nepal Eastern Region (Purwanchal) Kosi Mechi Sagarmatha Central Region (Madhyamanchal) Bagmati Janakpur Narayani Western Region (Pashchimanchal) Dhawalagiri Gandaki Lumbini Mid-Western Region (Madhya Pashchimanchal) Bheri Karnali Rapti Far-Western Region (Sudur Pashchimanchal) Mahakali Seti