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Nepal is a beautiful country in Asia, known for its amazing mountains like Mount Everest! To help manage the country, Nepal is divided into different areas. Think of it like how your country might have states, provinces, or counties. Nepal has 14 main administrative areas called zones (or anchal) and 77 smaller areas called districts (or jillā). These zones are also grouped into five bigger development regions.

How Nepal is Organized

For a long time, these 14 zones were the main way Nepal was divided. This system started in 1962. However, around 1995, people started using the larger development regions more often. So, these five development regions became the main way Nepal was divided for planning and management.

Nepal's Zones and Regions

The 14 administrative zones are organized within the five development regions. They are listed below, starting from the east and moving west. Each zone has a main city, a population count from 2011, its total area, and the number of districts it contains.

Nepal zones
Administrative zones of Nepal
Region Zone Named after Chief city Population
(2011)
   Area   
(km²)
Districts
Eastern Mechi Mechi River Ilam 1,422,182 8,196 4
Kosi Kosi River Biratnagar 2,335,047 9,669 6
Sagarmatha Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Rajbiraj 2,054,326 10,591 6
Central Janakpur Its capital Janakpurdham 2,837,481 9,669 6
Bagmati Bagmati River Kathmandu 3,843,596 9,428 8
Narayani Narayani (lower Gandaki) river Birganj 2,975,908 8,313 5
Western Gandaki Gandaki River Pokhara 1,549,857 12,275 6
Lumbini Lumbini, a pilgrimage site,
birth place of Gautama Buddha
Butwal 2,834,612 8,975 6
Dhawalagiri Dhaulagiri mountain Baglun 542,296 8,148 4
Mid-Western Region Rapti West Rapti River Tulsipur 1,456,202 10,482 5
Karnali Karnali River Jumla 388,713 21,351 5
Bheri Bheri River Nepalgunj 1,701,767 10,545 5
Far-Western Region Seti Seti River Dipayal-Silgadhi 1,575,003 12,550 5
Mahakali Mahakali River Mahendranagar 977,514 6,989 4

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