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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (Nepali: संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल Sanghīya Loktāntrik Ganatantra Nepāl) is a small country situated in South Asia between India and China. Administratively Nepal is divided into many Development regions, Zones, Districts, Village Development Committee, Metropolitan and Municipality.
Development Regions of Nepal
Nepal is Divided into 5 Development regions[1]
| sr. | Development Regions | Nepali Name | Headquarters | Area (km2.) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Development Region | पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र | Dhankuta | 28,456 | 5,811,555 |
| 2 | Central Development Region | मध्यमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र | Kathmandu | 27,410 | 9,656,985 |
| 3 | Western Development Region | पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र | Pokhara | 29,398 | 4,926,765 |
| 4 | Mid-Western Development Region | मध्य पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र | Birendranagar | 42,378 | 3,546,682 |
| 5 | Far-Western Development Region | सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र | Dipayal | 19,539 | 2,552,517 |
| Nepal | नेपाल | Kathmandu | 147,181 | 26,494,504 | |
Zones of Nepal
Nepal is divided into 14 Zones.
| sr. | Regions | Zones | Headquarters | Area (km2.) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern | Mechi | Ilam | 8,196 | 1,422,182 |
| 2 | Koshi | Biratnagar | 9,669 | 2,335,047 | |
| 3 | Sagarmatha | Rajbiraj | 10,591 | 2,054,326 | |
| 4 | Central | Janakpur Zone | Jaleshwar | 9,669 | 2,837,481 |
| 5 | Bagmati Zone | Kathmandu | 9,428, | 3,843,596 | |
| 6 | Narayani Zone | Birgunj | 8,313 | 2,975,908 | |
| 7 | Western | Gandaki Zone | Pokhara | 12,275 | 1,549,857 |
| 8 | Lumbini Zone | Butwal | 8,975 | 2,834,612 | |
| 9 | Dhawalagiri Zone | Baglung | 8,148 | 542,296 | |
| 10 | Mid-West | Rapti Zone | Tulsipur | 10,482 | 1,456202 |
| 11 | Karnali Zone | Jumla | 21,351 | 388,713 | |
| 12 | Bheri Zone | Nepalganj | 10,545 | 1701,767 | |
| 13 | Far-West | Seti Zone | Dhangadhi | 12,550 | 1,575,003 |
| 14 | Mahakali Zone | Mahendranagar | 6,989 | 977,514 | |
| Nepal | 14 Zones | Kathmandu | 147,181 | 26,494,504 | |
Districts of Nepal
There are 75 Districts in Nepal
Village Development Committee
National Association of Village Development Committees in Nepal (NAVIN) was established in the year 1996 as an umbrella organization to represent and provide support to Nepal's 3915 VDCs (Village Government in Nepal). In a short span of its origin, NAVIN has been able to establish itself, both nationally and internationally, as a reputable representative organization of VDCs and has founded itself as a pioneer partner organization for decentralization and democratization process in Nepal.[2]
Cities and Municipality of Nepal
Municipalities are the cities having at least some minimum criteria of population and infrastructure and declared as a municipality by the government. There are 130 municipalities in Nepal including 72 new declared in May 2014.[3][4]
The capital city Kathmandu is a Metropolitan city and there are other four sub-metropolitan cities Biratnagar, Pokhara, Lalitpur & Birganj.
| Largest cities or towns of Nepal http://www.cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | District | Pop. | ||||||
 Kathmandu  Biratnagar |
1 | Kathmandu | Kathmandu | 975,453 |  Pokhara  Lalitpur | ||||
| 2 | Biratnagar | Morang | over 700,000 | ||||||
| 3 | Pokhara | Kaski | 264,991 | ||||||
| 4 | Lalitpur | Lalitpur | 183,316 | ||||||
| 5 | Bharatpur | Chitwan | 143,836 | ||||||
| 6 | Birganj | Parsa | 135,904 | ||||||
| 7 | Butwal | Rupandehi | 118,462 | ||||||
| 8 | Dharan | Sunsari | 116,181 | ||||||
| 9 | Bhim Datta | Kanchanpur | 104,599 | ||||||
| 10 | Dhangadhi | Kailali | 101,970 | ||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.geohive.com/cntry/nepal.aspx
- ↑ http://www.navin.org.np/
- ↑ ekantipur.com Govt declares 72 new municipalities (with list)
- ↑ The Himalayan Times Govt declares 72 new municipalities