Dhawalagiri Zone

Dhaulagiri Zone
धौलागिरी अञ्चल
Zone

Dhaulagiri Zone
Country    Nepal
Area
  Total 8,148 km2 (3,146 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 556,191
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Dhawalagiri (or Dhaulagiri) (Nepali: धौलागिरी अञ्चल Listen ) is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. It comes under the Western Development Region 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. Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, the only hunting reserve in Nepal is spread over Baglung and Myagdi Districts of this zone.

Districts

Dhaulagiri is divided into 4 districts:

District Type Headquarters
Baglung Hill Baglung
Mustang Mountain Jomsom
Myagdi Hill Beni
Parbat Hill Kusma
Dhaulagiri Mountain Range

See also

Coordinates: 28°50′N 83°30′E / 28.833°N 83.500°E