Western Development Region, Nepal
| Western Development Region (पश्चिमाञ्चल - Paścimāñcala) | |
| Region | |
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| Country |  Nepal
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|---|---|
| Zones | Gandaki, Lumbini, Dhawalagiri |
| Headquarters | Pokhara |
| Area | 29,398 km² (11,351 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,926,765 (2011) [1] |
| Density | 168 /km² (435 /sq mi) |
| Timezone | NPT (UTC+5:45) |
| ISO 3166-2 | NP-3 |
 Location of the Western Region
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Western Development Region (Nepali:पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र - Pashchimānchal Bikās Kshetra) is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is in the west-central part of the country with headquarters at Pokhara.
Geography[change | change source]
The Western Development Region has the Central Development Region to the east, the India to the south, the Mid-Western Development Region to the west and the People's Republic of China to the north.
It is the second largest Development Region of Nepal with an area of 29,398 km2 (11,351 sq mi) and the third in population with 4,926,765 people living there;[1] its population density is of 167.6 persons/km2.
Some of the highest mountains of the world are found in this region, in the Himalayas of the Dhawalagiri and Gandaki zones. Among them are Dhaulagiri (8,167 m), Manaslu (8,156 m) and Annapurna (8,091 m).
The most important river in the Western Development Region is the Gandaki, left tributary of the Ganges river.
Cities[change | change source]
Some cities of this region are Pokhara, Baglung, Butwall, Sandhikharka, Tansen, Tilaurakot, etc.
Administrative subdivisions[change | change source]
The region has 3 Zones with a total of 16 Districts:
| Zone | Population[2] (2011) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Pop. density (inh/km²) |
Districts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Names | ||||
| Dhawalagiri | 542,296 | 8,148 | 66.6 | 4 | Baglung, Mustang, Myagdi, Parbat |
| Gandaki | 1,549,857 | 12,275 | 126.3 | 6 | Gorkha, Kaski, Lamjung, Manang, Syangja, Tanahu |
| Lumbini | 2,834,612 | 8,975 | 315.8 | 6 | Arghakhanchi, Gulmi, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi, Palpa,Rupandehi |
| Total | 9,656,985 | 27,410 | 352.3 | 16 | |
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (pdf). Central Bureau of Statistics. Kathmandu, Nepal. November 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Nepal: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Regions of Nepal". Statoids. 2012-12-07. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
Other websites[change | change source]
| Eastern Region (Purwanchal) |  | |
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| Central Region (Madhyamanchal) | ||
| Western Region (Pashchimanchal) | ||
| Mid-Western Region (Madhya Pashchimanchal) | ||
| Far-Western Region (Sudur Pashchimanchal) | ||
Coordinates: 28°15′50″N 83°58′20″E / 28.26389°N 83.97222°E