List of districts of Nepal - wikipedia List of districts of Nepal Nepal This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Nepal Constitution Human rights LGBT rights Executive President Bidhya Devi Bhandari Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Legislature House of Representatives Speaker : National Assembly Chairman : Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice of Nepal : Gopal Parajuli Elections Election Commission Political parties Recent elections Constituent Assembly : 2008 2013 Presidential : 2008 2015 Legislative : 2017 Local : 2017 Administrative divisions Provinces Districts Municipality Rural Municipality Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions of Nepal to Nepal Passport Visa requirements Related topics Democracy movement Civil War Other countries Atlas Districts in Nepal are second level of administrative divisions after provinces. Districts are subdivided in municipalities. There are 77districts in Nepal. Previously 75 districts, but after the state 's administrative division reconstruction, two districts Nawalparasi and Rukum were divided into Nawalparasi - Nawalpur and East Rukum - West Rukum respectively. Now Nepal has 7 provinces. Contents 1 History 2 Districts under new administration 3 Former administrative divisions 4 Eastern Development Region 4.1 Mechi Zone 4.2 Koshi Zone 4.3 Sagarmatha Zone 5 Central Development Region 5.1 Janakpur Zone 5.2 Bagmati Zone 5.3 Narayani Zone 6 Western Development Region 6.1 Gandaki Zone 6.2 Lumbini Zone 6.3 Daulagiri Zone 7 Mid-Western Development Region 7.1 Rapti Zone 7.2 Karnali Zone 7.3 Bheri Zone 8 Far - Western Development Region 8.1 Seti Zone 8.2 Mahakali Zone 9 See also 10 References 11 External links History During the time of king Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and prime minister Bhimsen Thapa, Nepal was divided into 10 districts. All areas east of Dudhkoshi River were one district, Dhankuta. During the time of prime minister Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana ( 1885 - 1901 ) Nepal was divided into total 32 districts. Hilly region had 20 districts and Terai had 12 districts. Nepal had two centers Palpa and Dhankuta. Dhankuta was the center of East Nepal and Palpa was the center of West Nepal. District administration ( 1901 - 1951 ) : For administration purpose the country had been divided into 35 districts. Each had a headquarters and Bada Haqim ( District Administrator ) as its head. The districts were classified into A, B and C. 7 districts fell in A category, 9 in B and 16 in category C. District administration ( 1951 - 1960 ) : During 1951 to 1960 no remote changes were made in district administration in Nepal. Only small changes made by king that could n't help to keep continue the administration system. District Panchayat ( 1960 - 1990 ) : After 1960 the administration in general and the district administration in particular underwent a sea changes. King referred to the reorganisation of traditional 35 districts into 14 zones and 75 development Districts. District Panchayat was one of the four administrative divisions of Nepal during the Panchayat System ( 1962 - 1990 ). During the Panchayat time the country was divided into 75 districts and now 2 districts are added by dividing Nawalparasi and Rukum into 2 districts. Now the total number of districts is 77. District Devlopment Committee ( 1990 - 2015 ) : Composed of elected members at the district level. It was responsible for formulating district - level devlopment policies. It was established in 1990, following the end of the Panchayat system. Districts under new administration As of 20 September 2015 Nepal is divided into 7 provinces. They are defined by schedule 4 of the new constitution, by grouping together the existing districts. Two districts Rukum and Nawalparasi however are split in two parts ending up in two different provinces. The old District Development Committee ( DDC ) replaced with District Coordination Committee ( DCC ). # Provinces Districts Area ( KM2 ) Population ( 2011 ) Density ( people / KM2 ) Comparable state Province No. 1 14 25,905 KM2 4,534,943 175 Burundi Province No. 2 8 9,661 KM2 5,404,145 559 Cyprus Province No. 3 13 20,300 KM2 5,529,452 272 Slovenia Province No. 4 11 21,504 KM2 2,413,907 112 El Salvador 5 Province No. 5 12 22,288 KM2 4,891,025 219 El Salvador 6 Province No. 6 10 27,984 KM2 1,168,515 41 Equatorial Guinea 7 Province No. 7 9 19,539 KM2 2,552,517 130 New Caledonia Nepal 77 147,181 Former administrative divisions In the old structure, Nepal 's five development regions are subdivided into 14 administrative zones ( Nepali : अञ्चल ; anchal ) and then 75 districts ( Nepali : जिल्ला ; jillā ). These districts are listed below, by region and zone. District headquarters are in parentheses. Eastern Development Region Mechi Zone Districts of Mechi Outer Terai Jhapa District ( Chandragadhi ) Hill Ilam District ( Ilam ) Panchthar District ( Phidim ) Mountain Taplejung District ( Phungling ) Koshi Zone Districts of Koshi Outer Terai Morang District ( Biratnagar ) Sunsari District ( Inaruwa ) Hill Bhojpur District ( Bhojpur ) Dhankuta District ( Dhankuta ) Terhathum District ( Myanglung ) Mountain Sankhuwasabha District ( Khandbari ) Sagarmatha Zone Districts of Sagarmatha Outer Terai Saptari District ( Rajbiraj ) Siraha District ( Siraha ) Inner Terai Udayapur District ( Gaighat ) Hill Khotang District ( Diktel ) Okhaldhunga District ( Okhaldhunga ) Mountain Solukhumbu District ( Salleri ) Central Development Region Janakpur Zone Districts of Janakpur Outer Terai Dhanusa District ( Janakpur ) Mahottari District ( Jaleswar ) Sarlahi District ( Malangwa ) Inner Terai Sindhuli District ( Kamalamai ) Hill Ramechhap District ( Manthali ) Mountain Dolakha District ( Charikot ) Bagmati Zone Districts of Bagmati Hill Bhaktapur District ( Bhaktapur ) Dhading District ( Dhading Besi ) Kathmandu District ( Kathmandu ) Kavrepalanchok District ( Dhulikhel ) Lalitpur District ( Lalitpur ) Nuwakot District ( Bidur ) Mountain Rasuwa District ( Dhunche ) Sindhupalchok District ( Chautara ) Narayani Zone Districts of Narayani Outer Terai Bara District ( Kalaiya ) Parsa District ( Birgunj ) Rautahat District ( Gaur ) Inner Terai Chitwan District ( Bharatpur ) Makwanpur District ( Hetauda ) Western Development Region Gandaki Zone Districts of Gandaki Hill Gorkha District ( Gorkha ) Kaski District ( Pokhara ) Lamjung District ( Besisahar ) Syangja District ( Syangja ) Tanahun District ( Byas ) Mountain Manang District ( Chame ) Lumbini Zone Districts of Lumbini Outer Terai Kapilvastu District ( Kapilvastu ) Nawalparasi District ( Parasi ) Rupandehi District ( Siddharthanagar ) Hill Arghakhanchi District ( Sandhikharka ) Gulmi District ( Tamghas ) Palpa District ( Tansen ) Daulagiri Zone Districts of Dhaulagiri Hill Baglung District ( Baglung ) Myagdi District ( Beni ) Parbat District ( Kusma ) Mountain Mustang District ( Jomsom ) Mid-Western Development Region Rapti Zone Districts of Rapti Inner Terai Dang District ( Ghorahi ) Hill Pyuthan District ( Pyuthan Khalanga ) Rolpa District ( Liwang ) Rukum District ( Musikot ) Salyan District ( Salyan Khalanga ) Karnali Zone Districts of Karnali Mountain Dolpa District ( Dunai ) Humla District ( Simikot ) Jumla District ( Jumla Khalanga ) Kalikot District ( Manma ) Mugu District ( Gamgadhi ) Bheri Zone Districts of Bheri Outer Terai Banke District ( Nepalganj ) Bardiya District ( Gulariya ) Inner Terai Surkhet District ( Birendranagar ) Hill Dailekh District ( Narayan ) Jajarkot District ( Khalanga ) Far - Western Development Region Seti Zone Districts of Seti Outer Terai Kailali District ( Dhangadhi ) Hill Achham District ( Mangalsen ) Doti District ( Dipayal ) Mountain Bajhang District ( Chainpur ) Bajura District ( Martadi ) Mahakali Zone Districts of Mahakali Outer Terai Kanchanpur District ( Bhim Datta ) Inner Terai and Hill Dadeldhura District ( Dadeldhura ) Hill Baitadi District ( Baitadi ) Mountain Darchula District ( Darchula ) See also Development Regions of Nepal List of zones of Nepal List of village development committees of Nepal References Jump up ^ `` There will be 77 districts in the country : Minister Thapa ''. myrepublica.com. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017. External links Digitalhimalaya.com : Collection of Nepalese District maps -- from the Digital Himalaya database project. Myholidaynepal.com : Places of Nepal Districts of Nepal. Districts of Nepal Achham Arghakhanchi Baglung Baitadi Bajhang Bajura Banke Bara Bardiya Bhaktapur Bhojpur Chitwan Dadeldhura Dailekh Dang Deukhuri Darchula Dhading Dhankuta Dhanusa Dolkha Dolpa Doti Gorkha Gulmi Humla Ilam Jajarkot Jhapa Jumla Kailali Kalikot Kanchanpur Kapilvastu Kaski Kathmandu Kavrepalanchok Khotang Lalitpur Lamjung Mahottari Makwanpur Manang Morang Mugu Mustang Myagdi Nawalparasi Nuwakot Okhaldhunga Palpa Panchthar Parbat Parsa Pyuthan Ramechhap Rasuwa Rautahat Rolpa Rukum Rupandehi Salyan Sankhuwasabha Saptari Sarlahi Sindhuli Sindhupalchok Siraha Solukhumbu Sunsari Surkhet Syangja Tanahu Taplejung Terhathum Udayapur Articles on second - level administrative divisions of Asian countries Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia People 's Republic of China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Russia Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor - Leste ( East Timor ) Turkey Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Country spanning more than one continent ( transcontinental country ) List of administrative divisions by country Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_districts_of_Nepal&oldid=819917621 '' Categories : Districts of Nepal Nepal geography - related lists Subdivisions of Nepal Lists of subdivisions of Nepal Third - level administrative country subdivisions Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা भोजपुरी Boarisch Dansk Deutsch Français हिन्दी বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Italiano Lietuvių मैथिली Nederlands नेपाली Norsk Polski Português संस्कृतम् Simple English Suomi தமிழ் اردو डोटेली Edit links This page was last edited on 12 January 2018, at 01 : 00. 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Question: which zone has the largest number of district in nepal
Answer: Province No. 1