Central Development Region, Nepal

Central Development Region ( - Madyamānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions. It was in the east-central part of the country. Its headquarters were at Hetauda.

Geography
The Central Development Region had the Eastern Development Region to the east, the India to the south, the Western Development Region to the west and the People's Republic of China to the north.

The region was the fourth largest Development Region of Nepal. Its area was . It was first in population. There were 9,656,985 people living there in 2011. Its population density was the highest of all regions with 352.3 persons/km2.

Part of this region was in the Kathmandu Valley with an area of . It was  long from east to west, and  long from north to south.

The most important river in the Central Development Region was the Bagmati, tributary of the Kosi river. It flows through the Kathmandu Valley. It is part of the Ganges watershed. The Bagmati is considered a holy river by Hindus and Buddhists.

Other rivers of this region were Kamala, Lakhandei and Bisnumati. These three small rivers are tributaries of the Bagmati.

Cities
The major cities of this region were Kathmandu, Patan, Bharatpur, Bhaktapur, Bhairawa, Lalitpur, Nagarkot and Janakpur. Other notable places were Khokana, Hetauda, Harisiddhi, Godavari, etc.

Administrative subdivisions
The region had 3 zones with a total of 19 districts:

 Zone Population(2011)  Area (km²) Pop. density (inh/km²) Districts Number  Names Janakpur  2,837,481  9,669  293.5  6  Dhanusa, Dolkha, Mahottari, Ramechhap, Sarlahi, Sindhuli Bagmati  3,843,596  9,428  407.7  8  Bhaktapur, Dhading, Kathmandu, Kavrepalanchok, Lalitpur, Nuwakot, Rasuwa, Sindhulpalchok Narayani  2,975,908  8,313  358.0  5 Bara,Chitwan, Makwanpur, Parsa, Rautahat Total  9,656,985  27,410  352.3  19 

Related pages
Development regions of Nepal
Districts of Nepal
Zones of Nepal

References

Other websites
 Administrative Division of Nepal - Geonames
 Madhyamāñcala
 Friends of the Bagmati
 UNESCO - Kathmandu Valley

Category:Subdivisions of Nepal