Western Development Region, Nepal

Western Development Region ( - Pashchimānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions. It was in the west-central part of the country. Its headquarters were at Pokhara.

Geography
The Western Development Region had 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.

The region was the second largest Development Region of Nepal. Its area was . It was the third in population with 4,926,765 people living there in 2011. Its population density is of 167.6 persons/km2.

Some of the highest mountains of the world were found in this region, in the Himalayas of the Dhawalagiri and Gandaki zones. Among them are Dhaulagiri (), Manaslu () and Annapurna ().

The most important river in the Western Development Region is the Gandaki, left tributary of the Ganges river.

Cities
Some cities of this region were Pokhara, Baglung, Butwall, Sandhikharka, Tansen, Tilaurakot, etc.

Administrative subdivisions
The region had 3 zones with a total of 16 districts:

 Zone Population(2011)  Area (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
Development Regions of Nepal
Districts of Nepal
Zones of Nepal

References

Other websites
 Administrative Division of Nepal - Geonames
 Paścimāñcala

Category:Subdivisions of Nepal