Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal

Mid-Western Development Region ( - Madhya 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 Birendranagar, Surkhet.

Geography
The Mid-Western Development Region had the Western Development Region to the east, Uttar Pradesh (India) to the south, the Far-Western Development Region to the west and the Tibet Autonomous Region (People's Republic of China) to the north.

It was the largest Development Region of Nepal with an area of . It was the fourth in population with 3,546,682 people living there in 2011. Its population density was the lowest of all the regions, with 83.7 persons/km2.

The most important river in the Mid-Western Development Region was the Karnali or Kauriala, known as Ghaghara in India. It is an important left tributary of the Ganges river.  Its length in Nepal is , the largest river of the country.

Some of the tributaries of the Karnali are the Humla Karnali , west Rapti, Tila karnali, Bheri

The biggest lake of Nepal, Lake Rara, was in this region, in the Mugu district of the Karnali Zone.

Cities
Some cities of this region were Birendranagar, Chinchu, Babiyachour, Tribhuvannagar (Ghorahi), Nepalgunj, and Tulsipur.

Administrative subdivisions
The region had 3 Zones with a total of 15 Districts:

 Zone Population(2011)  Area (km²) Pop. density (inh/km²) Districts Number  Names Bheri  1,701,767  10,545  161.4  5 Banke, Bardiya, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Surkhet Karnali  388,713  21,351  18.2  5  Dolpa, Humla, Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu Rapti  1,456,202  10,482  138.9  5  Dang Deokhuri, Pyuthan, Rolpa, Rukum, Salyan Total  3,546,682  42,378  83.7  15 

References

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

Other websites
 Administrative Division of Nepal - Geonames
 Madhya Paścimāñcala

Category:Subdivisions of Nepal