Nepal/Boundaries/Zones

Until the establishment of seven new provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones (Nepali: अञ्चल; anchal) and 77 districts (Nepali: जिल्ला; jillā). The 14 administrative zones were grouped into 5 Development_Regions (Nepali: विकास क्षेत्र; vikās kṣetra). Each district is headed by a Chief District Officer (CDO) responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries.

List of Zones

The 14 Zones of Nepal were (from east to west):

No.	Name of the Zone	Relation	Districts	Development Region
1	Mechi	4583219 4583219	Taplejung Panchtar Ilam Jhapa	Eastern Development Region
2	Koshi	4589468 4589468	Sankhuwasabha Terhathum Bhojpur Dhankuta Morang Sunsari
3	Sagarmatha	4583222 4583222	Solukhumbu Khotang Okhaldhunga Udayapur Saptari Siraha
4	Janakpur	4583213 4583213	Dolakha Ramechhap Sindhuli Dhanusa Mahottari Sarlahi	Central Development Region
5	Bagmati	4583216 4583216	Sindhupalchok Rasuwa Nuwakot Kavrepalanchok Dhading Kathmandu Lalitpur Bhaktapur
6	Narayani	4583215 4583215	Makawanpur Chitawan Bara Parsa Rautahat
7	Gandaki	4583212 4583212	Gorkha Kaski Lamjung Manang Syangja Tanahun	Western Development Region
8	Dhaulagiri	4583214 4583214	Mustang Myagdi Baglung Parbat
9	Lumbini	4583221 4583221	Arghakhanchi Gulmi Kapilvastu Nawalparasi Palpa Rupandehi
10	Rapti	4583220 4583220	Dang Pyuthan Rolpa Rukum Salyan	Mid-Western Development Region
11	Bheri	4583217 4583217	Banke Bardiya Dailekh Jajarkot Surkhet
12	Karnali	4583210 4583210	Dolpa Humla Jumla Kalikot Mugu
13	Seti	4583223 4583223	Achham Bajhang Bajura Doti Kailali	Far-Western Development Region
14	Mahakali	4583218 4583218	Baitadi Dadeldhura Darchula Kanchanpur

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