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{{Short description|Former type of subdivision of Nepal}}
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{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Development Regions of Nepal
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|map                = [[Image:Nepal development regions.png|250px]]
|category           = [[Federated state]] 
|territory          = [[Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal]]
|start_date         =
|current_number     = 5
|number_date        = 2037 B.S.
|government         = Region government
|subdivision        = [[List of zones of Nepal|Zones]]
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{{Politics of Nepal}}

Prior to the promulgation of a new [[Constitution of Nepal|constitution]] in 2015 after an earthquake, [[Nepal]] was divided into five development regions ({{langx|ne|विकास क्षेत्र}}), 14 administrative [[List of zones of Nepal|zones]] ({{langx|ne|अञ्चल}}) and 77 [[List of districts of Nepal|districts]] ({{langx|ne|जिल्ला}}). The 14 administrative zones were grouped into five development regions. Each district is headed by a [[Chief District Officer|Chief District Officer (CDO)]] responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries.

The five development regions of Nepal were (from east to west):

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Development regions of Nepal
|-
! No.
! English name
! [[Nepali language|Nepali]] name
! Zones
! Districts (no.)
! Headquarters
!Population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
! 1
|[[Eastern Development Region, Nepal|'''Eastern Development Region''']]|| {{lang|ne|पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Mechi zone|Mechi]] <br> [[Kosi zone|Koshi]] <br> [[Sagarmatha zone|Sagarmatha]] || 16 ||[[Dhankuta]]|| {{lang|en|5,811,555}}|| {{lang|en|28,456}}
|-
!2
|[[Central Development Region, Nepal|'''Central Development Region''']]|| {{lang|ne|मध्यमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Janakpur zone|Janakpur]] <br> [[Bagmati zone|Bagmati]] <br> [[Narayani zone|Narayani]] || 19 || [[Kathmandu]]|| {{lang|en|9,656,985}}|| {{lang|en|27,410}}
|-
!3
|[[Western Development Region, Nepal|'''Western Development Region''']]|| {{lang|ne|पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Gandaki zone|Gandaki]] <br> [[Lumbini zone|Lumbini]] <br> [[Dhaulagiri zone|Dhaulagiri]] || 16 || [[Pokhara]]|| {{lang|en|4,926,765}}|| {{lang|en|29,398}}
|-
!4
|[[Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal|'''Mid-Western Development Region''']]||{{lang|ne|मध्य पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Rapti zone|Rapti]] <br> [[Bheri zone|Bheri]] <br> [[Karnali zone|Karnali]] || 15 || [[Birendranagar]]|| {{lang|en|3,546,682}}|| {{lang|en|42,378}}
|-
!5
|[[Far-Western Development Region, Nepal|'''Far-Western Development Region''']] ||{{lang|ne|सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Seti zone|Seti]] <br> [[Mahakali zone|Mahakali]] || 9 || [[Dipayal]]|| {{lang|en|2,552,517}}|| {{lang|en|19,539}}
|-
|}

[[King Birendra]] divided the entire kingdom into four different regions in 2029 BS (1972):

* Eastern Development Region
* Central Development Region,
* Western Development Region
* Far-Western Development Region

The three regions were:

* Himalayan region, consisting of 21 districts
* Hilly region, consisting of 35 districts
* Terai region, consisting of 21 districts from east to west (Jhapa, Siraha, Saptari, Morang, Sunsari, Dhanusa, Mahottari, Sarlahi, Bara, Parsa, Rautahat, Chitwan, Kapilvastu, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Dang, Bake, Bardiya, Kailali, Kanchanpur)

To fill the gap between different parts of the nation by balanced or proportionate development. Eight years later, in 2037 (1982), he further divided the nation adding one more separate development region, naming it the mid-western development region, taking two zones from Far Western Development region Seti and Mahakali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/rewantcyber/admindivnep.html|title = Administrative Div of Nepal}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of provinces of Nepal]]
*[[List of zones of Nepal]] (former)
*[[List of districts of Nepal]]
*[[List of village development committees of Nepal]] (former)
*[[ISO 3166-2:NP]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Zones of Nepal}}

{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries}}

[[Category:Regions of Nepal|Development]]
[[Category:Economy of Nepal|Development]]
[[Category:Subdivisions of Nepal]]
[[Category:Lists of subdivisions of Nepal|Nepal, Development regions]]
[[Category:Former subdivisions of Nepal]]


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