Former administrative units of Nepal are administrative divisions during Kingdom of Nepal. In 2008 Nepal was proclaimed a federal republic and old administrative units restricted after adoption of new constitution on 20 September 2015.[1]
After the Sugauli treaty in 1814-16 Nepal came to existence in today's shape. During the time of king Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and prime minister Bhimsen Thapa, Nepal was divided into 10 districts.[8]
Even after Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana to the end of Rana rule in Nepal in 1951 and till the proclamation of new constitution of Kingdom of Nepal in 1962, Nepal remained divided into 32 districts. Each had a headquarters and Bada Haqim (District Administrator) as its head. From 1951 to 1962 many acts and constitutions passed which shows name of 32 districts.[9][10][11]
In 1962, the reorganisation of traditional 35 districts into 14 zones and 75 development Districts.[12]
In 1972 (2029 B.S.). The late King Birendra in assistance with renowned scholar late Dr. Hark Gurung brought forth the concept of regional development for the harmonious developments of all parts of the country. Subsequently, he divided Nepal into 4 Development Regions in 1972: Eastern, Central, Western and Far Western. Since the Far Western Development Region became too large in size, it was further divided by creating the Mid-Western Development Region in 1981. Mid-western Development Region was created out of Karnali, Rapti and Bheri zones. It was done with the objective to achieve balanced, effective and rapid development programs in the country.[13]
There were 75 districts in Nepal before 2015. They were grouped together to form zones. 2 new districts formed after 2015. District Development Committees (DDCs) were established to carry out all the administrative as well as clerical functions of a district.
Formally, Villages were administered by Village development committees in Nepal. They were dissolved before the new constitution in 2015 and formed Gaunpalika.
National Association of Village Development Committees in Nepal (NAVIN) was established in the year 1996 as an umbrella organization to represent and provide support to Nepal's 3915 VDCs (Village Government in Nepal). In a short span of its origin, NAVIN has been able to establish itself, both nationally and internationally, as a reputable representative organization of VDCs and has founded itself as a pioneer partner organization for decentralization and democratization process in Nepal.[16] The Village Development Committee were defunct in March 2017 and replaced with Gaupalika
Digitalhimalaya.com: Collection of Nepalese District maps — from the Digital Himalaya database project.
Myholidaynepal.com: Places of Nepal
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This article is about the former administrative divisions of Nepal For new administrative divisions see Administrative divisions of Nepal Former administrative units of Nepal are administrative divisions during Kingdom of Nepal In 2008 Nepal was proclaimed a federal republic and old administrative units restricted after adoption of new constitution on 20 September 2015 1 Formerly Nepal was divided into 5 development regions 14 zones 75 districts 58 municipalities before 2014 and 3157 village development committee 2 3 4 5 Contents 1 History 2 Development Regions 3 Zones 4 Districts 4 1 Eastern Development Region 4 1 1 Mechi Zone 4 1 2 Koshi Zone 4 1 3 Sagarmatha Zone 4 2 Central Development Region 4 2 1 Janakpur Zone 4 2 2 Bagmati Zone 4 2 3 Narayani Zone 4 3 Western Development Region 4 3 1 Gandaki Zone 4 3 2 Lumbini Zone 4 3 3 Daulagiri Zone 4 4 Mid Western Development Region 4 4 1 Rapti Zone 4 4 2 Karnali Zone 4 4 3 Bheri Zone 4 5 Far Western Development Region 4 5 1 Seti Zone 4 5 2 Mahakali Zone 5 Municipalities 6 Village Development Committees 7 See also 8 External links 9 ReferencesHistory editKingdom of Nepal was formed in 1768 by unification of Nepal 6 Before the treaty of Sugauli in 1814 16 the territories under Nepalese control included Darjeeling to the South east whole of Sikkim to the east Nainital to the south west and the Kumaon Kingdom and Garhwal Kingdom to the west 7 After the Sugauli treaty in 1814 16 Nepal came to existence in today s shape During the time of king Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and prime minister Bhimsen Thapa Nepal was divided into 10 districts 8 During the time of prime minister Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana 1885 1901 Nepal was divided into 32 districts and Doti Palpa and Dhankuta were 3 gaunda Nepali ग ड English meaning Cantonment Hilly region had 20 districts and Terai had 12 districts 8 Even after Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana to the end of Rana rule in Nepal in 1951 and till the proclamation of new constitution of Kingdom of Nepal in 1962 Nepal remained divided into 32 districts Each had a headquarters and Bada Haqim District Administrator as its head From 1951 to 1962 many acts and constitutions passed which shows name of 32 districts 9 10 11 In 1962 the reorganisation of traditional 35 districts into 14 zones and 75 development Districts 12 In 1972 2029 B S The late King Birendra in assistance with renowned scholar late Dr Hark Gurung brought forth the concept of regional development for the harmonious developments of all parts of the country Subsequently he divided Nepal into 4 Development Regions in 1972 Eastern Central Western and Far Western Since the Far Western Development Region became too large in size it was further divided by creating the Mid Western Development Region in 1981 Mid western Development Region was created out of Karnali Rapti and Bheri zones It was done with the objective to achieve balanced effective and rapid development programs in the country 13 Development Regions editFurther information Development regions of Nepal Prior to September 2015 Nepal was divided into 5 Development regions They were first level of administrative divisions 14 nbsp Development Regions of Nepal Development Regions of Nepal sr Development Regions Nepali Name Headquarters Area km2 Population 2011 1 Eastern Development Region प र व ञ चल व क स क ष त र Dhankuta 28 456 5 811 555 2 Central Development Region मध यम ञ चल व क स क ष त र Kathmandu 27 410 9 656 985 3 Western Development Region पश च म ञ चल व क स क ष त र Pokhara 29 398 4 926 765 4 Mid Western Development Region मध य पश च म ञ चल व क स क ष त र Birendranagar 42 378 3 546 682 5 Far Western Development Region स द र पश च म ञ चल व क स क ष त र Dipayal 19 539 2 552 517 Nepal न प ल Kathmandu 147 181 26 494 504Zones editFurther information List of zones of Nepal There were 14 zones divided into 5 development regions Each development region had 3 zones Only the Far Western Development Region had 2 zones nbsp Zones of Nepal Zones of Nepal sr Regions Zones Headquarters Area km2 Population 2011 1 Eastern Mechi Zone Ilam 8 196 1 422 182 2 Kosi Zone Biratnagar 9 669 2 335 047 3 Sagarmatha Zone Rajbiraj 10 591 2 054 326 4 Central Janakpur Zone Jaleshwar 9 669 2 837 481 5 Bagmati Zone Kathmandu 9 428 3 843 596 6 Narayani Zone Birgunj 8 313 2 975 908 7 Western Gandaki Zone Pokhara 12 275 1 549 857 8 Lumbini Zone Butwal 8 975 2 834 612 9 Dhawalagiri Zone Baglung 8 148 542 296 10 Mid West Rapti Zone Tulsipur 10 482 1 456 202 11 Karnali Zone Chandannath 21 351 388 713 12 Bheri Zone Nepalganj 10 545 1 701 767 13 Far West Seti Zone Dhangadhi 12 550 1 575 003 14 Mahakali Zone Bhimdatta 6 989 977 514 Nepal 14 Zones Kathmandu 147 181 26 494 504Districts editFurther information List of districts of Nepal There were 75 districts in Nepal before 2015 They were grouped together to form zones 2 new districts formed after 2015 District Development Committees DDCs were established to carry out all the administrative as well as clerical functions of a district nbsp Zones of Nepal List of Districts Zonewise Eastern Development Region edit Mechi Zone edit nbsp Districts of Mechi Outer TeraiJhapa District Chandragadhi dd HillIlam District Ilam Panchthar District Phidim dd MountainTaplejung District Phungling dd Koshi Zone edit nbsp Districts of Koshi Outer TeraiMorang District Biratnagar Sunsari District Inaruwa dd HillBhojpur District Bhojpur Dhankuta District Dhankuta Terhathum District Myanglung dd MountainSankhuwasabha District Khandbari dd Sagarmatha Zone edit nbsp Districts of Sagarmatha Outer TeraiSaptari District Rajbiraj Siraha District Siraha dd Inner TeraiUdayapur District Gaighat dd HillKhotang District Diktel Okhaldhunga District Okhaldhunga dd MountainSolukhumbu District Salleri dd Central Development Region edit Janakpur Zone edit nbsp Districts of Janakpur Outer TeraiDhanusa District Janakpur Mahottari District Jaleswar Sarlahi District Malangwa dd Inner TeraiSindhuli District Kamalamai dd HillRamechhap District Manthali dd MountainDolakha District Charikot dd Bagmati Zone edit nbsp Districts of Bagmati HillBhaktapur District Bhaktapur Dhading District Dhading Besi Kathmandu District Kathmandu Kavrepalanchok District Dhulikhel Lalitpur District Lalitpur Nuwakot District Bidur dd MountainRasuwa District Dhunche Sindhupalchok District Chautara dd Narayani Zone edit nbsp Districts of Narayani Outer TeraiBara District Kalaiya Parsa District Birgunj Rautahat District Gaur dd Inner TeraiChitwan District Bharatpur Makwanpur District Hetauda dd Western Development Region edit Gandaki Zone edit nbsp Districts of Gandaki HillGorkha District Gorkha Kaski District Pokhara Lamjung District Besisahar Syangja District Syangja Tanahun District Byas dd MountainManang District Chame dd Lumbini Zone edit nbsp Districts of Lumbini Outer TeraiKapilvastu District Kapilvastu Nawalparasi District Parasi Rupandehi District Siddharthanagar dd HillArghakhanchi District Sandhikharka Gulmi District Tamghas Palpa District Tansen dd Daulagiri Zone edit nbsp Districts of Dhaulagiri HillBaglung District Baglung Myagdi District Beni Parbat District Kusma dd MountainMustang District Jomsom dd Mid Western Development Region edit Rapti Zone edit nbsp Districts of Rapti Inner TeraiDang District Ghorahi dd HillPyuthan District Pyuthan Khalanga Rolpa District Liwang Rukum District Musikot Salyan District Salyan Khalanga dd Karnali Zone edit nbsp Districts of Karnali MountainDolpa District Dunai Humla District Simikot Jumla District Jumla Khalanga Kalikot District Manma Mugu District Gamgadhi dd Bheri Zone edit nbsp Districts of Bheri Outer TeraiBanke District Nepalganj Bardiya District Gulariya dd Inner TeraiSurkhet District Birendranagar dd HillDailekh District Narayan Jajarkot District Khalanga dd Far Western Development Region edit Seti Zone edit nbsp Districts of Seti Outer TeraiKailali District Dhangadhi dd HillAchham District Mangalsen Doti District Dipayal dd MountainBajhang District Chainpur Bajura District Martadi dd Mahakali Zone edit nbsp Districts of Mahakali Outer TeraiKanchanpur District Bhim Datta dd Inner Terai and HillDadeldhura District Dadeldhura dd HillBaitadi District Baitadi dd MountainDarchula District Darchula dd Municipalities editFurther information Municipalities of Nepal Municipalities are an administrative units to work in urban area There were only 58 following Municipalities in Nepal before 2014 15 IlamBhadrapurDamakMechinagarBiratnagarDharanDhankutaInaruwaItahariKhandbariRajbirajLahanSirahaTriyugaJanakpur JalesworMalangawaBhimeshwarKamalamaiKathmanduLalitpurBhaktapurBanepaDhulikhelBidurPanautiMadhyapurKirtipurBirgunjHetauda KalaiyaBharatpurGaurRatnanagarPokharaByasanagarPrithvinarayanLekhnathWalingPutalibazarBaglungSiddharthanagarButwalTansenTaulihawa RamgramTribhuwan NagarTulsipurNepalgunjBirendranagarGulariyaNarayanDhangadhiTikapurDipayalMahendranagarAmargadhiDasharathchandVillage Development Committees editFurther information Village development committee Nepal Further information List of village development committees of Nepal Formally Villages were administered by Village development committees in Nepal They were dissolved before the new constitution in 2015 and formed Gaunpalika National Association of Village Development Committees in Nepal NAVIN was established in the year 1996 as an umbrella organization to represent and provide support to Nepal s 3915 VDCs Village Government in Nepal In a short span of its origin NAVIN has been able to establish itself both nationally and internationally as a reputable representative organization of VDCs and has founded itself as a pioneer partner organization for decentralization and democratization process in Nepal 16 The Village Development Committee were defunct in March 2017 and replaced with GaupalikaSee also editDevelopment Regions of Nepal List of zones of Nepal List of village development committees of NepalExternal links editDigitalhimalaya com Collection of Nepalese District maps from the Digital Himalaya database project Myholidaynepal com Places of NepalReferences edit 744 new local units come into effect Kathmandu Post Kantipur Publications Pvt Ltd 2017 Administratively Nepal is divided into 5 Regions 14 Zones and 75 Districts Population figure digitallibrary usc edu International Mission Photography Archive IMPA Retrieved 31 January 2018 75 Districts 14 Zones and 5 Development Regions www weallnepali com Archived from the original on 28 January 2018 Retrieved 31 January 2018 Village Development Committees VDCs in Nepal list and details www weallnepali com Archived from the original on 20 July 2018 Retrieved 31 January 2018 New Municipalities A Decision Without Vision nepaliheadlines com Retrieved 31 January 2018 TIMELINE Milestones in political history of Nepal www reuters com 28 May 2008 Retrieved 6 February 2018 Gorkhas Unrest in India and Their Nepal Connections southasiajournal net 16 July 2017 Retrieved 6 February 2018 Historically the present Indian Gorkhas territories Darjeeling and the surroundings were part of Nepal The current border between Nepal and India was set after the former s defeat at the hands of British in 1814 which led to the Treaty of Sugauli with Nepal losing the territories of Darjeeling to the East and Kumaon and Garhwal up to Sutlez river in the West a b स क ष प त पर चय Short Intro ddcdhankuta gov np in Nepali Govt of Nepal Retrieved 6 February 2018 श र ५ र ज न द रव क रम श ह र प रध नमन त र भ मस न थ प क श सनक लम प रश सन क द ष ट क णल व स १८७३ स ल पश च त द श १० ज ल ल म व भ जन भय Government of Nepal Act 1948 PDF प रश सक य प नर गठन सम त ब च कम शन क प रत व दन २००९ PDF न प लक ज ल ल प रश सन प नर गठनक र प र ट २०१३ PDF Memorial Step of King Mahendra in 1st Poush 2017 BS reviewnepal com 13 December 2017 Retrieved 6 February 2018 Where is Nepal www expeditionsnepal com Archived from the original on 21 December 2016 Retrieved 6 February 2018 In 1972 King Birendra divided the nation into four development regions 14 zones and 75 districts He further divided nation and added one more development region in 1982 Nepal population statistics GeoHive com Archived from the original on 2015 07 04 Retrieved 2015 06 02 Municipalities and VDCs www geocities ws Retrieved 28 May 2018 National Association of VDCs in Nepal Navin org np Archived from the original on 2015 06 20 Retrieved 2015 06 02 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Former administrative units of Nepal amp oldid 1220698546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
