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In 1972, the King of Nepal grouped 14 zones into total 4 development regions, thus Eastern Development Region came into existence. [4] On 20 September 2015, Eastern Development Region including all other development regions of Nepal were abolished, when the new Constitution of Nepal-2015 was proclaimed. The total area of the region was 28,456 km².
Development Regions of Nepal No. English name Nepali name Zones Districts (No.) Headquarters Population Area (km 2) 1 Eastern Development Region: पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र: Mechi Koshi Sagarmatha: 16: Dhankuta: 5,811,555: 28,456: 2 Central Development Region
From east to west: Eastern Development Region: Mechi Zone, named after the Mechi River; Kosi Zone, named after the Kosi River; Sagarmatha Zone, named after Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) Central Development Region: Janakpur Zone, named after its capital city; Bagmati Zone, named after the Bagmati River
Mid-Western Development Region; Far-Western Development Region; The provinces of Nepal were formed according to Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by grouping the existing districts; two districts, namely Nawalparasi and Rukum, were split between two provinces. Each district has local units. Local level ...
This is a list of Nepalese provinces by Human Development Index (HDI) as of 2022. Of the seven provinces of Nepal , four are considered to have "medium human development" per the Human Development Index , namely Bagmati , Gandaki , Koshi Pradesh , and Lumbini .
Mechi (Nepali: मेची अञ्चल Listen ⓘ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal [1] until the restructuring of zones to provinces, comprising four districts; namely Ilam, Jhapa, Panchthar and Taplejung. Its headquarters are at Ilam. [clarification needed] It comes under the Eastern Development Region of Nepal.
In 1956, the eastern districts of Nepal were grouped together into a region called the Aruṇ Kshetra or Arun Region, after the Arun River which flows through it. Arun Kshetra was made by combining the then five districts; it had total area of 18,000 km 2 (7,000 sq mi) and a total population of 1.1 million people. [ 20 ]
The region had limited basic services. The difficult topography complicated development. The region had complex socio-economic structures along with widespread gender- and caste-based discrimination. Traditional systems associated with religion, culture and customs had limited overall development. [1] It comprised two zones: Mahakali; Seti