Development regions of Nepal

Nepal was divided into 5 Development Regions (Nepali: विकास क्षेत्र), 14 Administrative Zones (Nepali: अञ्चल) and 75 Districts (Nepali: जिल्ला) before 20 September 2015. After 20 September 2015, Nepal is divided into 7 provinces and 77 districts.

Region	Nepali name	ISO 3166-2	Capital	Population[1] (2011)	Area[2]    (km²)	Pop. density (inh/km²)
Central	Madhyamanchal	NP-01	Hetauda	9,656,985	27,410	352.3
Mid-Western	Madhya Pashchimanchal	NP-02	Birendranagar	3,546,682	42,378	83.7
Western	Pashchimanchal	NP-03	Pokharal	4,926,765	29,398	167.6
Eastern	Purwanchal	NP-04	Dhankuta	5,811,555	28,456	204.2
Far-Western	Sudur Pashchimanchal	NP-05	Dipayal	2,552,517	19,539	130.6

Development regions of Nepal