Bagmati (zone)
| बागमती अञ्चल Bagmati
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 Location of the Bagmati zone in Nepal |
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| Country | Nepal |
| province | Bagmati |
| Seat | Kathmandu |
| surface | 9428 km² |
| Residents | 6,026,626 (2016) |
| density | 639 inhabitants per km² |
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Coordinates: 27 ° 54 ' N , 85 ° 25' E
Bagmati ( Nepali बागमती अञ्चल Bāgmatī añcal ) was one of the 14 former administrative zones in Nepal . It was named after the Bagmati River.
It was in the central development region . In the area is u. a. also the Kathmandu valley , in which 2.5 million people live.
Bagmati was divided into eight districts:
- Bhaktapur (Administrative headquarters: Bhaktapur )
- Dhading ( Dhading Besi )
- Lalitpur ( Lalitpur )
- Kathmandu ( Kathmandu )
- Kabhrepalanchok ( Dhulikhel )
- Nuwakot ( Bidur )
- Rasuwa ( Dhunche )
- Sindhupalchok ( Chautara )
Through the constitution of September 20, 2015 and the resulting reorganization of Nepal into provinces, the districts of this zone were assigned to the newly created Province No. 3. Province No. 3 was also named Bagmati in 2020.
See also
Web links
Commons : Bagmati Administrative Zone - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Nepal: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
- ^ Constitution of Nepal, Schedule-4 . 2015 ( deutsch-nepal.de [PDF] Unofficial English Translation).
- ↑ Kathmandu Post: Province 3 assembly meet endorses Bagmati as the name of the province by majority votes. Retrieved January 13, 2020 .
