Bheri (zone)

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भेरी अञ्चल
Bheri
Location of the Bheri zone in Nepal
Location of the Bheri zone in Nepal
Basic data
Country Nepal
region Midwest development region
Seat Nepalganj
surface 9545 km²
Residents 1,701,767 (2011 census)
density 178 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2
(obsolete)
NP bra
Districts in the Bheri Zone
Districts in the Bheri Zone

Coordinates: 28 ° 40 ′  N , 81 ° 46 ′  E

Bheri ( Nepali भेरी अञ्चल Bheri Anchal ) was one of the former 14 administrative zones in Nepal .

It was named after the river Bheri , a left tributary of the Karnali (upper reaches of the Ghaghara ) and was located in the developing region of the Midwest . The administrative seat was Nepalganj .

Bheri consisted of 5 districts:

Through the constitution of September 20, 2015 and the resulting reorganization of Nepal into provinces, the districts of this zone were divided and assigned to the newly created Province No. 5 and the Province of Karnali (initially No. 6).

Web links

Commons : Bheri Administrative Zone  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Nepal: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
  2. ^ Constitution of Nepal, Schedule-4 . 2015 ( deutsch-nepal.de [PDF] Unofficial English Translation).