Far West Development Region (Nepal)
सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र Far West development region
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Location of the developing region Far West in Nepal |
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Country | Nepal |
Capital | Dipayal Silgadhi |
surface | 19,539 km² |
Residents | 2,552,517 (2011 census) |
density | 131 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | NP-5 |
Coordinates: 29 ° 21 ' N , 80 ° 54' E
The Far West developing region ( Nepali सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र Sudur Pashchimānchal Bikās Kshetra ) was one of five developing regions in Nepal .
It had an area of 19,539 km² and consisted of the following administrative zones:
At the 2011 census, the region had 2,552,517 inhabitants. The administrative seat was Dipayal Silgadhi .
Through the constitution of September 20, 2015 and the resulting reorganization of Nepal into provinces, the districts in this developing region were assigned to the newly created province of Sudurpashchim (initially Province No. 7).
Web links
Commons : Far West Development Region - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Nepal Provinces. Retrieved November 16, 2018 .
- ^ Constitution of Nepal, Schedule-4 . 2015 ( deutsch-nepal.de [PDF] Unofficial English Translation).