Mechi (zone)
| मेची अञ्चल Mechi
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 Location of the Mechi zone in Nepal |
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| Country | Nepal |
| province | Province No. 1 |
| Seat | Ilam |
| surface | 8196 km² |
| Residents | 1,422,182 (2011 census) |
| density | 174 inhabitants per km² |
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Coordinates: 26 ° 54 ' N , 87 ° 56' E
Mechi ( Nepali मेची अञ्चल ) was one of the 14 former administrative zones in Nepal .
It was named after the border river Mechi and was located in what was then the eastern development region in the far east of Nepal. The administrative seat of the administrative zone was the city of Ilam .
The zone consisted of 4 districts:
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. 1.
Web links
Commons : Mechi administrative zone - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 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).
