Rapti (zone)
| राप्ती अञ्चल Rapti
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 Location of the Rapti zone in Nepal |
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| Country | Nepal |
| region | Midwest development region |
| Seat | Tulsipur |
| surface | 10,482 km² |
| Residents | 1,440,972 |
| density | 137 inhabitants per km² |
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Coordinates: 28 ° 24 ' N , 82 ° 31' E
Rapti ( Nepali राप्ती अञ्चल Rapti Anchal ) was one of the 14 former administrative zones in Nepal .
It was named after the Rapti River , a left tributary of the Ghaghara , and was located in the then developing region of the Midwest . The administrative seat was Tulsipur .
Rapti 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 : Rapti administrative zone - collection of images, 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).
