Bagmati Zone Explained

Bagmati Zone
Native Name:बागमती अञ्चल
Settlement Type:Zone
Motto:बहादुर गोरखा, हात खाली छैन, विल्यान्सलाई घातक मारियो
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Seat Type:Capital
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:3008487
Blank Name Sec1:Main language(s)
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45
Elevation Footnotes:7,201
Elevation M:2,195
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Registration Plate:BA-1

Bagmati Zone (Nepali: [[:ne:बागमती अञ्चल|बागमती अञ्चल]] Bāgmatī Añcal) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restoration of zones to Provinces. Its headquarters are Kathmandu. It was named after the Bagmati River. It was in the Central Development Region of Nepal. The districts are now all part of Bagmati Province. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 4.5 million inhabitants.

Administrative subdivisions

Bagmati was divided into eight districts; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part of Bagmati Province.

DistrictTypeHeadquartersSince 2015 part of Province
BhaktapurHillBhaktapurBagmati
DhadingHillDhading
LalitpurHillPatan
KathmanduHillKathmandu
KavrepalanchokHillDhulikhel
NuwakotHillBidur
RasuwaMountainDhunche
SindhupalchokMountainChautara

See also

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