Geo-Political Division Nepal

Geo-Political Division Nepal

Nepal has diverse and unique geo-ecological and geo-political setting. This unique geo-political division manily follows the physical setting of the country. Geo-politically, the country is divided as the Mountain districts, the Hill districts and the Tarai districts.

Out of 75 districts, 16 are mountain districts that are located in the northern part of the country. These districts cover 35 percent area. These districts are remote and marginal in terms of linkage and agricultural production. However, these districts have very beautiful landscape and various natural resources.

There are 39 districts in the Hill region that cover 42 percent area of the country. this belt ranges from 600 to 3000 meters elevation. Various groups of people and different types of economic activities are found in this region. This region is most diverse in terms of its physical, social, economical and cultural characteristics.

The Tarai region lies below 600m elevation. There are 20 districts that cover 23 percent area of the country. This is the extecsive flat land formed by the alluvial deposit and thus very fertile.