# Central Development Region, Nepal

_Former administrative region of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> The Central Development Region was one of Nepal's five development regions. It was located in the east-central part of the country consisting of the capital city Kathmandu, along with its headquarters at Hetauda.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** development region of Nepal; former administrative territorial entity ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28579#P31))
- **Area:** 27,410 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28579#P2046))
- **Established:** 1972 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28579#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7000, 85.3333

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Central Development Region, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Development_Region,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मध्यमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28579](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28579) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Central Development Region, Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/central-development-region-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.