What is the population of Far-Western Development Region, Nepal?

The population of Far-Western Development Region, Nepal is 2,552,517 (as of 2011).

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Far-Western Development Region, Nepal

सुदूर-पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र

Former administrative region of Nepal

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The Far-Western Development Region (Nepali: सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, romanized: Sudura Paścimāñcala Vikāsa Kṣētra, lit. 'Far Western Development Region') was one of Nepal's five development regions. It was located at the western end of the country and had its headquarters in Dipayal.

Quick facts

Type: development region of Nepal, former administrative territorial entity wd
Population: 2,552,517 (2011) wd
Area: 19,539 km² wd
Established: 1972 wd
Coordinates: 29.2667° N, 80.9333° E wd

About

The Far-Western Region covered 19,999.28 km2 (7,721.77 sq mi) square kilometers. It had nine districts with the regional headquarters at Dipayal, Doti district. The Far-Western Region was remote and developmentally challenged. Some 44% of people in the Far West Hills and 49% in the Himalayan districts lived below the poverty line. The region had limited basic services. The difficult topography complicated development. The region had complex socio-economic structures. Traditional systems associated with religion, culture and customs had limited overall development.

It comprised two zones:

Mahakali

Seti

Places in Far-Western Development Region, Nepal

Seti Zone — Zone in Far-Western, Nepal
Mahakali Zone — Mahakali province
Bedkot — Municipality in Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
Kamalbazar — Municipality in Sudurpashchim, Nepal
Chaudhari, Nepal — Village development committee in Seti Zone, Nepal
Parshuram, Dadeldhura — Municipality in Sudurpashchim, Nepal
Ghodaghodi — Place in Sudurpashchim, Nepal
Bhajani — Municipality in Sudurpashchim, Nepal

Nearby places

Doti District — 0 km
Dipayal Silgadhi — 1 km
Kalena — 5 km
Khaptad National Park — 6 km
Banja Kakani — 6 km
Khatiwada — 6 km

Questions

What is the population of Far-Western Development Region, Nepal?: The population of Far-Western Development Region, Nepal is 2,552,517 (as of 2011).

Sources

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