# Janakpur Zone

_Former administrative zone of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Janakpur Zone was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, reaching from the Indian border in the south to the Tibetan border in the north and Sagarmatha Zone in the east and Bagmati and Naryani Zones in the west.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** zone of Nepal; former administrative territorial entity ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9152#P31))
- **Located in:** Central Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9152#P131))
- **Area:** 9,669 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9152#P2046))
- **Coordinates:** 27.1667, 85.9167

## Questions

**Where is Janakpur Zone located?**  
Janakpur Zone is located in Central Development Region, Nepal.

## Related

- [Central Development Region, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/central-development-region-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Janakpur Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janakpur_Zone) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): जनकपुर अञ्चल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q9152](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9152) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Shirshak baniya ram janaki.jpg by Shirshakbaniya (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shirshak_baniya_ram_janaki.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Janakpur Zone, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Shirshak baniya ram janaki.jpg — Shirshakbaniya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Janakpur Zone". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/janakpur-zone. Retrieved 21 October 2026.