# Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal

_Former administrative region of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-04

> The Mid-Western Development Region was one of the largest and formerly one of Nepal's five development regions. Westward from the Central region surrounding Kathmandu were the Western, Mid-Western and finally Far-Western regions. Counter-intuitively, Mid-Western lay west of Western.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** development region of Nepal; former administrative territorial entity ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28464#P31))
- **Area:** 42,378 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28464#P2046))
- **Established:** 1982 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28464#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 28.6000, 81.6333

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- [Bheri Zone](https://diginpl.com/places/bheri-zone)
- [Karnali Zone](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-zone)
- [Rapti Zone](https://diginpl.com/places/rapti-zone)
- [Rukum District](https://diginpl.com/places/rukum-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Western_Development_Region,_Nepal) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मध्य-पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%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 Q28464](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28464) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Rara.jpg by Ardahal.nitw (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rara.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/mid-western-development-region-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.