{"id":"western-development-region-nepal","type":"place","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/western-development-region-nepal","language":"en","name":"Western Development Region, Nepal","name_en":"Western Development Region, Nepal","name_ne":"पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र","description":"Former administrative region of Nepal","headline":"Former administrative region of Nepal","also_known_as":[],"summary":"The Western Development Region was formerly one of Nepal's five development regions. It was located in the west-central part of the country, with its headquarters located in Pokhara. The region was divided into three parts, from south to north in order of increasing altitude: Terai, Hilly and Himalayan. Mustang, Damodar, Peri, Thaple, Ganesh are among the major ranges of the Himalayas.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"type","label":"Type","values":[{"text":"development region of Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26561","start":"1972","end":"2015"},{"text":"former administrative territorial entity","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19953632","start":"2015"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28462#P31"}},{"key":"area","label":"Area","values":[{"text":"29,398 km²","value":29398.0}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28462#P2046"}},{"key":"established","label":"Established","values":[{"text":"1972","date":"1972"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28462#P571"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Development_Region,_Nepal","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%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","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28462"],"faq":[],"related":[],"places_in":[{"name":"Machapuchare","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/machapuchare"},{"name":"Dhaulagiri Zone","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/dhaulagiri-zone"},{"name":"Gandaki Zone","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/gandaki-zone"},{"name":"Himalchuli","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/himalchuli"},{"name":"Lumbini Zone","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/lumbini-zone"},{"name":"Nawalparasi District","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/nawalparasi-district"},{"name":"Ngadi Chuli","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/ngadi-chuli"},{"name":"Gautam Buddha International Airport","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/gautam-buddha-international-airport"},{"name":"Tilicho Peak","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/tilicho-peak"},{"name":"Gangapurna","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/gangapurna"},{"name":"Hiunchuli","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/hiunchuli"},{"name":"Manang Airport","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/manang-airport"}],"nearby":[{"name":"Sarangkot","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/sarangkot","km":2.5},{"name":"Phewa Lake","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/phewa-lake","km":6.0},{"name":"Pokhara","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/pokhara","km":6.2},{"name":"Gandaki Province","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/gandaki-province","km":6.3},{"name":"Pokhara Airport (domestic)","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/pokhara-airport-domestic","km":7.1},{"name":"Yeti Airlines Flight 691","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/yeti-airlines-flight-691","km":7.5}],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Western Development Region, Nepal","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Development_Region,_Nepal","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikipedia (Nepali): पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र","url":"https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%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","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q28462","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28462","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Western Development Region, Nepal, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Western Development Region, Nepal\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/western-development-region-nepal. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-02T00:04:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/western-development-region-nepal","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/western-development-region-nepal","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/western-development-region-nepal?lang=ne"}}