Central Development Region
The Central Development Region (Madhyamānchal Bikās Kshetra) is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is located in the east-central part of the country consisting the capital city Kathmandu along with headquarters at Hetauda.
It comprises three zones:
- Bagmati
- Narayani
- Janakpur
Bagmati
Bagmati is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, named after the Bagmati River. It is in the Central Development Region of Nepal. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 1.5 million inhabitants.
Bagmati is divided into eight districts:
- Bhaktapur
- Lalitpur
- Kathmandu
- Dhading
- Kavrepalanchok
- Nuwakot
- Rasuwa
- Sindhupalchok
2.Narayani
Narayani is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, in the central south of the country. Narayani Zone is named after the Narayani River which is on the western border of the zone, separating it from the Gandaki and Lumbini zones.Narayani means beloved of Narayan, and Narayan refers to Lord Vishnu (the preserver) in the Hindu religion.
Geography
Narayani contains parts of the Terai, Inner Terai, and Hill regions of Nepal, but it does not contain any of the Mountain or Himalayan region. Narayani is rich in flora and fauna. Considering the plain Terai, bordering India (to the south), where arnas (wild bulls) run to the hills from in fall, landscape structure of Narayani can be considered unique. Narayani River and East Rapti River are the main rivers of Narayani zone. Bisharari and Garuda are some of the few lakes in Narayani.
Narayani is divided into five districts:
- Bara
- Chitwan
- Makwanpur
- Parsa
- Rautahat
History
Narayani used to be all forest: Settlement started after the Anglo-Nepal War. Devghat, where people go for meditation, is in this area. It is one of the most religious places of Nepal.
Economy
Birgunj-Pathlaiya 25km industrial corridor having major industries of Nepal is in Narayani zone. It is the third largest industrial area of the country. Hetauda is the industrial area where the Hetauda cement factory (government owned organization) is. The main transit point of business transaction is in Birganj joining to Raksaul, India, a dry port of Nepal and India.
Nepal Oil Corporation in Amlekhganj, Dabur Nepal in Bara District, Unilever in Hetauda, Bottlers Nepal (Terai) in Chitwan and other several industries are in Narayani Zone and play leading role in national economy.
Some important cities and towns:
- Birganj
- Parwanipur
- Jitpur
- Alau
- Hetauda
- Bharatpur
- Narayangarh
- Kalaiya
- Gaur
Miscellaneous
Narayani hosts Nepal's oldest and most famous national park: Chitwan National Park (932 km²), considered to be one of Asia's richest nature reserves, renowned for its Bengal tigers and the Indian rhinoceros. To the southeast the park is complemented by the Parsa Wildlife Reserve with another 499 km².
As of 2014 the Zone now hosts the beauty contest of Miss Glam Narayani, wherein winners are given direct entry to Miss Glam Nepal.
Narayani is one of the few zones that was left relatively untouched by the Maoist insurgency. It is a relatively prosperous zones of Nepal with a trading market with India whose effect can be easily seen in the border town of Birganj, the capital of this zone.
3.Janakpur
Janakpur is 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 Narayani Zones in the west.
The headquarters of Janakpur Zone and its main city is Janakpur. Close to the Indian border, it is a historic city of Hinduism. The city was believed to be the capital city of King Janak, the father in law of Lord Rama, the son of the then king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha. The city was then called 'Mithila Nagari'. The name of this zone is related to the historic King Janak and his capital Janakpur.
Other cities within Janakpur Zone are Kamalamai (in Inner Terai) and Bhimeshwor and Bardibas, Dhalkebar,Jaleshwor,Malangwa,Gaushala Bazar and Matihani.
Janakpur is divided into six districts:
- Dhanusa
- Dolakha
- Mahottari
- Ramechhaap
- Sarlahi
- Sindhuli
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