Provinces of Nepal
Nepalese Provinces स्वायत्त नेपाली प्रदेशहरू Nepal ko Swayatta Pradesh haru | |
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Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | |
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Number | 7 |
Populations | Smallest: Karnali, 1,694,889 Largest: Madhesh, 6,126,288 |
Areas | Smallest: Madhesh, 9,661 square kilometres (3,730 sq mi) Largest: Karnali, 27,984 square kilometres (10,805 sq mi) |
Densities | Smallest: Karnali, 61 Largest: Madhesh, 630 |
Government | |
Subdivisions |
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History
A committee was formed to restructure administrative divisions of Nepal on 23 December 1956 and in two weeks, a report was submitted to the government. In accordance with The Report On Reconstruction Of Districts Of Nepal, 2013 (Nepali: नेपालको जिल्ला प्रशासन पुनर्गठनको रिपोर्ट, २०१३, romanized: Nepalko Jilla Prashasan Punargathanko Report, 2013), the country was first divided into seven Kshetras (areas).[1]
- Koshi
- Madhesh
- Bagmati
- Gandaki
- Lumbini
- Karnali
- Sudurpashchim
In 1962, all Kshetras were dissolved and the country was restructured into 75 development districts; those districts were further grouped into 14 zones.[2] In 1972, all 14 zones were grouped into 4 development regions; later in 1981, they were rearranged into the following 5 development regions.
- Eastern Development Region
- Central Development Region
- Western Development Region
- Mid-Western Development Region
- Far-Western Development Region
The provinces of Nepal were formed according to Schedule 4 of the
In January 2016 the Government of Nepal announced temporary headquarters of the seven provinces.[4] According to Article 295 (2), the permanent names of the provinces will be determined by a two-thirds vote of the respective province's legislature.
Government
The executive power of the provinces, pursuant to the constitution and laws, is vested in the council of ministers of the province. The executive power of the province shall be exercised by the province head (governor) in case of absence of the province executive in a state of emergency or enforcement of the federal rule. Every province has a ceremonial head as the representative of the federal government. The President appoints a governor for every province. The governor exercises the rights and duties as to be performed specified in the constitution or laws. The governor appoints the leader of the parliamentary party with the majority in the provincial assembly as the chief minister and the council of ministers are formed under the chairpersonship of the chief minister.
Assemblies
The Pradesh Sabha is the
Candidates for each
A party with an overall majority (more seats than all other parties combined) following an election forms the government. If a party has no outright majority, parties can seek to form coalitions.
List of provinces of Nepal
Province | Capital | Governor | Chief Minister | Districts | Area | Pop. (2022) |
Density (/km2) |
HDI (2019) |
GDP per capita (USD; 2021) |
Map |
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Koshi |
Biratnagar | Parshuram Khapung | Kedar Karki | 14 | 25,905 km2 | 4,972,021 | 192 | 0.597 | 1,298 | |
Madhesh | Janakpur | Hari Shankar Mishra | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 8 | 9,661 km2 | 6,126,288 | 635 | 0.538 | 882 | |
Bagmati | Hetauda | Yadav Chandra Sharma | Shalikram Jamkattel | 13 | 20,300 km2 | 6,084,042 | 300 | 0.673 | 2,640 | |
Gandaki | Pokhara | Prithvi Man Gurung | Surendra Raj Pandey | 11 | 21,504 km2 | 2,479,745 | 116 | 0.631 | 1,348 | |
Lumbini | Deukhuri | Amik Sherchan | Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary | 12 | 22,288 km2 | 5,124,225 | 230 | 0.583 | 1,209 | |
Karnali | Birendranagar | Tilak Pariyar | Raj Kumar Sharma | 10 | 27,984 km2 | 1,694,889 | 61 | 0.568 | 1043 | |
Sudurpashchim | Godawari | Dev Raj Joshi | Kamal Bahadur Shah | 9 | 19,915 km2 | 2,711,270 | 136 | 0.579 | 1135 | |
Nepal | Kathmandu | President Ram Chandra Paudel |
Prime Minister | 77 | 147,516 km2 | 30,192,480 | 198 | 0.602 | 1,372 |
See also
- List of districts in Nepal
- List of Nepalese provinces by population
- List of Nepalese provinces by GDP
- List of Nepalese provinces by HDI
- Administrative divisions of Nepal
- Nepal portal
References
- ^ "नेपालको जिल्ला प्रशासन पुनर्गठनको रिपोर्ट, २०१३" (PDF) (in Nepali).
- ^ "Memorial Step of King Mahendra in 1st Poush 2017 BS". reviewnepal.com. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ Kathmandu Post (2017). "744 new local units come into effect". Kanntipur Publications Pvt. Ltd.
- ^ "Govt fixes temporary state HQs, guvs". Kathmandu: Kathmandu Post. 2018.
- ^ "CA approves ceremonial prez, bicameral legislature". Kanptipur Media Group. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
Provincial parliaments will be unicameral. "The CA also approved a mixed electoral system for parliamentary election with 60 percent directly elected and 40 percent proportionally elected."
- ^ "NEPAL: Diluted proportional electoral system". scoop.co.nz. Scoop world. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.