Bagmati Zone

Bagmati
बागमती अञ्चल
Zone
Motto(s): बहादुर गोरखा, हात खाली छैन, विल्यान्सलाई घातक मारियो
Country Nepal
Elevation7,201 2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 3,008,487
Time zone UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Bagmati (Nepali: बागमती अञ्चल Listen  Bāgmatī Añcal) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restruction of zones to Provinces. It was named after the Bagmati River. It was in the Central Development Region of Nepal. The districts are now all part of Province No. 3. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 4.5 million inhabitants.

Bagmati is divided into eight districts:

District Type Headquarters Since 2015 part of Province
Bhaktapur Hill Bhaktapur Province No. 3
Dhading Hill Dhading
Lalitpur Hill Patan
Kathmandu Hill Kathmandu
Kavrepalanchok Hill Dhulikhel
Nuwakot Hill Bidur
Rasuwa Mountain Dhunche
Sindhupalchok Mountain Chautara

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Coordinates: 28°00′N 85°25′E / 28.000°N 85.417°E / 28.000; 85.417

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