Bagmati Pradesh

Bagmati Pradesh (Nepali: वाग्मती प्रदेश)[1][2] is one of the seven provinces of Nepal established by the constitution of Nepal as of 20 September 2015.[3] With Hetauda as its provincial headquarter[4], the province is the home to the country's capital Kathmandu, is mostly hilly and mountainous, and hosts mountain peaks including Gaurishankar, Langtang, Jugal, and Ganesh. The province covers an area of 20,300 km2 - about 14% of the country's total area, and has an altitude low enough to support deciduous, coniferous, and alpine forests and woodlands. Temperature varies with altitude. Rainfall takes place mainly during the summer.

Bagmati Pradesh

बागमती प्रदेश
Province
Seal
Location of Bagmati
Map of Bagmati, Nepal
Country   Nepal
Formation20 September 2015
CapitalHetauda
Largest cityKathmandu
Districts13
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Bagmati
 • GovernorBishnu Prasad Prasain
 • Chief MinisterDormani Poudel (NCP)
 • High CourtPatan High Court (High Court Bench of Hetauda)
 • Provincial AssemblyUnicameral (110 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituency33
Area
 • Total20,300 km2 (7,800 sq mi)
Area rank5th
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,529,452
 • Rank1st
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
 • Density rank2nd
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
GeocodeNP-TH
Official languageNepali
Other language(s)1. Tamang
2. Nepal Bhasa
HDI0.560 (medium)
Literacy74.85%
Sex ratio98.77 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
Websitenepal.gov.np:8443/NationalPortal/Province/province3

The Province borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Province No. 1 to the east, Gandaki Pradesh to the west, and both Province No. 2 and the Indian state of Bihar to the south. Hetauda was declared as the permanent state capital on January 12, 2020.[5] Being the most populous province of Nepal, it possesses rich cultural diversity with resident communities and castes including Newar, Tamang, Madhesis, Sherpa, Tharu, Chepang, Jirel, Brahmin, Chhetri and more.[6] It hosted the highest number of voters in the last election for the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly, which took place in 2017.

Etymology

Bagmati is named after the holy Bagmati River which runs through the Kathmandu valley. The river is considered the source of the Newar civilization and urbanization.[7] The river has been mentioned as Vaggumuda (वग्गुमुदा) in Vinaya Pitaka and Nandabagga.[7] It has also been mentioned as Bahumati (बाहुमति) in Battha Suttanta of Majjhima Nikaya.[7] An inscription dated AD 477 describes the river as Bagvati parpradeshe (वाग्वति पारप्रदेशे) and subsequently in Gopalraj Vanshavali.[7]

A provincial assembly meeting of this province endorsed the proposal to name the province as Bagmati by a majority vote on 12 January 2020. The meeting also endorsed Hetauda as the provincial capital.[8]

History
Further information: Central Development Region, Nepal

Historically the area of Bagmati province known as "Kathmandu Kshetra" which was established in 1956. Kathmandu Kshetra was composed by grouping the then 5 districts. Those 5 districts are now divided into many districts. Kathmandu Kshetra had total area of 6,144 square miles (15,910 km2) and total population was 17.93 Lakhs.[9]

The five districts were:

  1. Birgunj District (Bara, Parsa, Rautahat)
  2. Rapti District (Chitwan, Ramechap, Makwanpur)
  3. Chautara District (Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchowk)
  4. Trishuli District (Nuwakot, Dhading)
  5. Kathmandu District (Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur)

In 1962, administrative system restructured and the "Kshetras" system cancelled and the country restructured into 75 development districts and those districts were grouped into zones.[10] In 1972, the region was named to Central Development Region. It had 3 zones and 19 districts.

Government and administration
Main articles: Provincial governments of Nepal and Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Pradesh

The Governor acts as the head of the province while the Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government. The Chief Judge of the Patan High Court is the head of the judiciary.[11] The present Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Judge are Bishnu Prasad Prasain, Dormani Poudel and Tek Bahadur Moktan respectively.[12][13] The province has 110 provincial assembly constituencies and 35 House of Representative constituencies.[14]

Bagmati Pradesh has a unicameral legislature, like all of the other provinces in Nepal. The term length of provincial assembly is five years. The Provincial Assembly is housed at the Regional Education Directorate in Hetauda.[15]

Administrative divisions
See also: Districts of nepal, List of cities in Nepal, and List of gaupalikas of Nepal
Skyline of Kathmandu city with beautiful landscape.

Bagmati is divided into 13 districts, which are listed below. A district is administrated by the head of the District Coordination Committee and the District Administration Officer. The districts are further divided into municipalities or rural municipalities. The municipalities include three metropolitan cities, one sub-metropolitan city and 41 municipalities. There are 74 rural municipalities in the province.[16]

Religion in Bagmati

  Hinduism (71.78%)
  Buddhism (23.28%)
  Christianity (2.87%)
  Prakṛti (0.75%)
  Islam (0.67%)
  Kirat Mundhum (0.41%)
  Other or not religious (0.23%)
  1. Bhaktapur District
  2. Chitwan District
  3. Dhading District
  4. Dolakha District
  5. Kathmandu District
  6. Kavrepalanchok District
  7. Lalitpur District
  8. Makwanpur District
  9. Nuwakot District
  10. Ramechhap District
  11. Rasuwa District
  12. Sindhuli District
  13. Sindhupalchok District

Sports

Bagmati Provincial Games 2020

  • 8 games
  • 13 Districts
  • 3 Groups
  • 2 districts to host.( Chitwan and Makawanpur)
  • Starts from Chaitra 21.

See also

References
  1. "प्रदेश ३ को नाम वाग्मती" [Province No. 3 named as Bagmati]. ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "प्रदेश ३ को नाम वागमती, स्थायी राजधानी हेटौंडा तोकियो" [Province No. 3 named as Bagmati, permanent capital Hetauda]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. "Finally, Provincial Assembly renames Province 3 as Bagmati, picks Hetaunda as capital – OnlineKhabar". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. "PA decides to call Province 3 Bagmati, with Hetauda as its permanent HQ". The Himalayan Times. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. "Highest number of voters in province no. 3". Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. Article: नेपाली वास्तु र वास्तुग्रन्थको संक्षिप्त परिचय, Author: Tarananda Mishra
  8. "Province 3 assembly meet endorses Bagmati as the name of the province by majority votes". www.kathmandupost.com. Kantipur Media Group. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  9. नेपालको जिल्ला प्रशासन पुनर्गठनको रिपोर्ट, २०१३ (PDF). Nepal: Nepal Govt. p. 35, 36, 37.
  10. "Memorial Step of King Mahendra in 1st Poush 2017 BS". reviewnepal.com. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  11. "High Courts get their chief judges". Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  12. "UML PP leader Dor Mani Paudel appointed CM of Province 3". The Himalayan Times. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  13. "President of Nepal administers oath to Chiefs of seven provinces | DD News". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  14. "CDC creates 495 constituencies". The Himalayan Times. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  15. "Preparations under way for assembly meeting". The Himalayan Times. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  16. "स्थानिय तह". 103.69.124.141. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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