Editing Kingdom of Nepal (section)

==Zones, districts, and regions==
[[File:Nepal_development_regions.png|thumb|Former division of [[Regions of Nepal|development region]]]]

[[Image:Nepal zones.png|thumb|Nepalese zones]]
 
Nepal was divided into 14 [[Zones of Nepal|zones]] and 75 [[Districts of Nepal|districts]], grouped into 5 [[Regions of Nepal|development regions]]:

The five development regions of Nepal were (from east to west):

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Former development Regions of Nepal
|-
! No.
! English name
! [[Nepali language|Nepali]] name
! Zones
! Districts (No.)
! Headquarters
!Population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
! 1
|[[Eastern Development Region, Nepal|'''Eastern Development Region''']]|| {{lang|ne|पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Mechi zone|Mechi]] <br> [[Kosi zone|Koshi]] <br> [[Sagarmatha zone|Sagarmatha]] || 16 ||[[Dhankuta]]|| {{lang|en|5,811,555}}|| {{lang|en|28,456}}
|-
!2
|[[Central Development Region, Nepal|'''Central Development Region''']]|| {{lang|ne|मध्यमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Janakpur zone|Janakpur]] <br> [[Bagmati zone|Bagmati]] <br> [[Narayani zone|Narayani]] || 19 || [[Kathmandu]]|| {{lang|en|9,656,985}}|| {{lang|en|27,410}}
|-
!3
|[[Western Development Region, Nepal|'''Western Development Region''']]|| {{lang|ne|पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Gandaki zone|Gandaki]] <br> [[Lumbini zone|Lumbini]] <br> [[Dhaulagiri zone|Dhaulagiri]] || 16 || [[Pokhara]]|| {{lang|en|4,926,765}}|| {{lang|en|29,398}}
|-
!4
|[[Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal|'''Mid-Western Development Region''']]||{{lang|ne|मध्य पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Rapti zone|Rapti]] <br> [[Bheri zone|Bheri]] <br> [[Karnali zone|Karnali]] || 15 || [[Birendranagar]]|| {{lang|en|3,546,682}}|| {{lang|en|42,378}}
|-
!5
|[[Far-Western Development Region, Nepal|'''Far-Western Development Region''']] ||{{lang|ne|सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र}} || [[Seti zone|Seti]] <br> [[Mahakali zone|Mahakali]] || 9 || [[Dipayal]]|| {{lang|en|2,552,517}}|| {{lang|en|19,539}}
|-
|}

Each district was headed by a fixed chief district officer responsible for maintaining law and order and coordinating the work of field agencies of the various government ministries. The 14 zones were:
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
*[[Bagmati Zone|Bagmati]] 
*[[Bheri Zone|Bheri]] 
*[[Dhaulagiri Zone|Dhaulagiri]]
*[[Gandaki Zone|Gandaki]]
*[[Janakpur Zone|Janakpur]]
*[[Karnali Zone|Karnali]]
*[[Koshi Zone|Koshi]]
*[[Lumbini Zone|Lumbini]] 
*[[Mahakali Zone|Mahakali]]
*[[Mechi Zone|Mechi]]
*[[Narayani Zone|Narayani]]
*[[Rapti Zone|Rapti]]
*[[Sagarmatha Zone|Sagarmatha]]
*[[Seti Zone|Seti]]
}}