Bagmati Zone


Bagmati Zone was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal|zones] of Nepal until the restoration of zones to Provinces. Its headquarters are Kathmandu. It was named after the Bagmati River. It was in the Central [Development Region, Nepal|Central Development Region] of Nepal. The districts are now all part of Bagmati Province. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 4.5 million inhabitants.

Administrative subdivisions

Bagmati was divided into eight districts; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part of Bagmati Province.
DistrictTypeHeadquartersSince 2015 part of Province
BhaktapurHill Region|Hill]BhaktapurBagmati
DhadingHillDhadingBagmati
LalitpurHillPatanBagmati
KathmanduHillKathmanduBagmati
KavrepalanchokHillDhulikhelBagmati
NuwakotHillBidurBagmati
RasuwaMountain Region|Mountain]DhuncheBagmati
SindhupalchokMountainChautaraBagmati