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Dhaulagiri Zone

Coordinates: 28°50′N 83°30′E / 28.833°N 83.500°E / 28.833; 83.500
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Dhaulagiri Zone
धौलागिरी अञ्चल
Dhaulagiri Zone
Dhaulagiri Zone
Country   Nepal
Area
 • Total8,148 km2 (3,146 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total556,191
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone[[UTC+5:45]] (Nepal Time)

Dhaulagiri (Template:Lang-neListen) was one of the fourteen zones which Nepal was divided into for administrative purposes, prior to the September 10, 2015 adoption of a new Constitution, which divided the nation instead into 7 provinces. It is in the Western Development Region of Nepal. Famous trekking areas like Mustang, Muktinath, Kali Gandaki valley and Mt Dhaulagiri fall in this zone. Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, the only hunting reserve in Nepal is spread over Baglung and Myagdi Districts of this zone.

Districts

Dhaulagiri is divided into 4 districts:

District Type Headquarters
Baglung Hill Baglung
Mustang Mountain Jomsom
Myagdi Hill Beni
Parbat Hill Kusma
Dhaulagiri Mountain Range

See also

28°50′N 83°30′E / 28.833°N 83.500°E / 28.833; 83.500

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