Bagmati Zone


Bagmati Zone was one of the fourteen 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 of Nepal. The districts are now all part of Bagmati Pradesh. The zone contains the Kathmandu Valley with its conurbation of 4.5 million inhabitants.
Bagmati is divided into eight districts:
DistrictTypeHeadquartersSince 2015 part of Province
BhaktapurHillBhaktapur Bagmati
DhadingHillDhading Bagmati
LalitpurHillPatan Bagmati
KathmanduHillKathmandu Bagmati
KavrepalanchokHillDhulikhel Bagmati
NuwakotHillBidur Bagmati
RasuwaMountainDhunche Bagmati
SindhupalchokMountainChautara Bagmati