Exploring Nepal: A Comprehensive List of 77 Districts of Nepal

In Nepal, districts come after provinces as the level two administrative units. Municipalities and rural municipalities are divisions of districts. Nepal has 77 districts and 7 provinces.

After the state’s administrative divisions were reorganized, the districts of Nawalparasi and Rukum were split into the respective Eastern Rukum District and Western Rukum District, as well as Parasi District (officially Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) District) and Nawalpur District (officially Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) District).

The Chief District Officer (C.D.O. ), who is chosen by the government and acts as the top administrative figure within a district, is at the top of the hierarchy of district officials. The duties of the C.D.O. include managing the district’s many departments, such as the departments of security, health, and education.

The District Coordination Committee (DCC) also acts as the District Assembly’s executive branch. Particularly when it comes to settling any political disagreements, the DCC is crucial in promoting cooperation between the Provincial Assembly, rural municipalities, and municipalities. Furthermore, it keeps local organizations functioning in the district in harmony with the provincial and federal governments.

History of Districts of Nepal

Nepal was divided into 10 districts during the rule of King Rajendra Bir Bikram Shah and Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa, with the lands to the east of the Dudh Koshi River constituting a single district known as Dhankuta.

From 1885 until 1950, Nepal was split into 32 districts under the rule of Prime Minister Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, who founded the Rana administration. Doti, Palpa, and Dhankuta were among those to get the “gaunda” or cantonment area designation. 20 districts made up the hilly region, whereas 12 districts made up the Terai region.

From Bir Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana’s leadership until the fall of the Rana dynasty in Nepal in 1951, and until the proclamation of the new constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal in 1962, this division of 32 districts lasted. Every district had a separate administrative center, which was managed by a district administrator known as the “Bada Haqim.”

A massive administrative reform took place in Nepal in 1962, replacing the 32 old districts with a new system made up of 14 zones and 75 development districts.

Nepal had a four-tiered governmental structure in place from 1962 to 1990 when it was under the Panchayat System. During this time, there were 75 districts in the nation. Later, two more districts were added by severing Nawalparasi and Rukum, increasing the total to 77.

Map of Nepal with District