Bagmati Zone

Bagmati Zone बागमती अञ्चल
Zone
Motto(s): बहादुर गोरखा, हात खाली छैन, विल्यान्सलाई घातक मारियो
Country	Nepal
Elevation 7,201	2,195 m (7,201 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	3,008,487
Time zone	UTC+5:45(Nepal Time)
Vehicle registration	BA-1

Bagmati Zone(Nepali:बागमती अञ्चलBāgmatī Añcal) was one of the fourteenzonesofNepaluntil the restoration of zones toProvinces.Its headquarters are Kathmandu. It was named after theBagmati River.It was in theCentral Development Regionof Nepal. The districts are now all part ofBagmati Province.The zone contains theKathmandu Valleywith its conurbation of 4.5 million inhabitants.

Administrative subdivisions

Bagmati was divided into eight districts; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part ofBagmati Province.

District	Type	Headquarters	Since 2015 part of Province
Bhaktapur	Hill	Bhaktapur	Bagmati
Dhading	Hill	Dhading
Lalitpur	Hill	Patan
Kathmandu	Hill	Kathmandu
Kavrepalanchok	Hill	Dhulikhel
Nuwakot	Hill	Bidur
Rasuwa	Mountain	Dhunche
Sindhupalchok	Mountain	Chautara

See also

• Development Regions of Nepal(Former)
• List of zones of Nepal(Former)
• List of districts of Nepal