Dhaulagiri Zone

Dhaulagiri Zone धौलागिरी अञ्चल
Zone
Dhaulagiri Zone
Country	Nepal
Area
• Total	8,148 km2 (3,146 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	556,191
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	[[UTC+5:45]] (Nepal Time)

Dhaulagiri (Nepali: धौलागिरी अञ्चलListen (help·info)) 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 and its headquarters are Baglung. 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 was divided into 4 districts; since 2015, these districts have been redesignated as parts of Gandaki Province .

Dhaulagiri Mountain Range

See also[]

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

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

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