Eastern Development Region
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former administrative region of Nepal
Key facts
- Country
- Nepal
- Founded by
- King Mahendra
- Headquarters
- Biratnagar , Kosi Zone
- Largest city
- Biratnagar
- Zones
- List Mechi Zone Kosi Zone Sagarmatha Zone (Now parts of Koshi Province and Madhesh Province )
- Type
- Regional Administration
- Body
- Eastern Development Regional Administration
- Total
- 28,456 km (10,987 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 8,848 m (29,029 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 59 m (194 ft)
- Density
- 204.23/km (528.95/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Purbeli
- Time zone
- UTC+5:45 ( NPT )
- Official language
- Nepali
- Hdi 2021
- 0.598 ( medium )
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Eastern Development Region (Nepali: पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Purwānchal Bikās Kshetra) was one of Nepal's five development regions. It is also known as Kirata region. It was located at the eastern end of the country with its headquarters at Dhankuta. The town of Dhankuta was the headquarter of the Eastern Region, as well as the headquarter of the Dhankuta District.
History
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