Answer:
The Provinces of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालका प्रदेशहरू; Nepālkā Pradeśharū) were formed on 20 September 2015 in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The seven provinces were formed by grouping the existing districts. The current system of seven provinces replaced an earlier system where Nepal was divided into 14 Administrative Zones which were grouped into five Development Regions.
Explanation:
A committee was formed to reconstruct the districts of Nepal on 23 December 1956 and after two weeks of duration a report was submitted to government. According to the Nepalko Jilla Prashasan Punargathanko Report, 2013 (A report of reconstruction of districts of Nepal, 1956), Nepal was first time divided into total 7 Kshetras (area).[1] These were the following Kshetras:
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Arun Kshetra
- Janakpur Kshetra
- Kathmandu Kshetra
- Gandak Kshetra
- Kapilavastu Kshetra
- Karnali Kshetra
- Mahakali Kshetra
In 1962, all Kshetras cancelled and the country restructured into 75 development districts and those districts were grouped into 14 zones. In 1972 all 14 zones grouped into 4 development regions, later in 1981 rearranged the zones into 5 following development regions.
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Eastern Development Region
- Central Development Region
- Western Development Region
- Mid-Western Development Region
- Far-Western Development Region
The Provinces of Nepal were formed according to Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Nepal. The Seven provinces were formed by grouping the existing districts; two districts, namely Nawalparasi and Rukum, were split between two provinces. Each district has local units. Nepal includes six metropolises, 11 sub-metropolises, 276 municipal councils and 460 village councils.The current system of seven provinces replaced an earlier system where Nepal was divided into 14 Administrative Zones which were grouped into five Development Regions.
In January 2016 the Government of Nepal announced temporary headquarters of the seven provinces. According to Article 295 (2), the permanent names of the provinces will be determined by a two-thirds vote of the respective province's legislature.
