Sudurpashchim Province
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Sudurpashchim Province (Nepali: सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश; transl. Far-West Province) is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015.[1] It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Karnali Province and Lumbini Province to the east, and India's states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to the west and south, respectively. The province covers an area of 19,539 km2, or about 13.22% of the country's total area.
Sudurpashchim Province
सुदूर-पश्चिम प्रदेश | |
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Clockwise from top Saipal, Ghodaghodi Lake, Swamp deer at Shuklaphanta National Park, Badimalika Temple, Khaptad Lake, Api Himal | |
Coordinates: 28°42′12″N 80°34′01″E | |
Country | Nepal |
Formation | 20 September 2015 |
Capital | Godawari |
Largest city | Dhangadhi |
Districts | 9 |
Government | |
• Type | Self governing province |
• Body | Government of Sudurpashchim Province |
• Governor | Najir Miya |
• Chief Minister | Kamal Bahadur Shah (Congress) |
• High Court | Dipayal High Court |
• Provincial Assembly | Unicameral (53 seats) |
• Parliamentary constituency | House of Representatives (16 seats) National Assembly (8 seats) |
Area | |
• Total | 19,999.28 km2 (7,721.77 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,711,270 |
• Rank | 5th |
• Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th |
Demonym | Sudur Pashchimeli Nepali |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Geocode | NP-SE |
Official language | Nepali |
Other Official language(s) | 1. Doteli
2. Tharu (Rana) |
HDI | 0.478 (low) |
Literacy | 76.2% |
Sex ratio | 91.25 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011) |
GDP | US$2.46 billion |
GDP rank | 6th |
Website | sudurpashchim |
Initially known as Province No. 7, the newly elected Provincial Assembly adopted Sudurpashchim Province as the permanent name for the province in September 2018. As per a 28 September 2018 Assembly voting, the city of Godawari has been declared the capital of the Province, But till now Dhangadhi serves as the temporary capital.[2][3] The province is coterminous with the former Far-Western Development Region, Nepal. The three major cities in terms of population and economy are Dhangadhi, Bhimdutta (Mahendranagar), and Tikapur.[4]