Bagmati

Bagmati is one of the 14 zone that lies in Nepal. It is named after the Bagmati River as Bagmati river flows through it. It lies in Central Development Region. Bagmati zone is one of the most developed zone of Nepal as the capital city of Nepal which is Kathmandu lies here. Bagmati zone contain two of three geographical region which are Mountain Region and Hilly Region. Kathmandu is the headquarters of this zone. Bagmati zone consist of eight district which are Bhaktapur, Dhading, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Kavrepalanchok, Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok. Its neighbouring zones are Gandaki , Narayani and Janakpur. The main inhabitants of this zone are Newar while people from other caste like Brahmins, Chhetries, Tamang etc too live here. The main occupation of this zone is Agriculture while Trade, Tourism, Business are side occupation of this zone. The climate of this zone is cold and rainy. The only International airport of Nepal also falls on this zone. Bhaktapur, Nuwakot, Kathmandu, Patan etc are the important tourist area of this zone.