Gandaki

Gandaki is one of the 14 zone that lies in Nepal. It is named after the Gandaki river as Gandaki river flows in this zone. It lies in Western Development Region. Gandaki zone is one of the developing zone of Nepal. Gandaki zone contain two of three geographical region which are Mountain Region and Hilly Region. Pokhara is the headquarters of this zone. Gandaki zone consist of six district which are Gorkha, Kaski, Lamjung, Manang, Syangja and Tanahu. Its neighbouring zones are Bagmati, Narayani, Lumbini and Dhawalagiri. The main inhabitants of this zone are Gurung while people from other caste like Brahmins, sherpa, newar, Tamang etc too live here. The main occupation of this zone is Agriculture and Tourism while Trade and Animal Husbandry, are side occupation of this zone. The climate of this zone is cold and rainy. Annapurna Conservation area, Pokhara, Ghandruk, Manasalu Conservation Area etc are one of the important tourist area of this zone.