Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal

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मध्य-पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र
Madhya-Pashchimānchal
Bikās Kshetra
—  Regions  —
Country  Nepal
Region Mid-Western Development Region
headquarters Birendranagar municipality,
Surkhet District, Bheri Zone
Area
 • Total 42,378 km2 (16,362 sq mi)
Population (2001 Census)
 • Total 3,012,975
  pop. note
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)

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Mid-Western Region is one of Nepal's five development regions. Westward from the Central region surrounding Kathmandu are the Western, Mid-Western and finally Far-Western regions. Counter-intuitively, Mid-Western lies west of Western.

It comprises three zones :

Coordinates: 28°36′N 81°38′E / 28.600°N 81.633°E / 28.600; 81.633