Janakpur Zone

Janakpur (Nepali: जनकपुर अञ्चल Listen ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, reaching from the Indian border in the south to the Tibetan border in the north and Sagarmatha Zone in the east and Bagmati and Naryani Zones in the west.

Janakpur जनकपुर अञ्चल
Zone
Country	Nepal
Region	Central Development Region
Area
• Total	9,669 km^2 (3,733 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	2,557,004
• Density	264.5/km^2 (685/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

The headquarters of Janakpur Zone and its main city is Janakpur. Close to the Indian border, it is a historic city of Hinduism. The city was believed to be the capital city of King Janaka, the father in law of Lord Rama, the son of the then king of Ayodhya, Dasharatha. The city was then called 'Mithila Nagari'. The name of this zone is related to the historic King Janaka and his capital Janakpur.

Other cities within Janakpur Zone are Kamalamai (in Inner Terai) and Bhimeshwor and Bardibas, Dhalkebar, Jaleshwor, Malangwa, Hariwan, Lalbandi, Gaushala Bazar and Matihani (Outer Terai).

Since 2015, the districts of the area previously known as Janakpur Zone have been redistributed as parts of Bagmati Pradesh and Province No. 2.

Districts

Janakpur is divided into six districts:

District	Type	Headquarters	Since 2015 part of Province
Dhanusha	Outer Terai	Janakpur	Province No. 2
Mahottari	Outer Terai	Jaleshwar
Sarlahi	Outer Terai	Malangwa
Dolakha	Mountain	Charikot	Bagmati Pradesh
Ramechhap	Hill& Tarai	Manthali
Sindhuli	Inner Terai	Kamalamai

See also

• Development Regions of Nepal (Former)
• List of zones of Nepal (Former)
• List of districts of Nepal