Western Development Region, Nepal

Western Development Region ( - Pashchimānchal Bikās Kshetra) is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is in the west-central part of the country. Its headquarters are at Pokhara.
Geography.
The Western Development Region has the Central Development Region to the east, the India to the south, the Mid-Western Development Region to the west and the People's Republic of China to the north.
The region is the second largest Development Region of Nepal. Its area is . It is the third in population with 4,926,765 people living there. Its population density is of 167.6 persons/km2.
Some of the highest mountains of the world are found in this region, in the Himalayas of the Dhawalagiri and Gandaki zones. Among them are Dhaulagiri (), Manaslu () and Annapurna ().
The most important river in the Western Development Region is the Gandaki, left tributary of the Ganges river.
Cities.
Some cities of this region are Pokhara, Baglung, Butwall, Sandhikharka, Tansen, Tilaurakot, etc.
Administrative subdivisions.
The region has 3 zones with a total of 16 districts: