Notes | during the rule of Prime minister Vīra Śamśera Jaṅga Bahādura Rāṇā (1885-1901) Nepal was divided into 32 districts (20 in the Pahad and 12 in the Tarai). Even after the end of the Rana regime, Nepal remained divided into 32 districts, until it was reorganized into 14 zones and 75 development districts in 1961.
32 districts before 1956:
1. East No. 1
2. East No. 2
3. East No. 3
4. East No. 4
5. Dhankuta
6. Ilam
7. Birganj
8. Mahottar-Sarlahi
9. Saptari
10. Biratnagar
11. Jhapa
12. Chisapanigadhi
13. Udayapur
14. West No. 1
15. West no. 2
16. West no. 3
17. West no. 4
18. Palpa
19. Pyuthan
20. Salyan
21. Jumla
22. Dailekh
23. Doti
24. Bajhang
25. Baitadi
26. Dadeldhura
27. Palhi-majhkhand
28. Khajhani sivaraj
29. Dang-Deukhuri
30. Banke-Bardiya
31. Kailali-Kanchanpur
32. Kathmandu Valley
wiki:List_of_districts_of_Nepal.
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