Nepal Geography: :
Nepal has always been an independent country, lying between
the Tibetan autonomous region of the Peoples' Republic of
China in the north and India in the east, south and west
respectively. The length of the kingdom is 885 kilometers
from east to west, and its breath varies from 145 kilometers
to 241 kilometers from north to south. The total area is
147,181 sq. kilometers. The geographical setting of the
country varies from the Tropical Tarai plains to the peak
of “SAGARMATHA” Mt. Everest (8848m). On the
basis of topography the country can be divided into three
main regions.
A. Himalayan Region :
The Himalayas cover about 19 % of the total land of Nepal
but only 2 % of the land is suitable for cultivation. The
altitude of this region ranges 1600 ft- 29035ft (1877m –
8848 m.) It includes 8 of the highest 14 summits in the
world which exceed altitude of 8000 meters.
B. Hilly Region :
This region is very extensive and covers about 64 % of total
area of which only 10 percent is under cultivation. The
average range of this region falls between 1000 ft (1300m)
to 15000 ft (4500m.) in altitude. Almost 50 % of peoples
and diverse ethnic groups inhabitants this hills. Wild animals
to be found here. This region is also popular for different
kinds of birds.
C. Tarai Region :
The Tarai region stretches east to west with fertile low
land plains in the southern part of the country. This belt
occupies about 17% of the total area. It provides excellent
farming flat land is 60 to 300 m (200 ft – 1000 ft)
above sea level. Because of its fertile soil, it is known
as the “Granary” of the country. Royal Bangal
tiger, one horned rhino, leopard, gharial crocodile, wild
elephant, many species of birds and different types of venomous
snakes are found here.
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