Dhawalagiri (or Dhaulagiri) is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. It comes under the Western division of Nepal. Baglung is the headquarters of this zone. Famous trekking areas like Mustang, Muktinath, Kali Gandaki valley and Mt Dhaulagiri fall in this zone. Mt. Dhaulagiri 8167m. is the 7th highest mountain in the world and its located in the Dhaulagiri Himal. Mt. Dhaulagiri lies in the Dhaulagiri Zone of north-central Nepal, northwest of Pokhara. Its name is derived from Sanskrit “Dhavala" means "White" and Giri is "Mountain".
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, the only hunting reserve in Nepal is spread over Baglung and Myagdi districts of this Zone.
Dhaulagiri Zone falls in Western Development Region out of five development regions of Nepal. Its total area is 8148 square K.M. Four districts fall in Dhaulagiri Zone are Mustang, Myagdi, Baglung and Parbat. There are 159 Village Development Committees. and 1 Municipalities in Dhaulagiri zone.
Dhawalagiri is divided into 4 districts, listed below with the headquarters in parentheses:
Baglung District (Baglung)
Mustang District (Jomsom)
Myagdi District (Beni)
Parbat District (Kusma)
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