Narayani Zone
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Narayani Zone of Nepal in Terai bordering India on the south. The districts in this zone are Bara, Parsa, Chitwan, Rautahat and Makwanpur. The major cities of Narayani Zone are Hetauda, Bharatpur, Birganj, Ratnanagar, Kalaia and Gaur.
Narayani hosts Nepal's oldest and most famous national park: Chitwan (932km²), considered to be one of Asia's richest nature reserves, renowned for its Bengal tigers and the Indian white Rhinoceros. To the southeast the park is complemented by the Parsa Wildlife reserve with another 499km².
Narayani is one of the few zones that has been left relatively untouched by Maoist insurgency up to now. It is one of the relatively prosperous zones of Nepal with a vibrant trading market with India whose effect can be easily seen in the border town of Birgunj. Hetauda is the capital of this zone.
Narayani is divided into 5 districts:
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