Nepal is a sovereign independent Asian country, lies
between 80.4' and 88.12' East longitude and 26.22' and
30.27' North altitude. It is bounded on the North by
Tibet Antonymous Region of the China, on the East by
Sikkim and West Bengal of the Indian Union, on the South
by Indian State of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and on the
West by Uttar Pradesh of the Indian Union. The length of
the country is 885 Kilometers East-West and the breath
varies from 145 to 241 kilometers North-South.
Climatically it lies in the temperate zone with the
added advantage of altitude. Except for some
exceptions, there are seldom less than 1220 meters above
the sea level. Nepal can be divided into three main
Geographical regions. The Himalayan Region is the
altitude range between 4877 meters to 8848 meters.
The Mountain Region account for about 64 percent of the
total land area. It is formed by the Mahabharat range
that soars up to 4877 meters. Churia Range (altitude
varies from 610 meters to 1524 meters) lies in the
South. The Terai Region is the low-land region which has
width of about 26 to 32 kilometers and the altitude
maximum of 305 meters occupies about 17 percent of the
total land of the country.
Kachanakawal, the lowest point of the country with an
altitude of 70 meters in Jhapa District of Eastern Terai.
Nepal is a sovereign independent Asian country, lies
between 80.4' and 88.12' East longitude and 26.22' and
30.27' North altitude. It is bounded on the North by
Tibet Antonymous Region of the China, on the East by
Sikkim and West Bengal of the Indian Union, on the South
by Indian State of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and on the
West by Uttar Pradesh of the Indian Union. The length of
the country is 885 Kilometers East-West and the breath
varies from 145 to 241 kilometers North-South.