Chitwan Valley

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Chitwan Valley is in central-southern Nepal. An Inner Terai valley, it is 150 km long and roughly 30-48 km wide. The cities of Bhartpur, Hetauda, and Ratnanagar are in the valley.

This valley geographically also named as a Narayni east Rapti valley, Naryani is the main river and life line of Chitwan Valley, which flow from the Himalayan Glassier with the tributaries of Kaligandaki,Trishuli,Seti,Madi,Marshangdi,Budhi Gandaki and Draudi this river also know as Sapta Gandaki as well as Gandak in India. Rapti rivar comes form the Range of Mahabhart and interd in CHitwan Valley from Hetuda this river pass trhrouh Chitwan Netional Park and Join Naryani in west of the Meghauli.

Chitwan valley was a princplity kingdom before unifying Nepal the capital of the principality was in Upardanggadhi, from the history Chepang,Gurung,Magar, Chetri and Bahun ware the main resident in the surrounding Mountain of Chitwan Valley, but the indigenous group Tharu,Danuwar,Darai and Majhi ware the historical inhabitant of the Plane of Chitwan Valley.

After control of Malaria in sixties by the help of United states the Plane of Chitwan Valley is one of the very attractive place in Nepal, people from Different part of the country start to come in this valley and make its their home.

In modern political divide of Nepal Chitwan Vally is divided in to two development Region. (Mid Development Region From Hetuda to Bharatpur,) two zones (Naryani Zone (Hetuda to Bharatpu) Lumbini Zone (Gaidakot to Daunne) and three district ( Makwanpur :- Hetuda to Manhari , Chitwan District:-Manhari to Bharatpur, Nawal Parashi District:- Gaidakot to Dawanne.

Chitwan valley is with very fertile land with enough water rescores two main irrigation system of Nepal (khageri Canal system and Narayni Lift System ) is implemented. The people of this migrant valley made very good progress in Agriculture (Nepali Standard) and industrialized their product large No. (more than 70% production of the country) of poultry industry is within this valley, there is a Hetuda industrial District within east corner in the valley, also floriculture and Bea form are other business of Chitwan Valley.