Doti

Doti
सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल - Sudura Paścimāñcala
Far-Western Development Region
Seti River valley with Dipayal to the left
Seti River valley with Dipayal to the left
Location of the Far-Western Region
Location of the Far-Western Region
CountryNepal
HeadquartersDipayal Silgadhi
Area
 • Total19,539 km2 (7,544 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,552,517
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NPT)
ISO 3166 codeNP-5

Doti (Nepali: डोटी), also known as Dotigarh (डोटीगढ़) or the Far-Western Development Region was a development region of Nepal situated between River Kali bordering Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, India in the west and the Karnali river on the east.[2] Doti was one of eight different princely states of the Katyuri Kingdom.

  1. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Kathmandu, Nepal. November 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  2. ^ Prof.Dr. Jay Raj pant wrote "Far-Western region of Nepal is called Doti Culturally "  : In History of Doti Kingdom (2013)