The Chitwan District is one of 75 districts of Nepal, and is located in the southwestern part of Province No. 3 with Bharatpur, the fifth largest city of Nepal, as its district headquarters. Bharatpur is a commercial and service centre of central south Nepal and major destination for higher education, health care and transportation in the region
The district takes its name from the Chitwan Valley, one of Nepal's Inner Terai valleys between the Mahabharat and Siwalik ranges, both considered foothills of the Himalayas. Narayangadh is located on the banks of the Narayani River, and is the main town with numerous shopping zones where people come from all over the district and neighbouring districts.
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There are about 25 Village Development Committees, each of which has nine wards or villages and one sub-Metropolitan city, Bharatpur. There are minimum[clarification needed] of seven municipalities some of them are Ratnanagar, Khairahani and Chitrawan Rapti Municipality ( a combination of Piple, Bhandara and Birendranagar VDCs), Jutpani Municipality and Madi municipality. Generally municipalities have nine wards or urban areas.
