Mountain Region: The north part of the country where there is very cold and presence of snow capped is called
mountain region. This region covers 15% land of the country. Population density is very low in this region. The main castes of the people from this region are Sherpa, Thakali, Bhotiya or Bhutia etc. The permanent villages are found as high as 4,500 meters in this region. Traditionally people grazed yaks, grew crops like potatoes, barley and millet etc. Some people work as high altitude porters, guides, cooks and other accesso
ries in tourism.Hilly Region: The hilly region lies between 700 to 4000 meters altitude. This region is moderately populated. The increasingly urbanized Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dharan valleys fall within this region. Indigenous ethnic groups of people are here like Magar, Gurung, Tamang, Rai and Limbu etc. The main productions of this region are rice, maize, millet, barley, potatoes etc. Some of the people emploied in terai, India and other countries as labour.
Terai Region: The southern part of the country it is covered with plain and flat land. It is called terai. Terai region covers 17% land of the country. It is fertile land among the three regions of the country. It can produce the food for the country so it is also call
ed bread basket of the country. This region is fertile but hot. The main castes of this region are Tharu, Dhimal Satar etc. The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Some people they involve in business and some in industries. There are some large level industries. This region is plain and the life of the people is easy in this region. It holds maximum amount of the production of the country.
ed bread basket of the country. This region is fertile but hot. The main castes of this region are Tharu, Dhimal Satar etc. The main occupation of the people is agriculture. Some people they involve in business and some in industries. There are some large level industries. This region is plain and the life of the people is easy in this region. It holds maximum amount of the production of the country.
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