The Far-Western Development Region ( Nepali: सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Sudur Pashchimanchal Bikas Kshetra) is one of Nepal's five development regions. It is located at the western end of the country with headquarters at Dipayal.
The Far Western Region covers 19,539 km. It has nine districts with the regional headquarters at Dipayal. Dothi district. The Far Western Region is remote and developmentally challenged. Some 44% of people in the Far West Hills and 49% in the Himalayan districts live beneath the poverty line. The region has limited access to basic services and increasing services is challenging due to the difficult topography. The region has complex social-economic structures and there is both widespread gender and caste based discrimination. Traditional systems associated with religion, culture and customs also have a great impact on overall development.
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