HILLY REGION
The hilly region is situated in the middle part of the country between the Himalayan region and the Terai region. It also spreads from east to west and lies between the altitudes of 610 m to 4877 m from sea level. The region occupies 68% of the total land area of the country. It has mild climate which is neither hot nor cold. The people living in higher altitudes profession are animal husbandry, cottage industry and cultivation of the cereals like maize, millet, fruits and vegetables and the people living in the lower attitude cultivate variety of cereal crops and cash crops. The hilly region has its own ecological status due to land topography, tropical structure, climate, biodiversity and creatures.
PHYSICAL ASPECT:
All the physical products available in the mountain region and the terai region come under this region. As said before it has mild climate. Hills of different heights, wide, broad, basins, narrow valleys are found in this region. In this region 35 district lie out of the total country. Ilam, Panchthar, Gorkha, Sindhuli, Pyuthan, are some of the district which lie in this region. This region also can be divided into three sub-divisions as Mahabharat , Middle land and Chure range. There is also diversity in this region.
BIOLOGICAL ASPECT:
The hilly region is sub-divided into three range which have some difference in the structure of their ecosystem. Various kinds of thick forest are available in some part of this region. Sal, Chilaune, bamboo, timber, katus, oak like plants and trees are available here. The cultivation of maize, millet, soyabean, etc are done. Many birds and animals live here. It is a proper place for animals husbandry and fruits. Different kinds of biological aspects have helped this region and is also helpful for other valuable organism.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECT:
In this region fertile land can be found and there is wider diversity of land. The cultivation of the paddy is done in irrigated land. This region is also suitable for agricultural occupation. People keep domestic animals like cow, sheep, goat, buffalo, etc. The people live in plain, big and small and narrow valleys of this region. There are rural settlement in this area. The major cities like Kathmandu and Pokhara lies in this region. The population is high in Kathmandu valley. The castes such as Rai, Limbu, Magar, Damai, etc live here. There is also a large number of houses made up of bricks, mud, tiles, etc and many houses are made up of stone and soil with roof covered with tiles. Similarly in urban areas the houses are made up of cement and iron bars using the modern technology. The main occupation of the people living in this region is agriculture. Some people run business and some have services. It has a pleasant natural environment and trekking. Here some people are engaged in the tourism industry.
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