Optimal Location of Administrative Center: A Case Study of Province No. 1, Nepal

In developing nations, administrative facilities do not centers the majority of residing population because of poor geographical accessibility. Selection of optimal administrative centerin such locationsis a tedious task as the decision is contingent upon various factors. While making such decisions, major focus should be on accessibility of residing people. Thus, this study examines the role two major factors, population distribution and transportation network distribution, in the selection of administrative centers of any location considering the case study of Province no. 1, Nepal.