Create region in node.tpl.php (drupal 6)

1.Add code in yourtheme.info

regions[region_name] =  Region Name


2.Add funciton in template.php


function THEME_NAME_preprocess_node(&$variables, $hook) {
  $variables['region_name'] = theme('blocks', 'region_name');
}


3.Add code in node.tpl.php



<?php if ($region_name) { ?><div class="region_name"><?php print $region_name?></div><?php }; ?>