Lumbini Zone

Lumbinī Anchal
लुम्बिनी अञ्चल
Zone
Country    Nepal
Capital Butwal
Time zone Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)
Website www.arghakhanchi.com

Lumbini (Nepali: लुम्बिनी अञ्चल Listen ) is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal and home to the Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama,[1] who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy. The zone's headquarters is Butwal.

Districts

Lumbini is divided into 6 districts:

District Type Headquarters
Arghakhanchi Hill Sandhikharka
Gulmi Hill Tamghas
Kapilvastu Outer Terai Taulihawa
Nawalparasi Outer Terai Parasi (Ramgram)
Palpa Hill Tansen
Rupandehi Outer Terai Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)

References

  1. Holy Sites of Buddhism, Buddha Dharma Education Association, retrieved 9 May 2012

See also

Coordinates: 27°45′N 83°30′E / 27.750°N 83.500°E / 27.750; 83.500

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