Lumbini Cultural Municipality
लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक नगरपालिका
Municipality
Lumbini Cultural Municipality is located in Nepal
Lumbini Cultural Municipality
Lumbini Cultural Municipality
Location of Lumbini Sanskritik
Coordinates: 27°28′02″N 83°16′30″E / 27.46716°N 83.27491°E / 27.46716; 83.27491
CountryNepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
DistrictRupandehi
No. of wards13
Established18 May 2014
Incorporated (VDC)Lumbini Adarsha, Bhagawanpur, Tenahawa, Ekala, Khudabazar, Madhuwani, Masina
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyLumbini Cultural Municipality
 • MayorMr. Sajruddin Musalman (RC)
 • Deputy MayorMrs. Kalpana Harijan (CPN-UML)
Area
 • Total112.21 km2 (43.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total72,497
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
32914
Telephone Code071
Major highwaysF011
Websitelumbinisanskritikmun.gov.np

Lumbini Sanskritik (Nepali: लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक) is a municipality situated in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. Lumbini, the Buddhist pilgrimage site where Buddha was born lies in the center of this municipality.

This Lumbini Cultural Municipality was formed merging the existing Lumbini Adarsha Village development committee to six other Village Development Committees i.e. Bhagawanpur, Tenuhawa, Ekala, Khudabazar, Madhuwani, Masina. This municipality came into existence following the government decision since 18 May 2014 [1][2] Total area of this municipality is 112.21 square kilometres (43.32 sq mi) and total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 72,497. The municipality is divided into 13 wards.[3][4] The municipality is located at 18 km of distance from the district headquarters of Siddharthanagar.Lumbini Is The Major Part Of Nepal As Lord Gautam Buddha Was Born here in Lumbini. In Lumbini Area Mostly Awadhi Language is used By the People's and Nepali Language is used In Official works .


References

  1. ↑ 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
  2. ↑ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
  3. ↑ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Awadhi and Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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