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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