Lumbini Sanskritik

Lumbini Sanskritik is a municipality situated in Rupandehi District of Province No. 5 in Nepal. This municipality was formed merging the existing Lumbini Adarsha Village development committee to six other Village Development Committees i.e. Bhagawanpur, Tenahawa, Ekala, Khudabazar, Madhuwani, Masina. This municipality came into existence following the government decision since 18 May 2014 [1][2]

Man Mohan Chaudhary, mayor of Lumbini Sanskritik.
Lumbini Sanskritik

लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक
Municipality
Lumbini Sanskritik
Location of Lumbini Sanskritik
Coordinates: 27.46716°N 83.27491°E / 27.46716; 83.27491
CountryNepal
ProvinceProvince No. 5
DistrictRupandehi
No. of wards13
Established18 May 2014
Incorporated (VDC)Lumbini Adarsha, Bhagawanpur, Tenahawa, Ekala, Khudabazar, Madhuwani, Masina
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyLumbini Sanskritik Municipality
 • MayorMr. Man Mohan Chaudhary (Ind)
 • Deputy MayorMrs. Janakidevi Srivastava (FSFN)
Area
 • Total112.21 km2 (43.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total72,497
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes
32914
Telephone Code71
Major highwaysF011
Websitelumbinisanskritikmun.gov.np

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, the buddhist pilgrimage site, where lord Buddha was born, is in the center of this municipality.

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 Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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