Province No. 5

Province No. 5 (proposed name: Lumbini)[1] is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September 2015.[1] As per a 17 January 2018 cabinet meeting, the city of Butwal has been declared the interim state capital of Province No. 5. It borders Gandaki Pradesh and Karnali Pradesh to the north, Sudurpashchim Pradesh to the west, and Uttar Pradesh of India to the south.

Province No. 5

प्रदेश न० ५
Province
Location of Province No. 5
Divisions of Province No. 5
Country   Nepal
Formation20 September 2015
Capital cityButwal (Temporary)
Largest cityGhorahi
Districts12
Government
 • BodyGovernment of Province No. 5
 • GovernorDharmanath Yadav
 • Chief MinisterShankar Pokharel (NCP)
 • High CourtTulsipur High Court
 • Provincial AssemblyUnicameral (87 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituency26
Area
 • Total22,288 km2 (8,605 sq mi)
Area rank3rd
Population
 • Total4,499,272
 • Rank4th
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Density rank3rd
Demonym(s)Tarai Pashchimeli Nepali
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
GeocodeNP-FI
Official languageNepali (51.6%)
Other language(s)1. Tharu
2. Awadhi
3. Magar
4. Gurung
5. Newari
HDI0.519 (low)
Literacy66.43%
Sex ratio90.43 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
Websitehttp://ocmcm.p5.gov.np/

Government and administration
Main articles: Provincial governments of Nepal and Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5

The Governor acts as the head of the province while the Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government. The Chief Judge of the Tulsipur High Court is the head of the judiciary.[2] The present Governor, Chief Minister and Chief Judge are Uma Kanta Jha (governor), Shankar Pokhrel (chief minister) and Nahakul Subedi.[3][4] The province has 87 provincial assembly constituencies and 26 House of Representative constituencies.[5]

Province No. 5 has a unicameral legislature, like all of the other provinces in Nepal. The term length of provincial assembly is five years. The Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5 is temporarily housed at the Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall in Butwal.[6]

Administrative subdivisions
See also: Districts of nepal, List of cities in Nepal, and List of gaupalikas of Nepal

Province No. 5 is divided into 12 districts, which are listed below. A district is administrated by the head of the District Coordination Committee and the District Administration Officer. The districts are further divided to municipalities or rural municipalities. The municipalities include four sub-metropolitan cities and 32 municipalities. There are 73 rural municipalities in the province.[7]

Districts of Province No. 5
Districts Nepali Headquarters Area (km2.) Population (2011)[8] Official Website
Kapilvastu District कपिलवस्तु जिल्ला Taulihawa 1,738 571,936
Parasi District परासी जिल्ला Ramgram 634.88 321,058
Rupandehi District रुपन्देही जिल्ला Siddharthanagar 1,360 880,196
Arghakhanchi District अर्घाखाँची जिल्ला Sandhikharka 1,193 197,632
Gulmi District गुल्मी जिल्ला Tamghas 1,149 280,160
Palpa District पाल्पा जिल्ला Tansen 1,373 261,180
Dang Deukhuri District दाङ देउखुरी जिल्ला Ghorahi 2,955 552,583
Pyuthan District प्युठान जिल्ला Pyuthan 1,309 228,102
Rolpa District रोल्पा जिल्ला Liwang 1,879 224,506
Eastern Rukum District पूर्वी रूकुम जिल्ला Rukumkot 1,161.13 53,018
Banke District बाँके जिल्ला Nepalganj 2,337 491,313
Bardiya District बर्दिया जिल्ला Gulariya 2,025 426,576
Province No. 5 प्रदेश नं. ५ Butwal 22,288 km² 4,499,272

Irrigation Projects

Religious and Tourist Centers

Universities

Protected Areas

See also

References
  1. "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. "High Courts get their chief judges". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. "Shankar Pokharel appointed Province 5 CM". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. "President of Nepal administers oath to Chiefs of seven provinces | DD News". ddnews.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "CDC creates 495 constituencies". The Himalayan Times. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. "First Provincial Assembly meet of Province no 5 begins". Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. "स्थानिय तह". 103.69.124.141. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  8. 2011 Census District Level Detail Report Archived 2018-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, Central Bureau of Statistics.


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