Kapilvastu Municipality
Kapilvastu (also known by name of Taulihawa) is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. The municipality is located roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south-west of Lumbini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.
Kapilvastu
कपिलवस्तु नगरपालिका | |
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Municipality | |
Entrance gate to Taulihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal | |
Kapilvastu Location in Lumbini Province Kapilvastu Kapilvastu (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°32′N 83°3′E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Wards | 12 |
| Established | 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Sudeep Paudel (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sunita Gupta (NC) |
| • Term of office | (2022 - 2027) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.9 km2 (52.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2011 A.D) | |
| • Total | 76,394 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 32800 |
| Area code | 076 |
| Website | kapilvastumun |
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
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Kapilvastu Municipality was established in 1982 with the name of Taulihawa Nagarpanchayat merging Baragdawa, Maalpara, Pipari, Kapilvastu Adarsh Gaau and some portion of Tilaurakot, Gotihawa and Gobari Gaunpanchayat. Later on 7 November 2014 remaining region of Gotihawa and Tilaurakot VDC were included making total 19 wards within this Municipality.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local-level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Taulihawa Municipality with Dharampaniya, Dohani, Jahadi, Nigalihawa and Sauraha VDCs were merged to form Kapilvastu Municipality. Now total area of the municipality is 136.91 square kilometres (52.86 sq mi) and total population is 76,394. The municipality is now divided into 12 wards.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 107 metres (351 ft) above sea level