Where is Buddhabhumi located?

Buddhabhumi is located in Kapilvastu District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

Buddhabhumi

बुद्धवाटिका नगरपालिका

Municipality in Western, Nepal

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Buddhabhumi is a Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. It is located 308 km west of Kathmandu, 47 km west of Butwal and 206 km east of Nepalgung.

Quick facts

Type: municipality of Nepal wd
Located in: Kapilvastu District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) wd
Established: 2 December 2014 wd
Official website: buddhabatikamun.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 27.6500° N, 83.0600° E wd

About

On December 2, 2014, Nepal government announced the creation of 61 new municipalities across the country. A meeting of the Cabinet Social Committee held at the Prime Minister's Office at Singdurbar Tuesday took a decision to this effect on a proposal forwarded by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD).Buddhabhumi was among 61 municipality that has been declared.

Buddhabhumi Municipality was established merging three Village Development Committees, e.g.: Jayanagar, Mahendrakot, Dubiya. It was named Buddhawatika Municipality during establishment, later on 10 March 2017 four more VDCs were Incorporated with it and renamed to Buddhabhumi. The following VDCs were Incorporated later: Bhrikuti, Mahuba, Manpur and Dhankauli.

Through highway, Buddhabhumi connects western Nepal to the capital Kathmandu. It has highway connections to the Indian Border at Krishnanagar and to hill towns Sandhikarkha and Tansen. Buddhabatika is a major gateway to the birthplace of gautam buddha.

Buddhabhumi means the land of Gautam Buddha, an icon of peace in the world.

Nearby places

Budhi — 5 km
Jagdishpur Reservoir — 5 km
Nigalihawa — 6 km
Kopawa — 6 km
Mahendrakot — 7 km
Dhankauli — 7 km

Questions

Where is Buddhabhumi located?: Buddhabhumi is located in Kapilvastu District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

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"Buddhabhumi". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/buddhabhumi. Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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