# Lumbini Province

_Province of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lumbini Province is a province in western Nepal. The country's third largest province in terms of area as well as population, Lumbini is home to the World Heritage Site of Lumbini, where according to Buddhist tradition Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** province of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104014#P31))
- **Population:** 5,122,078 (2021) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104014#P1082))
- **Area:** 22,288 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104014#P2046))
- **Established:** 20 September 2015 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104014#P571))
- **Official website:** pradesh-5.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104014#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 28.0000, 82.7000

## Questions

**What is the population of Lumbini Province?**  
The population of Lumbini Province is 5,122,078 (as of 2021).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lumbini Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbini_Province) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लुम्बिनी प्रदेश](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q25104014](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104014) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Lumbini Buddhist pilgrimage IMG 0678 18.jpg by Harry Paudyal (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lumbini_Buddhist_pilgrimage_IMG_0678_18.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lumbini Province, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lumbini Buddhist pilgrimage IMG 0678 18.jpg — Harry Paudyal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Lumbini Province". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/lumbini-province. Retrieved 21 October 2026.