# Lumbini Zone

_Former administrative zone of Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Lumbini was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. Within the zone is the city of Lumbini, widely believed to be the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism and renowned as a major Buddhist pilgrimage site. The zone's headquarters was Butwal.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** zone of Nepal; former administrative territorial entity ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9172#P31))
- **Located in:** Western Development Region (development region of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9172#P131))
- **Area:** 8,975 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9172#P2046))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7500, 83.5000

## Questions

**Where is Lumbini Zone located?**  
Lumbini Zone is located in Western Development Region, Nepal.

## Related

- [Nawalparasi District](https://diginpl.com/places/nawalparasi-district)
- [Western Development Region, Nepal](https://diginpl.com/places/western-development-region-nepal)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Lumbini Zone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbini_Zone) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): लुम्बिनी अञ्चल](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%85%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q9172](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9172) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mayadevi Temple.jpg by Harry Paudyal (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mayadevi_Temple.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Lumbini Zone, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mayadevi Temple.jpg — Harry Paudyal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

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