Lumbini (zone)
| लुम्बिनी अञ्चल Lumbini
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 Location of the Lumbini Zone in Nepal |
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| Country | Nepal |
| province | Province No. 5 |
| Seat | Butwal |
| surface | 8975 km² |
| Residents | 2,606,060 (2011 census) |
| density | 290 inhabitants per km² |
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Coordinates: 27 ° 42 ' N , 83 ° 27' E
Lumbini ( Nepali लुम्बिनी अञ्चल ) was one of the former 14 administrative zones of the state of Nepal until 2015.
The administrative zone was named after Lumbini , the birthplace of Buddha , which is located in this zone. Lumbini was in the West developing region in central Nepal. The administrative seat of the zone was Butwal .
The zone consisted of 6 districts:
With the new constitution of September 20, 2015, the districts of this zone were assigned to Province No. 5 with a total of 12 districts. Part of the Nawalparasi District became part of Gandaki Province (initially Province No. 4).
Web links
Commons : Lumbini administrative area - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Nepal: Administrative Division. As of November 29, 2012, CityPopulation.de ( Memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ).
- ^ Nepal: Administrative Division. As of October 7, 2017, CityPopulation.de.
