Devdaha

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Devdaha Municipality देवदह नगरपालिका
Municipality
Devdaha Municipality Location in Nepal Show map of Nepal Devdaha Municipality Devdaha Municipality (South Asia) Show map of South Asia
Coordinates: 27°39′40″N 83°33′58″E / 27.661°N 83.566°E / 27.661; 83.566
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Rupandehi
Government
• Mayor	Dhurba kharel
• Deputy Mayor	Bidya Laxmi Gurung
Area
• Total	136.95 km2 (52.88 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	53,523
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code	071
Website	www.devdahamun.gov.np

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Devdaha (Deva Daha, देवदह) is a municipality in Rupandehi District of Nepal, the ancient capital of Koliya Republic, located 7 km east of Lumbini and east of Butwal and shares a border with Nawalparasi district on the east side. It is identified as the maternal home of Queen Mayadevi, Prajapati Gautami and Princess Yasodhara. There are many places to visit in Devdaha. It is believed that Prince Siddhartha had spent some years of his childhood with his step-mother/aunt Prajapati Gautami in Devdaha.^[1]