Rupandehi District

Rupandehi District
रुपन्देही जिल्ला
Birthplace of Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha
Birthplace of Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha
Location of Rupandehi
Location of Rupandehi
Country Nepal
ProvinceLumbini Province
Admin HQ.Siddharthanagar
Municipality
Government
 • TypeCoordination committee
 • BodyDCC, Rupandehi
 • Parliamentary constituencies5
 • Provincial constituencies10
Area
 • Total1,360 km2 (530 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total982,851
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:45 (NPT)
Telephone Code071
Main Language(s)Nepali, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Tharu
Websiteddcrupandehi.gov.np

Rupandehi District (Nepali: रुपन्देही जिल्ला; pronounced [ɾu.pʌn.de.i; -e.ɦi] ), a part of Lumbini Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal and covers an area of 1,360 km2 (530 sq mi). The district headquarter is Bhairahawa. As per the national census 2011, the population of Rupandehi was 880,196.[2]

  1. ^ "National Population Census 2016". National Planning Commission Secretariat, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Government of Nepal. September 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15.
  2. ^ "संक्षिप्त परिचय : रुपन्देही जि.वि.स". ddcrupandehi.gov.np. Retrieved 2016-03-17.