Siddharthanagar

Siddhārthanagar / Bhairahawa
सिद्धार्थनगर / भैरहवा
Lumbini Gate, Bhairahawa
Lumbini Gate, Bhairahawa
Nickname: 
Bhairahawa
Location of Siddhārthanagar / Bhairahawa
Siddhārthanagar / Bhairahawa is located in Nepal
Siddhārthanagar / Bhairahawa
Siddhārthanagar / Bhairahawa
Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 27°30′N 83°27′E / 27.500°N 83.450°E / 27.500; 83.450
Country   Nepal
ProvinceLumbini
DistrictRupandehi
Incorporated1967
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorIshtiyak Ahmad Khan (NC)
 • Deputy MayorUma Adhikari (CPN (UML))
 • Chief Administrator OfficerNabaraj Poudyal [1]
Area
 • Total36.03 km2 (13.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total74,436
 • Density2,066/km2 (5,350/sq mi)
Language
 • OfficialNepali[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (NST)
Postal code
32900
Area code071
Websitewww.siddharthanagarmun.gov.np/ne

Siddharthanagar (Nepali: सिद्धार्थनगर), formerly and colloquially still called Bhairahawa (Nepali: भैरहवा), is a municipality and the administrative headquarter of Rupandehi District in Lumbini Province of Nepal, 265 km (165 mi) west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. It is the closest city to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, which is located 25 km (16 mi) to the west. The city borders the Indian city of Sonauli in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh.

Although the current name was first used in 1977,[3] many still refer to it as Bhairahawa.[4]

  1. ^ "Chief Administrative Officer of Siddharthanagar".
  2. ^ "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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  4. ^ Pant, Shashwat (23 January 2020). "New names for old places reflect the changing times, but not everyone is happy". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 June 2020.