Lumbini Sanskritik (Nepali: लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक) is a municipality situated in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. Lumbini, the Buddhist pilgrimage site where Buddha was born lies in the center of this municipality.[1]
Lumbini Cultural Municipality
लुम्बिनी सांस्कृतिक नगरपालिका | |
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  Lumbini Cultural Municipality Location of Lumbini Sanskritik | |
| Coordinates: 27°28′02″N 83°16′30″E / 27.46716°N 83.27491°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini |
| District | Rupandehi |
| No. of wards | 13 |
| Established | 18 May 2014 |
| Incorporated (VDC) | Lumbini Adarsha, Bhagawanpur, Tenahawa, Ekala, Khudabazar, Madhuwani, Masina |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Lumbini Cultural Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mr. Sajruddin Musalman (RC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mrs. Kalpana Harijan (CPN-UML) |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.21 km2 (43.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 72,497 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 32914 |
| Telephone Code | 071 |
| Major highways | F011 |
| Website | lumbinisanskritikmun |
This Lumbini Cultural Municipality was formed merging the existing Lumbini Adarsha Village development committee to six other Village Development Committees i.e. Bhagawanpur, Tenuhawa, Ekala, Khudabazar, Madhuwani, Masina. This municipality came into existence following the government decision since 18 May 2014 [2][3] Total area of this municipality is 112.21 square kilometres (43.32 sq mi) and total population of the municipality as of 2011 Nepal census is 72,497. The municipality is divided into 13 wards.[4][5] The municipality is located at 18 km of distance from the district headquarters of Siddharthanagar in Rupandehi district.
Demographics
editLanguages
editMostly spoken language in Lumbini Sanskritik is Bhojpuri, which is spoken by 45.25% people followed by Awadhi with 29.91% people, Urdu with 19.35% people and 5.49% people speaking Other languages.[6]
References
edit- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ 72 new municipalities announced Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine My Republica
- ^ Govt announces 72 new municipalities Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine The Kathmandu Post
- ^ "District Corrected Last for RAJAPATRA" (PDF). www.mofald.gov.np. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "स्थानीय तहहरुको विवरण" [Details of the local level bodies]. www.mofald.gov.np/en (in Awadhi and Nepali). Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Population by Language Spoken Pie Chart of Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality, Rupandehi District (2011 Census) – Nepal Archives". Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ https://www.nepalarchives.com/population-by-language-piechart-lumbini-sanskritik-rupandehi-2011/
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