Gotihawa

Gotihawa
गोटिहवा
The Gotihawa Pillar of Ashoka.
Gotihawa
Location in Nepal
Gotihawa
Gotihawa (South Asia)
Coordinates: 27°31′N 83°02′E / 27.51°N 83.03°E / 27.51; 83.03
Country   Nepal
ZoneLumbini Zone
DistrictKapilvastu District
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (1991)
  Total
3,335
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Gotihawa (formerly called Gutivā in Western sources) is a village development committee located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Kapilavastu, in Kapilvastu District, in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,335 people living in 567 individual households.