Kapilvastu Municipality
Kapilvastu
कपिलवस्तु नगरपालिका Taulihawa | |
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Entrance gate to Taulihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°32′N 83°3′E / 27.533°N 83.050°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Wards | 12 |
| Established | 1982 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Sudeep Paudel (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Sunita Gupta (NC) |
| • Term of office | (2022 - 2027) |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.9 km2 (52.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2011 A.D) | |
• Total | 76,394 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Postal code | 32800 |
| Area code | 076 |
| Website | kapilvastumun |
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
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Kapilvastu, formerly known by name of Taulihawa, is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. The municipality is located roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south-west of Lumbini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.
Kapilvastu Municipality was established in 1982 with the name of Taulihawa Nagarpanchayat merging Bargadawa, Maalpara, Pipari, Kapilvastu Adarsh Gaau and some portion of Tilaurakot, Gotihawa and Gobari Gaunpanchayat. On 7 November 2014, the remaining region of Gotihawa and Tilaurakot VDC were included, making a total of 19 wards within this municipality.
On March 10, 2017, the Government of Nepal restructured the local-level bodies into 753 new local level structures. The previous Taulihawa Municipality with Dharampaniya, Dohani, Jahadi, Nigalihawa and Sauraha VDCs were merged to form Kapilvastu Municipality. Now the total area of the municipality is 136.91 square kilometres (52.86 sq mi) and the total population is 76,394. The municipality is now divided into 12 wards.
The municipality lies at an altitude of 107 metres (351 ft) above sea level