Kapilvastu, formerly known as Taulihawa, is a municipality and the administrative centre of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal, roughly 25 kilometres south-west of Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha. It was established in 1982 as Taulihawa Nagarpanchayat and was enlarged in 2014 and again in 2017, when Dharampaniya, Dohani, Jahadi, Nigalihawa and Sauraha were merged in to form the present municipality of 12 wards. It covers 136.91 square kilometres, has 76,394 residents according to the article and lies at an altitude of 107 metres. Tilaurakot within it may be the ancient city of Kapilavastu, capital of the Shakya kingdom, and many stupas and ruins lie nearby.
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1. Kapilvastu Municipality (Wikipedia)
Demographics, population
Now the total area of the municipality is 136.91 square kilometres (52.86 sq mi) and the total population is 76,394
Lead, area
Now the total area of the municipality is 136.91 square kilometres (52.86 sq mi)
Part Of: Nepal, Lead, location
is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal
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IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Asia/Kathmandu, current ruleQuote, Zone Asia/Kathmandu, current rule
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Nepal (Wikipedia)
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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
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Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
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