Lumbini Zone


Lumbini was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. It is home to the Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy. The zone's headquarters was Butwal.

Districts

Lumbini was divided into 6 districts:
DistrictTypeHeadquartersSince 2015 part of Province
ArghakhanchiHillSandhikharkaProvince No. 5
GulmiHillTamghasProvince No. 5
KapilvastuOuter TeraiTaulihawaProvince No. 5
PalpaHillTansenProvince No. 5
RupandehiOuter TeraiSiddharthanagar Province No. 5
NawalparasiOuter TeraiParasi divided into Nawalpur District
and Parasi District