Lumbini Province

Lumbini Province Lumbini Pradesh
Province
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• Nepali	लुम्बिनी प्रदेश Lumbinī pradēśa
From Top left to right World Peace Pagoda in Lumbini, Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve, Dhaulagiri Himalayas in Eastern Rukum, Ranighat Palace in Palpa, Bageshwori Temple and a Bengal tiger at Bardiya National Park
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Location of Lumbini Province
Bardiya Banke Dang Rolpa Eastern Rukum Pyuthan Gulmi Argha khanchi Kapil vastu Palpa Rupan dehi NP West Karnali Province India (Uttar Pradesh) Gandaki Province Sudur Province Divisions of Lumbini
Coordinates: 27°39′33.13″N 83°26′18.3″E / 27.6592028°N 83.438417°E / 27.6592028; 83.438417
Country	Nepal
Formation	20 September 2015
Capital	Deukhuri
Largest City	Ghorahi
Districts	12
Government
• Type	Self governing province
• Body	Government of Lumbini Pradesh
• Governor	Amik Sherchan
• Chief Minister	Jokh Bahadur Mahara (CPN (Maoist center))
• High Court	Tulsipur High Court
• Provincial Assembly	Unicameral (87 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	26
Area
• Total	22,288 km2 (8,605 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Highest elevation (Putha Hiunchuli)	7,246 m (23,773 ft)
Lowest elevation (Rupandehi)	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,124,225
• Rank	3rd
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Geocode	NP-FI
Official language	Nepali (51.6%)
Other Official language(s)	1. Tharu (Dangaura) 2. Awadhi
HDI	0.563 (medium)
Literacy	78.1%
Sex ratio	90.43 ♂ /100 ♀ (2011)
GDP	5 billion USD
GDP rank	3rd
Website	http://ocmcm.p5.gov.np/

Lumbini Province (Nepali: लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, romanized: Lumbinī pradēśa) is a province in western Nepal. The country's third largest province in terms of area as well as population, Lumbini is home to the World Heritage Site of Lumbini, where according to the Buddhist tradition, the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha was born.^[1]

Lumbini borders Gandaki Province and Karnali Province to the north, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar of India to the south. Lumbini's capital, Deukhuri, is near the geographic center of the province; it is a small town which is currently being developed to meet the prerequisite of a provincial capital. The major cities in the province are Butwal and Siddharthanagar in Rupandehi district, Nepalgunj in Banke district, Tansen in Palpa district, and Ghorahi and Tulsipur in Dang district.