Butwal

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Butwal बुटवल
Sub-Metropolitan City
Clockwise from top: Butwal,Siddhababa Temple,Siddhartha Rajmarga
Butwal Location of Butwal in province Show map of Lumbini Province Butwal Butwal (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°42′00″N 83°27′58″E / 27.70°N 83.466°E / 27.70; 83.466
Country	Nepal
Province	Lumbini
District	Rupandehi
Metropolitan	Butwal
Government
• Mayor	Khel Raj Pandey (Congress)
• Deputy Mayor	Sabitra Devi Aryal (CPN(UML))
Area
• Total	101.61 km2 (39.23 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2021 Nepal census)
• Total	195,054[1]
• Rank	12th (Nepal) 2nd (Lumbini Province)
• Density	1,920/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Magar Thakuri Newar Tharu Kami Gurung Damai Chhetri Bahun
	2021 Nepal census[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Post code	32907
Area code	071
Website	butwalmun.gov.np

Butwal (Nepali: बुटवल), officially Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City (Nepali: बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका),previously known as Khasyauli (Nepali: खस्यौली^[2]), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in Lumbini Province in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population of 195,054 as per the 2021 AD Nepal census.^[3]

The city is one of the tri-cities of rapidly growing Butwal-Tilottama-Bhairahawa urban agglomeration primarily based on the Siddhartha Highway in West Nepal with a total urban agglomerated population of 421,018.^[1] It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Nepal for health, education, construction, communication, trade, and banking sectors. It has highway connections to the Indian border at Sunauli and to the hilly towns in Tansen and Pokhara valley, and holds the title of being "The Best City in Nepal" five times in a row.

Geographically, Butwal is at the intersection of Nepal's two different National Highways, Mahendra Highway and Siddhartha Highway. It connects western Nepal with the capital Kathmandu through the highway and air links (via Gautam Buddha International Airport at Siddharthanagar). The city stands beside the bank of Tinau River, and at the northern edge of the Terai plain below the Siwalik Hills. Its name, Butwal was derived from Batauli Bazaar , the town's oldest residential area which is located on the western bank of the Tinau River.^[4]

Butwal was officially declared as a sub-metropolitan city on 2 December 2014 AD by combining two neighboring VDCs Motipur and Semlar. The city is currently headed by Nepali Congress leader Khel Raj Pandey.^[5]