Lumbini Zone


Lumbini was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. Within the zone is the city of Lumbini, widely believed to be the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism and renowned as a major Buddhist pilgrimage site. The zone's headquarters was Butwal.

Administrative subdivisions

Lumbini was divided into six districts; since 2015 all five districts have been redesignated as part of Lumbini Province, while the eastern half of Nawalparasi District has been redesignated as part of Gandaki Province.
DistrictTypeHeadquartersSince 2015 part of Province
ArghakhanchiHillSandhikharkaLumbini Province
GulmiHillTamghasLumbini Province
KapilvastuOuter TeraiTaulihawaLumbini Province
PalpaHillTansenLumbini Province
RupandehiOuter TeraiSiddharthanagar Lumbini Province
NawalparasiOuter TeraiParasi divided into Nawalpur District
and Nawalparasi District