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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.
Lumbini Province is divided into 12 districts. A district is administered by the head of the District Coordination Committee and the District Administration Officer. The districts are further divided into municipalities or rural municipalities. [ 1 ]
Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. [11] It is granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1997. [11] Thousands of Buddhist monks, pilgrims and tourists visit Lumbini annually. The ongoing up-gradation of Gautam Buddha Airport into international airport is expected to increase the number of visitors. [12]
Map of Lumbini in relation to other Eight Great Places Buddhist pilgrimage sites and notable nearby cities. Lumbinī (Lumbini, pronounced ⓘ, "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal.
The Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province also known as the Lumbini Pradesh Sabha (Nepali: लुम्बिनी प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Lumbini Province, one of the 7 provinces in Nepal, and is situated at Dang, the interim province capital of Lumbini Province, with 60 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA).
Sunilsmriti is a Rural municipality located within the Rolpa District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 156.55 square kilometres (60.44 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 28,213 according to a 2011 Nepal census. [1] [2]
Chhatrakot is a Rural municipality located within the Gulmi District of the Lumbini Province of Nepal. The rural municipality spans 87.02 square kilometres (33.60 sq mi) of area, with a total population of 19,357 according to a 2021 Nepal census. [1] [2]
The first Lumbini Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 87 members were elected to the assembly, 52 of whom were elected through direct elections and 35 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022.