Buddhabhumi
Buddhabhumi is a Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. It is located 308 km west of Kathmandu, 47 km west of Butwal and 206 km east of Nepalgung.
Buddhabhumi
बुद्धभूमि | |
|---|---|
  Buddhabhumi Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27.65°N 83.06°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| No. of Wards | 10 Wards |
| Established | 02/12/2014 |
| Incorporated (date) | 2017 |
| Incorporated (VDC) | Jayanagar, Mahendrakot, Dubiya, Bhrikuti, Mahuba, Manpur, Dhankauli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Mr. Keshab Kumar Shreshtha |
| • Deputy Mayor | Meera Tharu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 366.67 km2 (141.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 64,949 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Area code(s) | +76 |
| Website | buddhabhumimun |
On December 2, 2014 Nepal government announced the creation of 61 new municipalities across the country. A meeting of the Cabinet Social Committee held at the Prime Minister's Office at Singdurbar Tuesday took a decision to this effect on a proposal forwarded by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD).Buddhabhumi[1] was among 61 municipality that has been declared.
Buddhabhumi Municipality was established merging three Village Development Committees, e.g.: Jayanagar, Mahendrakot, Dubiya. It was named Buddhawatika Municipality during establishment, later on 10 March 2017 four more vdcs were Incorporated with it and renamed to Buddhabhumi. The following Vdcs were Incorporated later: Bhrikuti, Mahuba, Manpur and Dhankauli.
Through highway, Buddhabhumi connects western Nepal to the capital Kathmandu. It has highway connections to the Indian Border at Krishnanagar and to hill towns Sandhikarkha and Tansen. Buddhabatika is a major gateway to the birthplace of gautam buddha.
Buddhabhumi means the land of Gautam Buddha, an icon of peace in the world.
Culture and religion
Hindus in the majority celebrate Holi, Teej, Maha Shivratri, Dashain, Tihar and Bhai Tika. There are also Buddhist and Muslims. There is a very good and harmonious relationship among different religious and ethnic community which can be seen during festivals.
Languages
Nepali is the common language spoken in Buddhabatika. Gurung, Magar and Tharu people speak native language in their community. English is not popular; however, most of the young people can communicate in English. The shop names are generally written in English in addition to Nepali alphabet.
Bank
Laxmi Bank Ltd, Kamana Sewa Bikas Bank Limited and NMB Bank Nepal are most popular Bank. Local cooperative like lumbini bachat tatha rin sahakari sanstha, cosmic bachat tahta rin sahakari sanstha, sana kisan krishi sahakari sanstha,buddha bachat tahta rin sahakari sanstha, kapilmuni krishi sahakari sanstha, etc. are popular through which local people has adopted the habit of saving.
Education
Although, there are Some adequate educational institutions among them the popular institutions are listed below:
- Shree Ganga Jyoti Higher Secondary School Pattharkot
- Adarsha English Boarding School Imiliya
- Social Higher Secondary English Boarding School
- Shree Gautam Buddha Higher Secondary School
- Residential English Boarding School
- Shanti Deep Boarding School
- Sunrise Samudayik Boarding School, Bhelai
There is a Bachelor level campus in the municipality. it runs BBS, BEd and BBS. The Gautam Buddha Multiple campus is the only Bachelor level campus in the Municipality.
Industries
Some of the popular industries are listed below:
- Shree krishna rice mill
- Om seller rice mill
- Poudel seller rice mill
- Ashmita rice mill
- Guru Ganga rice mill, Bhelai
References
- selection=1 "newly formed municipality" Check
|url=value (help). Government create 61 new municipalities. Republica nepal. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
