Rupandehi district

Rupandehī Jillā रुपन्देही जिल्ला
District
Birthplace of Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha
Location of Rupandehi
Country	Nepal
Region	Western (Pashchimanchal)
Zone	Lumbini
Headquarters	Siddharthanagar
Area
• Total	1,360 km2 (530 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	880,196
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s)	Nepali, Bhojpuri, Awadhi

Rupandehi District(Nepali:  Listen , a part of Province No. 5, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal and covers an area of 1,360 km². The district headquarter is Siddharthanagar. As per the national census 2011, the population of Rupandehi was 880,196.

Rupandehi is named after Rupadevi, the queen of King Suddhodana.

Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Buddha, lies in Rupandehi district. Devdaha, the birthplace of Mayadevi (mother of Lord Buddha) also lies in Rupandehi district.

At the time of 2011 A.D National population and Housing census 2011 was reported that total population of Rupandehi district was 880,196 . and Male=432,193 and Female=448,003 and total household was 163,916 . Data Sourece: Central bureau of statistics kathmandu, government of Nepal .

The district is divided into seven election constituencies area, 17 Ilaka, 48 VDCs, 5 municipalities and one submetropolitan city.

The district lies on the southern and western part of Nepal. On the East it shares border with Nawalparasi District, on West with Kapilvastu District, on North with Palpa District and on South with India.The elevation of the district lies between 100m to 1229m from sea level. The total area of the district is 1,360 km² with 16.1% in Churia Range and rest in the Terai region.