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href="https://awa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2" title="बुटवल – Awadhi" lang="awa" hreflang="awa" data-title="बुटवल" data-language-autonym="अवधी" data-language-local-name="Awadhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अवधी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2" title="বুটবল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বুটবল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2" title="बुटवल – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="बुटवल" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butw%C4%81l" title="Butwāl – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Butwāl" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84" title="بوتوال – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بوتوال" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2" title="बुटवल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बुटवल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%95%D7%98%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9C" title="בוטוואל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="בוטוואל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butvalis" title="Butvalis – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Butvalis" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84" title="بوتوال – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بوتوال" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE" title="बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2" title="बुटवल – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="बुटवल" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Бутавал – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бутавал" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butwal" title="Butwal – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Butwal" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:280px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:280px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:280px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Butwal is located in Lumbini Province"><img alt="Butwal is located in Lumbini Province" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg/330px-Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg/560px-Nepal_Lumbini_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" 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class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:280px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:280px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:280px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nepal_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Butwal is located in Nepal"><img alt="Butwal is located in Nepal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Nepal_adm_location_map.svg/330px-Nepal_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="280" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Nepal_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Nepal_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Nepal_adm_location_map.svg/960px-Nepal_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="721" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:66%;left:42.138%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Butwal"><img alt="Butwal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:4px;left:-3em"><div>Butwal</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Butwal (Nepal)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Nepal</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Butwal&params=27.70_N_83.466_E_region:NP_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">27°42′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">83°27′58″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">27.70°N 83.466°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">27.70; 83.466</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/20px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/40px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Nepal" title="Provinces of Nepal">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lumbini_Province" title="Lumbini Province">Lumbini</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts of Nepal">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rupandehi_District" title="Rupandehi District">Rupandehi</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Nepal#Alphabetical_list" title="List of cities in Nepal">Metropolitan</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Butwal</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Khel Raj Pandey (<a href="/wiki/Nepali_Congress" title="Nepali Congress">Congress</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Mayor">Deputy Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Sabitra Devi Aryal (<a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Nepal_(Unified_Marxist%E2%80%93Leninist)" title="Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)">CPN(UML)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">101.61 km<sup>2</sup> (39.23 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">150 m (490 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2021_Nepal_census" title="2021 Nepal census">2021 Nepal census</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">195,054<sup id="cite_ref-archive1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_of_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities of Nepal">12th</a> (Nepal)<br />2nd (<a href="/wiki/Lumbini_Province" title="Lumbini Province">Lumbini Province</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,920/km<sup>2</sup> (5,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Ethnicities<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Magar_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Magar people">Magar</a> <a href="/wiki/Thakuri" title="Thakuri">Thakuri</a> <a href="/wiki/Newar" class="mw-redirect" title="Newar">Newar</a> <a href="/wiki/Tharu_people" title="Tharu people">Tharu</a> <a href="/wiki/Kami_(caste)" title="Kami (caste)">Kami</a> <a href="/wiki/Gurung" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurung">Gurung</a> <a href="/wiki/Damai" title="Damai">Damai</a> <a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetri</a> <a href="/wiki/Bahun" title="Bahun">Bahun</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> </th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2021_Nepal_census" title="2021 Nepal census">2021 Nepal census</a><sup id="cite_ref-archive1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:45" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:45">UTC+5:45</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nepal_Standard_Time" title="Nepal Standard Time">NST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post_code" class="mw-redirect" title="Post code">Post code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">32907</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">071</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://butwalmun.gov.np/">butwalmun<wbr />.gov<wbr />.np</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Butwal</b> (<a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>: <span lang="ne">बुटवल</span>), officially <b>Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City</b> (<a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>: <span lang="ne">बुटवल उपमहानगरपालिका</span>), previously known as Khasyauli (Nepali: खस्यौली<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), is a sub-metropolitan city and economic hub in <a href="/wiki/Lumbini_Province" title="Lumbini Province">Lumbini Province</a> in West Nepal. Butwal has a city population of 195,054 as per the 2021 AD Nepal census.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city is one of the tetra-cities of rapidly growing Butwal-<a href="/wiki/Tilottama,_Rupandehi" title="Tilottama, Rupandehi">Tilottama</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bhairahawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhairahawa">Bhairahawa</a>-<a href="/wiki/Devdaha" title="Devdaha">Devdaha</a> <a href="/wiki/Urban_agglomeration" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban agglomeration">urban agglomeration</a> primarily based on the <a href="/wiki/Siddhartha_Highway" title="Siddhartha Highway">Siddhartha Highway</a> in West <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> with a total urban agglomerated population of 4,74,541.<sup id="cite_ref-archive1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Tansen,_Nepal" title="Tansen, Nepal">Tansen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pokhara" title="Pokhara">Pokhara</a> valley, and holds the title of being "The Best City in Nepal" five times in a row. </p><p>Geographically, Butwal is at the <a href="/wiki/Intersection_(road)" title="Intersection (road)">intersection</a> of Nepal's two different National Highways, <a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Highway" title="Mahendra Highway">Mahendra Highway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Siddhartha_Highway" title="Siddhartha Highway">Siddhartha Highway</a>. It connects western Nepal with the capital <a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a> through the highway and air links (via <a href="/wiki/Gautam_Buddha_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Gautam Buddha International Airport">Gautam Buddha International Airport</a> at <a href="/wiki/Siddharthanagar" title="Siddharthanagar">Siddharthanagar</a>). The city stands beside the bank of <a href="/wiki/Tinau" title="Tinau">Tinau</a> River, and at the northern edge of the <a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a> plain below the <a href="/wiki/Siwalik_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Siwalik Hills">Siwalik Hills</a>. Its name, Butwal was derived from <i>Batauli Bazaar</i> , the town's oldest residential area which is located on the western bank of the Tinau River.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Butwal was officially declared as a sub-metropolitan city on 2 December 2014 AD by combining two neighboring VDCs <a href="/wiki/Motipur,_Rupandehi" title="Motipur, Rupandehi">Motipur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Semlar" class="mw-redirect" title="Semlar">Semlar</a>. The city is currently headed by <a href="/wiki/Nepali_Congress" title="Nepali Congress">Nepali Congress</a> leader Khel Raj Pandey.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prehistory">Prehistory</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prehistory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Fossil" title="Fossil">Fossils</a> of ancient hominoids <a href="/wiki/Sivapithecus" title="Sivapithecus">Ramapithecus</a> were found near the <a href="/wiki/Tinau" title="Tinau">Tinau</a> (Tilottama) River, also known as paari Butwal, as early as 1932, including a 10.1-million-year-old tooth.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medieval_history">Medieval history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Medieval history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In medieval time Butwal was known as Khasauli as it was believed to be established by Khas king. Later after the collapse of the Khasa empire it was ruled by the Sen kings of Palpa when it developed as a trading point between hilly people and plain people. In the 17th century Palpa with Butwal was annexed by Gorkha Empire. Butwal was also a place where a major battle of the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Nepalese_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-Nepalese war">Anglo-Nepalese war</a> was fought i.e. Battle of <a href="/wiki/Jitgadi_Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Jitgadi Fort">Jitgadi Fort</a> where the Gorkha army led by <a href="/wiki/Ujir_Singh_Thapa" title="Ujir Singh Thapa">Ujir Singh Thapa</a> beat the British forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg/250px-Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg/330px-Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg/500px-Tinau_river_in_butwal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>As recently as 1950, Butwal was a minor village on the western bank of Tilottama River (also known as Tinau)</figcaption></figure> <p>The area was a loose settlement that acted as a trading post between the hilly districts of the <a href="/wiki/Lumbini_Zone" title="Lumbini Zone">Lumbini zone</a> and the Indian plains. Thus, historically Butwal connected Nepali Pahari people with their Indian neighbors. As the British <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a> annexed <a href="/wiki/Awadh" title="Awadh">Awadh</a> from its <a href="/wiki/Nawab_of_Awadh" title="Nawab of Awadh">hereditary rulers</a> while the <a href="/wiki/Shah_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Shah Dynasty">Shah Dynasty</a> attempted to annex the <a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a>, Butwal became one of the bones of contention leading to the <a href="/wiki/Gurkha_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurkha War">Gurkha War</a> 1814–16 AD.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When King <a href="/wiki/Tribhuvan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribhuvan">Tribhuvan</a> fled to <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> in 1950 during the revolt against the <a href="/wiki/Rana_dynasty" title="Rana dynasty">Rana dynasty</a> he traveled through Butwal. Then it was little more than a village on the western bank of Tilottama River (also known as <a href="/wiki/Tinau" title="Tinau">Tinau</a>). </p><p>Butwal is a relatively newly urbanized area, emerging and growing rapidly only since 1960 AD. With the completion of the <a href="/wiki/Siddhartha_Highway" title="Siddhartha Highway">Siddhartha Highway</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NPL_H10.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/NPL_H10.svg/40px-NPL_H10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/NPL_H10.svg/60px-NPL_H10.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="350" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/Siddhartha_Highway" title="Siddhartha Highway">H10</a>) in 1968 AD, starting from the border at Sunauli through Butwal to Pokhara and then in1990s <a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Highway" title="Mahendra Highway">Mahendra Highway</a>(<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NPL_H01.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NPL_H01.svg/30px-NPL_H01.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NPL_H01.svg/45px-NPL_H01.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/NPL_H01.svg/60px-NPL_H01.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="350" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/Mahendra_Highway" title="Mahendra Highway">H01</a>) across the full east–west expanse of Nepal's <a href="/wiki/Terai" title="Terai">Terai</a>. Butwal has made tremendous progress in the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population of Butwal is 91,733 (census 2015 AD), according to the present stage the population is rapidly increasing with around 150,000 and above and consists of people of mixed groups and castes; these include <a href="/wiki/Pahari_people_(Nepal)" title="Pahari people (Nepal)">Pahari</a> immigrants from nearby hill districts especially <a href="/wiki/Palpa_District" title="Palpa District">Palpa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arghakhanchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Arghakhanchi">Arghakhanchi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parbat" class="mw-redirect" title="Parbat">Parbat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gulmi" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulmi">Gulmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syangja" class="mw-redirect" title="Syangja">Syangja</a> and also local people from Terai origin.l<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The population distribution in different wards in 2011 was as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Ward No.</th> <th>Households</th> <th>Population</th> <th>Male</th> <th>Female </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>205</td> <td>980</td> <td>489</td> <td>491 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>189</td> <td>1053</td> <td>520</td> <td>522 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>240</td> <td>1337</td> <td>664</td> <td>673 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>1491</td> <td>6487</td> <td>3353</td> <td>3134 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>3039</td> <td>10842</td> <td>5476</td> <td>5366 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>2,368</td> <td>9,603</td> <td>4,995</td> <td>4,608 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>669</td> <td>3202</td> <td>1725</td> <td>1477 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>1,598</td> <td>6,787</td> <td>3,470</td> <td>3,317 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>2631</td> <td>10597</td> <td>5019</td> <td>5578 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>3175</td> <td>11942</td> <td>5856</td> <td>6086 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>2445</td> <td>9170</td> <td>4723</td> <td>4447 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>1114</td> <td>24361</td> <td>2092</td> <td>22269 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>7258</td> <td>28193</td> <td>13834</td> <td>14359 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>1566</td> <td>6542</td> <td>3101</td> <td>3441 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>1674</td> <td>7366</td> <td>3491</td> <td>3875 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>778</td> <td>3566</td> <td>1640</td> <td>1926 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>**** </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>**** </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>**** </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>**** </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>**** </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>****</td> <td>**** </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total</td> <td>29662</td> <td>118462</td> <td>58808</td> <td>59654 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,white); color: var(--color-base,black)"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religion in Butwal (2011)</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width:89%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">89%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Yellow; width:7%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Green; width:2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Black; width:1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div><p><sup id="cite_ref-nepalmap.org_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nepalmap.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading 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style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:orange;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Bahun" title="Bahun">Hill Brahman</a> 30 (29.7%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:dodgerblue;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Magar_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Magar people">Magar</a> 19 (18.8%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:yellow;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetri</a> 14 (13.9%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:red;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Newar" class="mw-redirect" title="Newar">Newar</a> 8 (7.92%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:darkgreen;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Tharu_people" title="Tharu people">Tharu</a> 7 (6.93%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:silver;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Kami_(caste)" title="Kami (caste)">Kami</a> 5 (4.95%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:black;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label">others 18 (17.8%)</span></li> </ol> </div> <div class="smooth-pie" style="width:200px;height:200px;background:black;color:#000;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;" title="others 18 (17.8%)" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="pie25" style="background:orange;color:#000" title="Hill Brahman 30 (29.7%)"></div> <div class="pie25" style="background:orange;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.047turn)" title="Hill Brahman 30 (29.7%)"></div> <div class="pie12-5" style="background:dodgerblue;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.297turn)" title="Magar 19 (18.8%)"></div> <div class="pie12-5" style="background:dodgerblue;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.360turn)" title="Magar 19 (18.8%)"></div> <div class="pie12-5" style="background:yellow;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.485turn)" title="Chhetri 14 (13.9%)"></div> <div class="pie12-5" style="background:yellow;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.499turn)" title="Chhetri 14 (13.9%)"></div> <div class="pie7" style="background:red;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.624turn)" title="Newar 8 (7.92%)"></div> <div class="pie7" style="background:red;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.633turn)" title="Newar 8 (7.92%)"></div> <div class="pie5" style="background:darkgreen;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.703turn)" title="Tharu 7 (6.93%)"></div> <div class="pie5" style="background:darkgreen;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.722turn)" title="Tharu 7 (6.93%)"></div> <div style="transform: rotate(0.772turn); background:silver;color:#000; clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 32.49196962% 0%, 0 100%)" title="Kami 5 (4.95%)"></div> </div> </div></div></div> <p>The largest single caste and ethnic groups in butwal is <a href="/wiki/Bahun" title="Bahun">Hill Brahman</a>, who makes 30% of the population, <a href="/wiki/Magar_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Magar people">Magar</a> with 19% comes to second place, Other ethnic groups in pokhara includes the <a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetri</a> (14%),<a href="/wiki/Newar" class="mw-redirect" title="Newar">Newar</a> (8%), <a href="/wiki/Tharu_people" title="Tharu people">Tharu</a> (7%), and others various ethnic groups makes(23%) of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-nepalmap.org_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nepalmap.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size: 90%;"> <caption>Broad Caste and Ethnicity category (2011 Census) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Broad Ethnic Category</th> <th>Sub Category</th> <th>Linguistic Family</th> <th>Population Percentage<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Khas_people" title="Khas people">Khas Aryan</a> (Pahari Caste Groups)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bahun" title="Bahun">Khas Brahmin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chhetri" title="Chhetri">Chhetri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kami_(caste)" title="Kami (caste)">Kami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thakuri" title="Thakuri">Thakuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damai" title="Damai">Damai</a> <a href="/wiki/Sarki_(ethnic_group)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarki (ethnic group)">Sarki</a>,<a href="/wiki/Da%C5%9Ban%C4%81mi_Sampradaya" title="Daśanāmi Sampradaya">Sanyasi/Dasnami</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan</a></td> <td>53.9% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Janajati" class="mw-redirect" title="Janajati">Janajati</a> (Pahari Tribal Groups)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Magar_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Magar people">Magar</a>,<a href="/wiki/Tamang_people" title="Tamang people">Tamang</a>,<a href="/wiki/Gurung_people" title="Gurung people">Gurung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sherpa_people" title="Sherpa people">Sherpa</a>,<a href="/wiki/Rai_people" title="Rai people">Rai</a>,<a href="/wiki/Limbu_people" title="Limbu people">Limbu</a> etc.</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sino-Tibetan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sino-Tibetan">Sino-Tibetan</a></td> <td>24.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newar" class="mw-redirect" title="Newar">Newar</a> (Kathmandu Valley Caste Groups)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajopadhyaya" title="Rajopadhyaya">Newari Brahmin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shresthas#Sr.C4.93.E1.B9.A3.E1.B9.ADha_sub-caste_groups" title="Shresthas">Shrestha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamrakar" title="Tamrakar">Tamrakar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uray_(caste_group)" title="Uray (caste group)">Newar Buddhist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharjan" title="Maharjan">Maharjan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajkarnikar" title="Rajkarnikar">Rajkarnikar</a> etc.</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan</a> And <a href="/wiki/Sino-Tibetan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sino-Tibetan">Sino-Tibetan</a></td> <td>7.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adibasi (Terai Indigenous Groups)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tharu_people" title="Tharu people">Tharu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajbanshi_people" title="Rajbanshi people">Rajbanshi</a>, Tajpuriya etc.</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan</a> And <a href="/wiki/Sino-Tibetan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sino-Tibetan">Sino-Tibetan</a></td> <td>6.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Madeshi">Madeshi</a> (Terai Caste Groups)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yadav" title="Yadav">Yadav</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brahmins" class="mw-redirect" title="Brahmins">Brahmins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chamar" title="Chamar">Chamar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kushwaha" title="Kushwaha">Kushwaha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Musahar" title="Musahar">Musahar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurmi" title="Kurmi">Kurmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhanuk" title="Dhanuk">Dhanuk</a> etc.</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan</a></td> <td>2.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Muslim</td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indo-Aryan</a></td> <td>2.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Others</td> <td>-</td> <td>-</td> <td>1.5% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1279587269" /> <div class="pie-thumb thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="smooth-pie-container" style=""> <div class="smooth-pie-legend-container"><div class="smooth-pie-caption">Languages in Butwal</div> <ol class="smooth-pie-legend"> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:orange;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a> (73%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:grey;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Magar_language" title="Magar language">Magar</a> (8%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:red;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Tharu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tharu language">Tharu</a> (5%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:blue;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label"><a href="/wiki/Newar_language" title="Newar language">Newari</a> (5%)</span></li> <li><span class="l-color" style="-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;background:black;color:#000"></span><span class="l-label">Others (9%)</span></li> </ol> </div> <div class="smooth-pie" style="width:200px;height:200px;background:black;color:#000;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;" title="Others (9%)" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="pie50" style="background:orange;color:#000" title="Nepali (73%)"></div> <div class="pie50" style="background:orange;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.230turn)" title="Nepali (73%)"></div> <div class="pie7" style="background:grey;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.730turn)" title="Magar (8%)"></div> <div class="pie7" style="background:grey;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.740turn)" title="Magar (8%)"></div> <div class="pie5" style="background:red;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.810turn)" title="Tharu (5%)"></div> <div class="pie5" style="background:blue;color:#000; transform: rotate(0.860turn)" title="Newari (5%)"></div> </div> </div></div></div> <p>At the time of the 2011 Census of Nepal, 73% of the population in the district spoke <a href="/wiki/Nepali_language" title="Nepali language">Nepali</a>, 8% <a href="/wiki/Magar_language" title="Magar language">Magar</a>, 5% <a href="/wiki/Tharu_languages" title="Tharu languages">Tharu</a>,5% <a href="/wiki/Newar_language" title="Newar language">Newari</a>, and 9% spoke other languages as their first language. <sup id="cite_ref-nepalmap.org_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nepalmap.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butwal is mostly a commercial and trading city, an upcoming link city for the nearby tourist spots. The <a href="/wiki/GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="GDP">GDP</a> of Butwal was about US$1 billion in 2018, making it one of the major cities in Nepal.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The economy of Butwal centers around trade, services, and industries. The old trading spots are Traffic Chowk, BP Chowk, Amarpath, Raj Margh Chaurah, and Nepalgunj Road. Besides modern shopping, a traditional form of the market called <i>Haat Bazar</i> similar to greengrocer runs twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It has the second largest vegetable market in the country called <i>Butwal Sabji Mandi</i> in local terms. All kinds of traders, farmers, and entrepreneurs sell goods and vegetables directly to retail & wholesale customers in a busy market setup. </p><p>Service aspects of the economy are mainly centered on banking, education, transportation, and health sectors. Thus, increasing numbers of people are involved in these sectors for their jobs. </p><p>Butwal is also a connecting city between nearby tourist towns of <a href="/wiki/Tansen,_Nepal" title="Tansen, Nepal">Tansen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taulihawa,_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Taulihawa, Nepal">Kapilvastu</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lumbini" title="Lumbini">Lumbini</a>. It is the gateway to nearby cities of <a href="/wiki/Sunwal" title="Sunwal">Sunwal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pokhara" title="Pokhara">Pokhara</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bharatpur,_Nepal" title="Bharatpur, Nepal">Bharatpur</a>. It is also a busy land route to enter Nepal from India for tourists and others. Thus, Butwal is witnessing huge investments in the hospitality sector as well. To boost up tourism and MICE opportunities, the government plans to set up an international conference center at Ramnagar in Butwal. All these developments hint towards a large economic potential for the development of the region. </p><p>The private commerce and trade in Butwal are united under the umbrella of the Butwal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BuCCI). Audhyogig Byapar Mela-Butwal is an industrial exhibition held in Butwal. This exhibition is organized annually in the month of <a href="/wiki/Poush" title="Poush">Poush</a> (generally December–January) and is one of the largest of its kind in Nepal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital,_Butwal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital%2C_Butwal.jpg/223px-Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital%2C_Butwal.jpg" decoding="async" width="223" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital%2C_Butwal.jpg/335px-Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital%2C_Butwal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital%2C_Butwal.jpg/446px-Shree_Tinau_International_Hospital%2C_Butwal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4008" data-file-height="2191" /></a><figcaption>Tinau International Hospital in Sukkhanagar, Butwal</figcaption></figure> <p>Butwal is home to <a href="/wiki/Lumbini_Provincial_Hospital" title="Lumbini Provincial Hospital">Lumbini Provincial Hospital</a>, one of the oldest hospitals in this region, which is considered a crucial resource for healthcare to poor citizens who cannot afford private hospitals.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally established by <a href="/wiki/Chandra_Shumsher_Jang_Bahadur_Rana" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana">Chandra Sumsher</a>, the present hospital came in operation in 2020 <a href="/wiki/Bikram_Sambat" class="mw-redirect" title="Bikram Sambat">BS</a> (1963-1964) with 50 beds. Patients from far-western regions and hilly regions to the north including <a href="/wiki/Palpa_District" title="Palpa District">Palpa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gulmi_District" title="Gulmi District">Gulmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arghakhanchi_District" title="Arghakhanchi District">Arghakhanchi</a> come to seek specialized care at different hospitals in the city. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG/220px-Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG/330px-Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG/440px-Mahendra_Rajmarg0471_Butwal.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The Mahendra Rajmarg (East-West-Highway) is an important thoroughfare in Butwal</figcaption></figure> <p>This city dominates any other city in terms of the number of bus services in Nepal. Until 2003, most of the fleet was older large buses; since then operators have added newer <a href="/wiki/Minibus" title="Minibus">minibuses</a> popularly called <i>micro</i>. Older <a href="/wiki/Jeep" title="Jeep">jeeps</a> are used to take people to nearby hilly regions. <a href="/wiki/Rickshaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Rickshaws">Rickshaws</a> are used for short-distance urban transport. <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle" title="Motorcycle">Motorcycles</a> are a common means of personal transportation around town. The number registered has increased from 1,200 in 1999 to 80,000 in 2008.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Butwal_Municipality1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Butwal_Municipality1.jpg/250px-Butwal_Municipality1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Butwal_Municipality1.jpg/330px-Butwal_Municipality1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Butwal_Municipality1.jpg/500px-Butwal_Municipality1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption>Movement of Transport Vehicles on Butwal Road</figcaption></figure> <p>Nearly 100 buses depart everyday to <a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a> from Butwal Bus Terminal. Besides the capital Kathmandu, the bus services are also frequently available to other major cities of <a href="/wiki/Pokhara" title="Pokhara">Pokhara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dharan,_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharan, Nepal">Dharan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kakarbhitta" title="Kakarbhitta">Kakarbhitta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janakpur" title="Janakpur">Janakpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birgunj" title="Birgunj">Birgunj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hetauda" title="Hetauda">Hetauda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bharatpur,_Nepal" title="Bharatpur, Nepal">Bharatpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tansen,_Nepal" title="Tansen, Nepal">Tansen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siddharthanagar" title="Siddharthanagar">Siddharthanagar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dang_Deukhuri_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Dang Deukhuri District">Dang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepalgunj" title="Nepalgunj">Nepalgunj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhangadhi" title="Dhangadhi">Dhangadi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mahendranagar,_Mahakali" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahendranagar, Mahakali">Mahendranagar</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butwal is set to be an educational hub in the Rupandehi district. The literacy rate in the city is considered to be high. It has held the record for Nepal Top students in SLC as well as the HSEB examination numerous time </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Butwal_Bahumukhi_Campus" class="mw-redirect" title="Butwal Bahumukhi Campus">Butwal Bahumukhi Campus</a>, Golpark</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_English_Boarding_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Eden English Boarding School">Eden English Boarding School</a>, Naharpur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanti_Higher_Secondary_School" title="Kanti Higher Secondary School">Kanti Higher Secondary School</a>, Haatbazar Line</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butwal_Technical_Institute" title="Butwal Technical Institute">Butwal Technical Institute</a>, Golpark</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Places_of_interest">Places of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Places of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Devdaha" title="Devdaha">Devdaha</a></b> - A municipality in Rupandehi District of Nepal, the ancient capital of Koliya Kingdom, located 7 km east of Lumbini and east of Butwal and shares a border with Nawalparasi district on the east side. It is identified as the maternal home of Queen Mayadevi, Prajapati Gautami and Princess Yasodhara.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Shitalnagar Khairani, Bhawanipur, Bairimai, Kan yamai, Khayardanda are some sites for visitors.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Gajedi_Taal" title="Gajedi Taal">Gajedi Taal</a></b> - A lake located about 21 km west of Butwal. <a href="/wiki/Lausha" title="Lausha">Lausha</a> village of <a href="/wiki/Gajedi" title="Gajedi">Gajedi</a> VDC. A few hillocks and landscapes make it more artistic and adventurous. It is well known as a spot for picnics, gatherings, and boating in the lake.</li> <li><b>Aap Khola</b> (Mango River) - people go swimming and bring water during droughts. The Manakamana Temple is nearby.</li> <li><b>Butwal Hill Park</b> (<i>Deepnagar</i>) - is one of the few notable areas in Butwal. People go there for hiking, morning walks, enjoying and having fun with friends & families. A wide view of Butwal City can be viewed from the top of this park.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jitgadi_Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Jitgadi Fort">Jitgadi</a></b> - A fortress during Angol Nepal war, Narayan temple built by (1864 B.S.) Hanuman temple and Shivalaya of Hanumagngadhi, Jalabinayak M9ehadev temple, Narayan Temple, Siddababa temple, Nuwakot, etc. are centers of attraction in Butwal.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Bolbam_Dham" title="Bolbam Dham">Murgiya Jharbaira</a></b> (Bolbom Dham) - is about 13 km west from Butwal city centre. The Temple of Lord Shiva (Parroha Parmeshower Bolbam Dham) is situated here and is a holy site for Hindu Followers.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Manimukunda_Sen_Park" title="Manimukunda Sen Park">Manimukunda Sen Park</a></b> (Phulbari) - The winter palace of <a href="/wiki/Tansen,_Nepal" title="Tansen, Nepal">Palpali</a> Sen clan. There are ruins and antiquities of the palace of Manimukunda Sen, an ancient Palpali king, containing 6 large rooms as well as a royal residence, administrative, and grandeur of Butwal. Siddharthanagar and other neighboring villages of Rupandehi district can be seen from here at night. His Majesty's Government, the archaeological department has attempted to maintain it since 1991. Now, Butwal municipality has formed a council for the conservation of Manimukunda Sen Park to conduct the Phulbari Development Programme and attempt to make it a tourist resort.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sainamaina" title="Sainamaina">Sainamaina</a></b> - Located about 12 km. west from Butwal and to North from Banakatti, Sainamaina is an open museum. Among the different Gramas villages of Shakya King, it was in the samgrama site. An Indian queen (<a href="/wiki/Begum_Hazrat_Mahal" title="Begum Hazrat Mahal">Begum Hazrat Mahal</a> of <a href="/wiki/Awadh" title="Awadh">Awadh</a>) came to this area with her soldiers and porters (‘Sena’ and Mena’) because of the British disturbance in her kingdom and finally, this area came to be known as Saina Maina. It is a treasure trove of ancient ruins and antiquities: statues of dancing saints, ruins of palace, well etc.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG/220px-Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG/330px-Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG/440px-Siddhartha_Rajmarg0469.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Siddha Baba Temple</figcaption></figure></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Siddha_Baba_Temple" title="Siddha Baba Temple">Siddha Baba Temple</a></b> - Lies on the outskirts of Butwal Sub-Metro, in <a href="/wiki/Palpa_District" title="Palpa District">Palpa District</a>. The area near this temple is prone to landslides. The temple is overcrowed by devotees during the festival of Shiva Ratri, Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat-B.S), and weekends. (See photo)</li> <li>The <b>Statue of <a href="/wiki/Buddha" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddha">Buddha</a></b> (<i>Jogidanda</i>) - It was very significant ruins of having the values of classical art are scattered here and there.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (May 2017)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> This archaeological site is occupied by homeless and landless people. Some of the antiquities of this site are seen around the Lumbini museum.</li> <li><b>Muktidham, Nayagaon</b> - is a sacred temple site for devotees located in Nayagaon, approximately 10 km from the city center.</li> <li><b>Global Peace Park</b> - This is a newly built site in Butwal near <a href="/wiki/Tamnagar" title="Tamnagar">Tamnagar</a>. A place for outings during the summer and peaceful surroundings.</li> <li><b>Banbatika Forest Resort</b> - This is a kind of forest park opened for locals which lie in the <a href="/wiki/Tilottama_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Tilottama Municipality">Tilottama Municipality</a> adjacent to Butwal Sub-Metropolitan. Usually known for picnic spots and a small zoo for visitors and Research Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lumbini" title="Lumbini">Lumbini</a></b> - The Birthplace of Gautama Buddha. The Mecca for Buddhist followers in Nepal & all over the world. <a href="/wiki/Lumbini" title="Lumbini">Lumbini</a> is situated 40 km south-west of Butwal and is known as the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Padma_Chaitya_Bihar" title="Padma Chaitya Bihar">Padma Chaitya Bihar</a></b> a century old Buddhist monastery in the right bank of <a href="/wiki/Tinau_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Tinau River">Tinau River</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Butwal </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #E6FFE6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.4<br />(0.65) </td> <td style="background: #E3FFE3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.7<br />(0.66) </td> <td style="background: #DEFFDE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(0.86) </td> <td style="background: #DBFFDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(0.90) </td> <td style="background: #73FF73; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.5<br />(3.68) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">392.5<br />(15.45) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">704.9<br />(27.75) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">598.8<br />(23.57) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">409.7<br />(16.13) </td> <td style="background: #5AFF5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">110.5<br />(4.35) </td> <td style="background: #F0FFF0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.6<br />(0.38) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.0<br />(0.47) </td> <td style="background: #00CD00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,409.3<br />(94.85) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Japan International Cooperation Agency<sup id="cite_ref-JICA_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JICA-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bishnu_Prasad_Paudel" title="Bishnu Prasad Paudel">Bishnu Prasad Paudel</a>, Member of Parliament</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cool_Pokharel" class="mw-redirect" title="Cool Pokharel">Cool Pokharel</a>, Singer and musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surakshya_Panta" title="Surakshya Panta">Surakshya Panta</a>, Model and actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birendra_Agrahari" title="Birendra Agrahari">Birendra Agrahari</a>, Singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushal_Bhurtel" title="Kushal Bhurtel">Kushal Bhurtel</a>, National Cricket player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushal_Malla" title="Kushal Malla">Kushal Malla</a>, National Cricket player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rahul_Vishwakarma" title="Rahul Vishwakarma">Rahul Vishwakarma</a>, National Cricket player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Nepal" title="Football in Nepal">Tillotama Gold Cup</a> is a national level football championship held annually in Butwal</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Butwal&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shrawan_Danda" title="Shrawan Danda">Shrawan Danda</a>, neighbourhood in Butwal city affected by landslide</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pokhara" title="Pokhara">Pokhara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunwal" title="Sunwal">Sunwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biratnagar" title="Biratnagar">Biratnagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharan,_Nepal" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharan, Nepal">Dharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birgunj" title="Birgunj">Birgunj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhairahawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Bhairahawa">Bhairahawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatpur,_Nepal" title="Bharatpur, Nepal">Bharatpur, Nepal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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