What is "buddhabatika"

Buddhabatika is a Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal.It is located 308 km west of Kathmandu, 47 km west of Butwal and 206 km east of Nepalgung.

On december 2,2014 nepal government has 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).Buddhabatika was among 61 municipality that has been recently declared.

Buddhabatika Municipality is the consequences of integration of three Village Development Committees which consist of Jayanagar, Mahendrakot, Dubiya V.D.C.

Through highway, Buddhabatika 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.

Buddhabatika means the garden of Gautam Buddha, a icon of peace in the world.