Lumbini Zone

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|name = Lumbinī Anchal

|native_name = लुम्बिनी अञ्चल

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|image_skyline =Mayadevi Temple.jpg

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|image_caption =Mayadevi Temple

|image_map = Lumbini districts.png

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|subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}}

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|seat_type = Capital

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|seat = Butwal

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|area_total_km2 = 8,975

|population_as_of = 2011

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|population_total = 2,834,612

|population_density_km2 = auto

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|timezone = Nepal Time

|utc_offset = +5:45

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Lumbini ({{langx|ne|लुम्बिनी अञ्चल}}{{Audio|Lumbini.ogg|Listen}}) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. Within the zone is the city of Lumbini, widely believed to be the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama,{{Citation| url = http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/lumbini.htm| title = Holy Sites of Buddhism | publisher = Buddha Dharma Education Association | access-date = 9 May 2012 }} the founder of Buddhism and renowned as a major Buddhist pilgrimage site. The zone's headquarters was Butwal.