| Siddhārthanagar / Bhairahawa | |
| Native Name: | सिद्धार्थनगर / भैरहवा |
| Nickname: | Bhairahawa |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Nepal |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lumbini |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rupandehi |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ishtiyak Ahmad Khan (NC) |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Uma Adhikari (CPN (UML)) |
| Leader Title2: | Chief Administrator Officer |
| Leader Name2: | Nabaraj Poudyal [1] |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1967 |
| Area Total Km2: | 36.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 74,436 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2,066 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Nepali[2] |
| Timezone: | NST |
| Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
| Coordinates: | 27.5°N 110°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 32900 |
| Area Code: | 071 |
| Image Map1: | Bhairahawa City.jpg |
Siddharthanagar (Nepali: सिद्धार्थनगर), formerly and colloquially still called Bhairahawa (Nepali: भैरहवा), is a municipality and the administrative headquarter of Rupandehi District in Lumbini Province of Nepal, 265km (165miles) west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. It is the closest city to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, which is located 25km (16miles) to the west. The city borders the Indian city of Sonauli in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh.
Although the current name was first used in 1977, many still refer to it as Bhairahawa.[3]
The city was founded as Bhairahawa in 1967. The city's current name Siddharthanagar derives from Buddha's given name Siddhartha, as the birthplace of Buddha is located only 25km (16miles) to the west. The name was changed to Siddhartanagar in 1977 AD[4] by poet Komal Dutta Tiwari.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Siddharthanagar was on 7 June 2023, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was on 20 January 1971.[5]
43,6°C 20 April 2024
The population of Siddharthanagar in 2001 was 52,569. In 2011 it was 64,566 and in 2021 it was 74,436.[6] [7]
Rupandehi Lilaram Ma Vi, Bhairahawa Ma Vi, Paklihawa Ma Vi are old higher secondary schools.There are several higher education facilities in Siddharthanagar including Rupandehi Campus,[8] [9] IAAS Paklihawa Campus, Universal College of Medical Sciences and Bhairahawa Namuna Campus.