Shivaraj | |
Other Name: | Shivapur |
Native Name: | शिवराज नगरपालिका |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
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: | Kapilvastu |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ajay Thapa (RPP) |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Shiva Kumari Chaudhary (NCP) |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 66781 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | NST |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.72°N 82.88°W |
Website: | www.shivarajmun.gov.np |
Shivaraj is a Municipality in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. The former village development committee was transformed into Municipality from 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Birpur, Chanai, Bishunpur,Jawabhari and Shivapur village development committees.[1] [2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7241 people living in 1067 individual households.[3]
To promote local culture Shivapur has one FM radio stations Radio Voice – 104.5 MHz, which is a Community radio Station. For the better help another frequency modulation radio has been running with a name, Shivraj FM. It has been giving information about local activities, news and program. Chandrauta is one of the reputed cities located in Shivraj municipality.
It lies at the western part of the Nepal and it is crossed over by the east west highway. It lies in 5 no. State at lumbini zone .
Shivaraj municipality, buddhabhumi municipality and the districts and municipality including taulihawa are densely populated.