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Village development committee in Lumbini Zone, Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigalihawa is a village development committee in Kapilvastu District in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 7564 people living in 1231 individual households.[1]
Nigalihawa
निगलिहवा | |
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Coordinates: 27.62°N 83.11°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Zone | Lumbini Zone |
District | Kapilvastu District |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 7,564 |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Nigalihawa was known as Sobhavati in ancient times. According to Theravada Buddhist tradition, Konagamana Buddha was born in Sobhavati.[2] Konagamana Buddha is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 23 of the Buddhavamsa, one of the books of the Pali Canon.[2] Today, Sobhavati corresponds to the archaeological site referred to as Nigali Sagar, which is located in Nigalihawa.
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