City profile · Nepal · Asia
Butwāl
City population
195,054
#10
in Nepal
#1
in Lumbini Province
#2,979
worldwide
27.691, 83.453 · 184 km from Kathmandu
About Butwāl
Butwāl is a city in Lumbini Province, Nepal with a population of 195,054. It is the 10th largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nepal, and the 2,979th largest worldwide. It lies 184 km from Kathmandu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
141 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Coordinates
27.691, 83.453
Record updated
2026-06-17
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 45 in NepalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.