Bhairahawa Siddhartha Highway tempo from airport Siddharthanagar roads shops update people 34 degree

Bhairahawa Siddhartha Highway tempo from airport Siddharthanagar roads shops update people 34 degree 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, 265 km (165 mi) west of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. It is the closest city to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, which is located 25 km (16 mi) 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,[3] many still refer to it as Bhairahawa.[4] History and etymology 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 25 km (16 mi) to the west. The name was changed to Siddhartanagar in 1977 AD[3] by poet Komal Dutta Tiwari.[citation needed] Climate The highest temperature ever recorded in Siddharthanagar was 45.7 °C (114.3 °F) on 7 June 2023, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was −1.1 °C (30.0 °F) on 20 January 1971.[5] Bhairahawa Siddhartha Highway tempo from airport Siddharthanagar roads shops update people 34 degree