Gotihawa
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Gotihawa
गोटिहवा | |
|---|---|
 The Gotihawa Pillar of Ashoka. | |
  Gotihawa Location in Nepal  Gotihawa Gotihawa (South Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 27°31′N 83°02′E / 27.51°N 83.03°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Lumbini Zone |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 3,335 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Name | Stone Column of Gotihawa |
| Law | Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 2013 (1956) |
| ID | NP-KP-04 |
Gotihawa (formerly called Gutivā in Western sources) is a village development committee located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of Kapilavastu, in Kapilvastu District, in the Lumbini Zone of southern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,335 people living in 567 individual households.[1]
