# Duduwa Municipality, Banke District, Lumbini Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/duduwa/ Municipality · Banke District # Duduwa Duduwa is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Banke District, Lumbini Province. It covers **91.0 km²**. 93 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 79 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 91.0km² - 79mapped services - 142 mtypical elevation ## Where is Duduwa? Duduwa lies in [Banke District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Kohalpur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/kohalpur/), [Narainapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/narainapur/), [Nepalganj](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/nepalganj/) and [Rapti Sonari](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/rapti-sonari/). By area it is the 528th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 4.8% of [Banke District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/banke/). The centre of Duduwa is about 357 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.0346° N, 81.7085° E. Source: [Survey Department of Nepal (http://ngiip.gov.np/index.php), UN Resident Coordinators Office in Nepal (https://un.org.np/) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-npl). ## Villages and localities in Duduwa Open gazetteers list **93 villages, towns and localities** in Duduwa. Settlements here lie between about 130 m and 155 m above sea level (median 142 m). - Ahirapur - Amarhawa - Amritpurwa - Babagaun - Babupuruwa - Babupurwa - Bagawannapura - Bakauli - Bakupurwa - Balapur - Balhipurwa - Banakatti - Bankatwa - Betahani - Bhaiyapurwa - Bhanghotana - Bhilorpurwa - Bābāgāũ - Chaudharipurwa - Chaupheri - Chhagadhawa - Chhitaipurwa - Dalaipur - Danda Santaliya - Dashrathpurwa - Daspurwa - Dubepurwa - Flood affected area - Gadariyanpurwa - Ghorihanpurwa - Gonwa - Halbaldoli - Halkarapurwa - Hiraminiya - Hirmaniya Gaun - Jabdahawa - Japharpurwa - Jhariya - Kairatipurwa - Kalabanjar (Kalyanpur) - Kalemasaha - Kalyanpur - Kamdhi Gaun - Kamdi - Katohiya - Khadaicha - Khanlepurwa - Kolahi - Koriyanpurwa - Kurwa - Ladiyaghat - Lalapurwa - Latpurwa - Liharpurwa - Magatandera - Mahanthapurwa - Malahupur - Milahaniyan - Molahupurwa - Molbipurwa - Motidanda - Munsipurwa - Nanupurwa - Naurigaudhi - Padampur - Pahadiyanpurwa - Patwaripurwa - Phakirepurwa - Piprahawa - Piprahawā - Purwa Bandi - Rajarampurwa - Ramnagar - Rampurwa - Rangital - Sahapurwa - Santaliya - Santi Bazar - Semarhana - Shahpurwa - Shivapuri - Sidhaniya - Sidhaniyā - Sikhanpurwa - Siurajpur - Subbapurwa - Sulalpurwa - Tepari - Tewaripurwa - Thakurpur Chaupheri - Uchawa Japharpurwa - Uchchemasaha - Uttar Bandi Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Duduwa Named natural and historic features inside Duduwa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Bijuliyā Kholā - Jhijhari̇̄ Kholā - Rataihiyā Nālā - Ḍuṇḍawā Nadi̇̄ Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Duduwa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Banke District, the warmest month is Jun (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,264 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (407 mm) and the driest Nov (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 15 24 Feb 19 30 Mar 24 22 Apr 30 21 May 33 62 Jun 33 191 Jul 30 407 Aug 28 290 Sep 27 173 Oct 25 32 Nov 21 4 Dec 16 8 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Duduwa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Khop Kendra Gausala Mandir · Duduwa 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07436&mlon=81.70844#map=17/28.07436/81.70844) Bank NIC · Duduwa 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04608&mlon=81.69795#map=17/28.04608/81.69795) ATM Swastika Auto · Nepalganj 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.07801&mlon=81.63917#map=17/28.07801/81.63917) Petrol pump Nidha oil store · Duduwa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.02411&mlon=81.68794#map=17/28.02411/81.68794) Hotel Jay Ma Kali Vej Ma.Ma. · Duduwa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06429&mlon=81.69078#map=17/28.06429/81.69078) Mall Sangam Shopping Palace · Nepalganj 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06591&mlon=81.62948#map=17/28.06591/81.62948) School Madarsa Darul ulam · Duduwa 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04296&mlon=81.71449#map=17/28.04296/81.71449) College Faizan E Madina Nepal · Nepalganj 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.06022&mlon=81.63618#map=17/28.06022/81.63618) Police station Area Police Office Bankatti Kha · Duduwa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.04659&mlon=81.69693#map=17/28.04659/81.69693) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Duduwa Places mapped inside Duduwa in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks16 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels2 - Schools43 - Restaurants3 - Police stations12 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other municipalities in Banke District - Baijanath - Janaki - Khajura - Kohalpur - Narainapur - Nepalganj - Rapti Sonari ## Quick answers - Where is Duduwa?In Banke District, Lumbini Province, Nepal - What borders Duduwa?Kohalpur, Narainapur, Nepalganj and Rapti Sonari - How many villages are in Duduwa?93 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Duduwa?Settlements lie between 130 m and 155 m - What is the best time to visit Duduwa?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Duduwa?Khop Kendra Gausala Mandir, about 4.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Duduwa?NIC, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Duduwa?Swastika Auto, about 8.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Duduwa?Nidha oil store, about 2.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Duduwa?2 mapped - How many banks are in Duduwa?16 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Duduwa?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Duduwa?NP0557404 (OCHA common operational dataset)