# Madhuwan Municipality, Bardiya District, Lumbini Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/madhuwan/ Municipality · Bardiya District # Madhuwan Madhuwan is a local level (municipality or rural municipality) of Nepal in Bardiya District, Lumbini Province. It covers **129.5 km²**. 75 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 41 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 130km² - 41mapped services - 153 mtypical elevation ## Where is Madhuwan? Madhuwan lies in [Bardiya District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/), [Lumbini Province](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/), [Nepal](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/). It borders 6 other municipalities: [Barbardiya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/barbardiya/), [Bardiya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/bardiya/), [Geruwa](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/geruwa/), [Gulariya](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/gulariya/), [Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/rajapur/) and [Thakurbaba](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/thakurbaba/). By area it is the 356th largest of 775 municipalities in Nepal. It covers 6.5% of [Bardiya District](https://wherepedia.org/nepal/lumbini/bardiya/). The centre of Madhuwan is about 404 km in a straight line from Kathmandu, the capital. The centre point is at 28.3361° N, 81.2689° 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 Madhuwan Open gazetteers list **75 villages, towns and localities** in Madhuwan. Settlements here lie between about 136 m and 167 m above sea level (median 153 m). - Ailani - Ailani tol - Ambarpur - Asarahi - Badki Taduwa - Bahadurpur - Bandalipur - Bandar Bhariya - Bangalipur - Bargau - Basanta - Beltandi - Beluwa - Beluwā - Belṭā̃ḍi̇̄ - Bhagatpur - Bhangaha - Bhansar Lain - Bipatpur - Buddha Nagar - Budkuwa - Char Bigha - Chhotki Taduwa - Dalla - Danda Ailani - Dandagaun - Danpur - Dasarathbasti - Dasharathbasti - Dhanaura - Dharamabasti - Dharmabasti - Dhodhari - Durgapur - Gamakka - Ganeshpur - Ganga Patuwa - Gangabasti - Indrapur - Jhanjhatpurwa - Kailasi - Kashipur - Khaireni - Khata - Kothiya - Kothiyaghat - Krisna Nagar - Kusumba - Kusumba Bajar - Laksmipur (Bhagaraiya) - Lakṣmi̇̄pur - Machad - Madhuban - Mahuwa - Orali Bazaar - Pandepur (Gholwa) - Patharbojhi - Pattharbojhi - Pragati Bajar - Pāṇḍepur - Rajwara - Ram Nagar - Sanokhata - Shaktipur - Shantipur - Shiva Nagar - Shri Kanda - Shri Nagar - Shukrabasti - Sonaha - Sukumbasi Tol - Sundarpur - Taratal - Tarkeshwari - Ḍā̃ḍāgāũ 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 Madhuwan Named natural and historic features inside Madhuwan, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Jharnaihiyā Nālā - Orai Kholā ### Forests and nature 2 forests. - Chaugurdi̇̄ Forest - Ḍallāphā̃ṭā Forest 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 Madhuwan and the best time to visit Using the climate of Bardiya District, the warmest month is Jun (average 33 °C) and the coolest is Jan (15 °C). About 1,249 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (400 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 27 Feb 18 37 Mar 24 25 Apr 29 25 May 32 65 Jun 33 188 Jul 29 400 Aug 28 281 Sep 27 158 Oct 24 27 Nov 20 4 Dec 16 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Madhuwan Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Bardiya Public Hospital · Madhuwan 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.36442&mlon=81.21740#map=17/28.36442/81.21740) Bank Prabhu Bank · Gulariya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.20725&mlon=81.34340#map=17/28.20725/81.34340) Petrol pump Laxmi Oil Store · Rajapur 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.38599&mlon=81.18897#map=17/28.38599/81.18897) Hotel New sunlight hotel party palace · Madhuwan 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.38358&mlon=81.24872#map=17/28.38358/81.24872) School Baalkumari English Boarding School · Madhuwan 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.33977&mlon=81.26473#map=17/28.33977/81.26473) College Bardiya Medical Institute and Bheri College Of Medical Science · Gulariya 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.21193&mlon=81.33915#map=17/28.21193/81.33915) Police station Police Beat · Gulariya 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.20759&mlon=81.34300#map=17/28.20759/81.34300) 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 Madhuwan Places mapped inside Madhuwan in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Hotels2 - Schools37 - Pharmacies1 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 Bardiya District - Badhaiyatal - Bansgadhi - Barbardiya - Bardiya - Geruwa - Gulariya - Rajapur - Thakurbaba ## Quick answers - Where is Madhuwan?In Bardiya District, Lumbini Province, Nepal - What borders Madhuwan?Barbardiya, Bardiya, Geruwa, Gulariya, Rajapur and Thakurbaba - How many villages are in Madhuwan?75 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Madhuwan?Settlements lie between 136 m and 167 m - What is the best time to visit Madhuwan?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Madhuwan?Bardiya Public Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Madhuwan?Prabhu Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Madhuwan?Laxmi Oil Store, about 9.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Madhuwan?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Madhuwan?NP0558302 (OCHA common operational dataset)