Kapilvastu is a municipality and administrative center of Kapilvastu District in Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. The municipality is located roughly 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south-west of Lumbini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of Gautama Buddha.
There are numerous historical Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Nepal.
Lumbini is the place where Queen Mayadevi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE. .