Kapilvastu , formerly Taulihawa, is a municipality and seat of Kapilvastu District

Kapilvastu District

Kapilvastu district of 481,976.-Geography:The district situated at the height of 93 to 1491 meters from sea level. Geographically, the district can be divided into plain low lands of terai and low Chure hills.Kapilvastu is bounded by-...

 in the Lumbini Zone

Lumbini Zone

Lumbini Zone, is one of the 14 zones of Nepal and is home to Lumbini site, the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became the historical Buddha and founder of the Buddhist philosophy...

 of southern Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

. The city is located within the historical Kapilvastu area. At the time of the 2001 Nepal census

2001 Nepal census

Nepal conducted a widespread national census in 2001 by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics.Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each district of the country...

it had a population of 27,170 people. The Tauleshwor Nath Temple in Kapilvasut is believed to have worlds biggest Shiva linga.

It is located at 27°31'60N 83°2'60E with an altitude of 92 metres (305 feet).