Tinau River gorge
The Tinau River emerges from a narrow gorge in the Chure hills beside the city, a clear transition from mountain valley to open plain on the map.
Minimalist map poster · Nepal
A gateway city where the Tinau River leaves the Chure hills and opens onto the flat Terai plain
27.6912° N / 83.4525° E





One city, five moods
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The map
Butwāl sits in Nepal's Lumbini Province exactly at the meeting of two landscapes. To the north rise the forested Chure hills, also known as the Siwaliks; to the south stretches the flat Terai plain toward the Indian border. The Tinau River cuts a gorge through the hills and emerges beside the city, and Butwal's streets spread out on either side of it.
The city is an important transport and trade node. The Siddhartha Highway begins its climb north from here toward Pokhara, and the east-west Mahendra Highway passes nearby, making Butwal a crossroads for the western half of the country. Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, lies a short drive to the southwest across the plain.
A Butwāl map poster captures that meeting of hill and plain in one frame. The dense street grid spreads across the flat ground to the south, the highway winds north into the valley, and the Tinau River draws a strong line between them, making the city's geography unusually easy to read.
The Tinau River emerges from a narrow gorge in the Chure hills beside the city, a clear transition from mountain valley to open plain on the map.
Starting in Butwal, the highway winds north into the hills toward Pokhara, a sinuous line that contrasts with the straight streets of the plain below.
South of the hills, Butwal's streets spread across level ground in a looser grid, gradually thinning out into farmland as the Terai plain extends toward the border.
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Why Butwāl
Butwāl is where many journeys in western Nepal begin or pass through, and a map of its hill-and-plain setting captures that sense of threshold. It is a strong choice for anyone who grew up here or travels this road often.
Personalise the title, subtitle and coordinates, and choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 download includes six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and PDF, with printed posters available from partners in 30+ countries.
Get the Butwāl poster — $9| Print size | Resolution | Files |
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| 30 × 40 cm | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| A3 · 29.7 × 42 cm | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| A2 · 42 × 59.4 cm | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 18 × 24" | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 24 × 36" | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Yes. Drag and zoom the map in the editor — centre it on your neighbourhood, the old town or the whole metro area. The text updates independently.
The HD purchase includes 30×40 cm, 50×70 cm, A3, A2, 18×24″ and 24×36″, each as a 300 DPI PNG and a print-ready PDF.
You can download a free 900 px preview with a watermark. The paid HD files have no watermark and are sharp enough for large prints.
Send the PDF to any local print shop or online printing service and ask for the matching paper size. Matte paper and a thin black or oak frame suit this style best.
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