province no. 5 (proposed name: lumbini) is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of nepal which was adopted on 20 september 2015. as per a 17 january 2018 cabinet meeting, the city of butwal has been declared the interim state capital of province no. 5. it borders gandaki pradesh and karnali pradesh to the north, sudurpashchim pradesh to the west, and uttar pradesh of india to the south.