Balawa (Nepali: à ¤¬à ¤²à ¤µà ¤¾ ) is a municipality in Mahottari District in Province No. 2 of Nepal. It was formed in 2016 occupying current 11 sections (wards) from previous 11 former VDCs. It occupies an area of 44.07 km<sup>2</sup> with a total population of 42,341.