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Sagarmatha Zone

Sagarmāthā zone in the north, hill districts in the center, and valley districts of the Terai in the south. The borders of this zone are China to the north, India to the south, the Koshi Zone to the east and the Janakpur Zone to the west....

, is one of the seventy-five districts

Districts of Nepal

Nepal's 14 administrative zones are subdivided into 75 districts . These districts are listed below, by zone...

 of 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...

, a landlocked

Landlocked

A landlocked country is a country entirely enclosed by land, or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas. There are 48 landlocked countries in the world, including partially recognized states...

 country of South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu

Khumbu

Khumbu is located in northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of the Sagarmatha Zone. Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main Khambu and Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, the other two being Solu and Pharak...

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The district, with Salleri as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,312 km² and has a population (2001) of 107,686.

Mount Everest

Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...

 is located in the northern part of this district, within Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount Everest. The park was created on July 19, 1976 and was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site in 1979...

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Indigenous ethnic Rai

Rai (ethnic group)

The Rai are one of Nepal's most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups. They were Raya meaning king. Once someone was recognized as a ruler then Hindus awarded the title Raja, Rai, Raya, Malla etc. When the king Pritivi Narayan Shah couldn't defeat Kirant king , he somehow took them in...

 and hill Caste Chhetri are the main groups living in the mid-hills, while Sherpas occupy high mountains.

Village Development Committees (VDCs)

• Bafa
  Bafa
  Bafa is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,031 people living in 579 individual households....
  
  
• Baku
  Baku, Nepal
  Baku is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4159 people living in 777 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Basa
  Basa, Nepal
  Basa, Nepal is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3256.-External links:*...
  
  
• Beni
  Beni, Sagarmatha
  Beni is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1927 people living in 352 individual households.-External links:*Sherpa Guide Nepal...
  
  
• Bhakanje
  Bhakanje
  Bhakanje is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1188 people living in 226 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bung
  Bung, Nepal
  Bung is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3368 people living in 737 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Chaulakharka
  Chaulakharka
  Chaulakharka is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1839 people living in 372 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Chaurikharka
  Chaurikharka
  Chaurikharka is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2422 people living in 502 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Chheskam
  Chheskam
  Chheskam is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2824 people living in 641 individual households.It is located in the Hongu valley....
  
  
• Deusa
  Deusa
  Deusa is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3835 people living in 747 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Garma
  Garma, Nepal
  Garma is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2398 people living in 473 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Goli
  Goli
  Goli is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2276 people living in 455 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Gorakhani
  Gorakhani
  Gorakhani is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1364 people living in 281 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Gudel
  Gudel
  Gudel is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3489 people living in 712 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Jubing
  Jubing
  Jubing is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2704 people living in 550 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Jubu
  Jubu, Nepal
  Jubu is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3544 people living in 706 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Kaku
  Kaku, Nepal
  Kaku, Nepal is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3896 people living in 750 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Kangel
  Kangel
  Kangel is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2087 people living in 416 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Kerung
  Kerung
  Kerung is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3381 people living in 622 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Khumjung
  Khumjung
  Khumjung is a village and Village Development Committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1809 people living in 433 individual households....
  
  
• Loding Tamakhani
  Loding Tamakhani
  Loding Tamakhani is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1157.-External links:*...
  
  
• Lokhim
  Lokhim
  Lokhim is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3098 people living in 585 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Mabe
  Mabe, Nepal
  Mabe, Nepal is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2180 people living in 425 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Mukali
  Mukali
  Mukali is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2651 people living in 501 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Namche
• Necha Batase
  Necha Batase
  Necha Batase is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3522 people living in 680 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Necha Bedghari
  Necha Bedghari
  Necha Bedghari is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4155 people living in 777 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Nele
  Nele
  Nele is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2021 people living in 364 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Panchan
  Panchan, Nepal
  Panchan, Nepal is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 1698 people living in 318 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Salleri
• Salyan
  Salyan, Solukhumbu
  Salyan, Solukhumbu is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5307 people living in 1034 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sotang
  Sotang
  Sotang is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.Sotang [सोताङ]: Sotang is one of the villages scattered in the district of Solukhumbu, Sagarmatha zone in Nepal. In other word, it can be said "Sotang" is a village in Mount Everest region. The word "Sotang" is derived from "Sotto". Sotto...
  
  
• Takasindu
  Takasindu
  Takasindu is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2053 people living in 381 individual households.-External links:*...
  
  
• Tapting
  Tapting
  Tapting is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2016 people living in 339 individual households.-References:*http://www.tapting.org...
  
  
• Tingla
  Tingla
  Tingla is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,738 people living in 710 individual households.-External links:*...