Sotang
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Sotang is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region
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 of China
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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 was an ancestor of a Kirant dynasty in the region. Currently, the inhabitant of Sotang are mainly Rai, Chhetri, Kami, Sherpa, Tamang, Brahmin, Damai, Gurung etc.

Dachhelu is a major village located in Sotang. This name was also derived from the name of a Kirant king who belonged to Natsiring Kirant dynasty.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Tibet
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