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Solukhumbu District

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Also known as Solukhumbu

district of Nepal

Key facts

Country
Nepal
Province
Koshi Province
Admin hq
Salleri
Municipality
List Urban Dudhkunda Rural Thulung Dudhkoshi Necha Salyan Dudhkoshi Maha Kulung Sotang Khumbu Pasanglhamu Likhu Pike
Type
Coordination committee
Body
DCC , Solukhumbu
Head
Bir Kumar Rai ( NCP )
Chief district officer
Anoj Kumar Ghimire
Total
3,312 km (1,279 sq mi)
Highest elevation
8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Lowest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Density
31.66/km (81.99/sq mi)
Households
23,758
Ethnic groups
Rai Sherpa Chhetri Tamang Kulung Rai Kami Magar Bahun Nachhiring Rai Newar Damai Thulung Rai
Female
52%
Income per capita us dollars
$1,841 per capita
Literacy
64%
Time zone
UTC+05:45 ( NPT )

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Nepal
Located in
Koshi Province
Population
104851
Area
3312
Highest point
Mount Everest
Official website
ddcSolukhumbu.gov.np
Image
Luza, Machhermo, Mountains, Nepal.jpg
Households
26319
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Category:Solukhumbu District
Commons category
Solukhumbu District
male population
52747
female population
52104
native label
सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला
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Encyclopedic overview

Solukhumbu District (Nepali: सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला [solukʰumbu] , Sherpa: ཤར་ཁུམ་བུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the sub-regions Solu and Khumbu. The closest post office to Solukhumbu with a postal code assigned to it is the Sindhuli D.P.O., which has the postal code 56000.

The district, with Salleri as its headquarters, covers an area of 3,312 km (1,279 sq mi) and had a population of 104,851 in 2021, 105,886 in 2011, and 107,686 in 2001.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solukhumbu District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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