Khumbu Pasanglhamu ( ne, खुम्बु पासाङल्हामु गाउँपालिका) is a rural municipality (

Gaunpalika A gaunpalika ( ne, गाउँपालिका, lit=rural municipality, translit=Gāum̐pālikā ) is an administrative division in Nepal. The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (Nepal), Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Devel ...

) out of 7 rural municipalities located at

Solukhumbu district Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu. ...

of Province No. 1 of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. Khumjung, Namche & Jubing (1,5,7–9 No. Wards of Jubing) and Chaurikharka were incorporated while creating it. It has the total population of 9,133 according to the 2011 Nepal census and area of . The admin centre of this gaunpalika is that of the Chaurikharka. Previously, Khumjung, Namche, Jubing and Chaurikharka were all separate local level body ( Village development committee) of

Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu. ...

. Solukhumbu was a district out of six districts of Sagarmatha Zone. Sagarmatha was a zone (division) of Eastern development region of

Etymology

Khumbu Pasanglhamu is located in

, which name also bear

Khumbu Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of Province No. 1.Bradley, Mayhew; "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya"; ( ...

. "Solukhumbu" is a combination of two words; "Solu" and "Khumbu". Solu is lower part, while Khumbu is upper part of Solukhumbu District. The "Pasanglhamu" word is taken from Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, who was first Nepalese lady who climbed

Mount Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...

, she hailed from

region.

Geography and Climate

Khumbu Pasanglhamu is situated at coordinates 27.74° N 86.73° E Latitude and longitude. It is on northernmost part of Province, which is highest altitude land on Earth, part of higher Himalayas. Geographical condition of Khumbu Pasanglhamu is very difficult. It is the highest elevated land of the world. The minimum elevation of the region is , whereas the maximum elevation is . The total area of the rural municipality is , thus it is the second largest

(by area) of Province No. 1 after

Phaktanglung Phaktanglung is a Rural municipality (Gaunpalika) located in Taplejung District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The local body was formed by merging seven previous VDCs namely Sawadin, Khejenim, Linkhim, Ikhabu, Tapethok, Lelep, Olangc ...

which is situated in

Taplejung District Taplejung District ( ne, ताप्लेजुङ जिल्ला ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal and one of the 14 districts of Province No. 1. It is remotely located in the Himalayas in Eastern Nepal with Tibet to the north across the ...

Lhotse Lhotse ( ne, ल्होत्से ; , ''lho tse'', ) is the fourth highest mountain in the world at , after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. The main summit is on the border between Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu ...

Nuptse Nuptse or Nubtse ( Sherpa: नुबचे, Wylie: Nub rtse, ) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the ...

, Cho Oyu,

Ama Dablam Ama Dablam is a mountain in the eastern Himalayan range of Province No. 1, Nepal. The main peak is , the lower western peak is . Ama Dablam means "Mother's necklace"; the long ridges on each side like the arms of a mother (''ama'') protecting her ...

Pumori Pumori ( ne, पुमोरी, ) (or Pumo Ri) is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa langu ...

, Thamserku etc. are the mountains located in this region. Kharikhola,

Lukla Lukla ( ne, लुक्ला ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at , it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Eve ...

, Phskding, Manju, Namche, Khumjung, Khunde,

Tengboche Tengboche (or Thyangboche) is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Province No. 1 in Nepal, located at . In the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa ...

, Forche, Pangboche, Phiriche etc. are the human settlement in the region. The elevations of Khumbu Pasanglhamu is not equal, it starts from 2000m and ends at 8848m thus the climate in the region can be divided into four climate zones owing to the gradual rise in altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone, a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone which includes upper limit of vegetation growth, and the Arctic zone thus the temperature and weather conditions vary at different altitudes or zones. The upper zones are snow-capped mountains which is too cold and the lower zone's valleys are some less cold.

References

{{Province No. 1 Solukhumbu District Rural municipalities in Province No. 1 Rural municipalities of Nepal established in 2017 Rural municipalities in Solukhumbu District