Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्लाListen (help·info)) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is Khandbari.
The Arun River enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter Makalu to the west and 8,586 meter Kangchenjunga to the east.
^"Sankhuwasabha District Profilecbs.gov.np" (PDF).
^The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system(PDF), Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110., 2005, ISBN87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013
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^"NepalMap profile: Sankhuwasabha". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^"NepalMap profile: Sankhuwasabha". NepalMap. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
External links
"Districts of Nepal". Statoids.
"Sankhuwasabha District". Sankhuwasabha.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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sankhuwasabha, district, this, article, possibly, contains, original, research, please, improve, verifying, claims, made, adding, inline, citations, statements, consisting, only, original, research, should, removed, march, 2019, learn, when, remove, this, temp. This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sankhuwasabha District Nepali सङ ख व सभ ज ल ल Listen help info is one of 14 districts of Province No 1 of eastern Nepal The district s area is 3 480 km2 with a population of 159 203 in 2001 and 158 742 in 2011 The administrative center is Khandbari Sankhuwasabha District सङ ख व सभ ज ल ल DistrictYangle Kharka a place in SankhuwasabhaLocation of Sankhuwasabha in provinceCoordinates 27 06 N 86 57 E 27 100 N 86 950 E 27 100 86 950 to 27 55 N 87 40 E 27 917 N 87 667 E 27 917 87 667Country NepalProvinceProvince No 1Established1962Admin HQ KhandbariMunicipalityList UrbanChainpurDharmadeviKhandbariMadiPanchkhapanRuralBhotkholaChichilaMakaluSavapokhariSilichongGovernment TypeCoordination committee BodyDCC Sankhuwasabha HeadMahesh Thapaliya Parliamentary constituencies1 Provincial constituencies2Area Total3 480 km2 1 340 sq mi Highest elevation8 463 m 27 766 ft Lowest elevation457 m 1 499 ft Population 2011 Total158 742 Density46 km2 120 sq mi Households34 615Demographics Ethnic groups 2011 1 18 Chhetri11 Rai 10 Tamang 6 Kulung Rai 6 Sherpa 5 Yakkha 5 Limbu 5 Gurung 34 Others Female 53 Human Development Index Income per capita US dollars 1 193 Poverty rate21 Literacy69 Life Expectancy68 4Time zoneUTC 05 45 NPT Postal Codes56900 56913Telephone Code029Main Language s Nepali Yakkha Kulung LimbuWebsiteddcsankhuwasabha wbr gov wbr npBordering districts are Bhojpur Terhathum and Dhankuta in Koshi Zone Solukhumbu in Sagarmatha Zone and Taplejung in Province No 1 Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north Contents 1 Geography and climate 2 Demographics 2 1 Religion 2 2 Languages 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography and climate EditClimate Zone 2 Elevation Range of AreaLower Tropical below 300 meters 1 000 ft 0 4 Upper Tropical 300 to 1 000 meters1 000 to 3 300 ft 10 0 Subtropical 1 000 to 2 000 meters3 300 to 6 600 ft 24 8 Temperate 2 000 to 3 000 meters6 400 to 9 800 ft 23 3 Subalpine 3 000 to 4 000 meters9 800 to 13 100 ft 12 8 Alpine 4 000 to 5 000 meters13 100 to 16 400 ft 8 4 Nival above 5 000 meters 20 4 The Arun River enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3 500 meters 11 500 feet and flows south across the district forming one of the world s deepest valleys relative to 8 481 meter Makalu to the west and 8 586 meter Kangchenjunga to the east Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 1981129 414 1991141 903 0 93 2001159 203 1 16 2011158 742 0 03 2021159 046 0 02 Sources 3 Religion Edit Religion in Sankhuwasabha District 2011 Religion PercentHinduism 12 7 Kiratism 58 8 Buddhism 27 6 Others 0 9 4 Languages Edit Language in Sankhuwasabha District 2011 Religion PercentNepali 46 1 Tamang 8 9 Sherpa 8 Kulung 6 6 Limbu 5 Yakkha 4 3 Yamphu 3 2 Gurung 2 9 Magar 2 3 Others 12 8 5 See also EditArun Valley Tumlingtar Airport khadbari Panchkhapan ChainpurReferences Edit Sankhuwasabha District Profilecbs gov np PDF The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal a forestry agroecological biodiversity classification system PDF Forest amp Landscape Development and Environment Series 2 2005 and CFC TIS Document Series No 110 2005 ISBN 87 7903 210 9 retrieved Nov 22 2013 Nepal Provinces and Districts www citypopulation de NepalMap profile Sankhuwasabha NepalMap Retrieved 17 July 2022 NepalMap profile Sankhuwasabha NepalMap Retrieved 17 July 2022 External links Edit Districts of Nepal Statoids Sankhuwasabha District Sankhuwasabha com Retrieved 4 January 2013 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sankhuwasabha District Coordinates 27 22 N 87 13 E 27 367 N 87 217 E 27 367 87 217 This article about a location in the Sankhuwasabha District of Nepal is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sankhuwasabha District amp oldid 1135539086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
