Namche Bazaar
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Namche Bazaar नाम्चे बजार |
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| Village Development Committee | |
 Namche Bazaar
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| Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°ECoordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Zone | Sagarmatha Zone |
| District | Solukhumbu District |
| Elevation | 3,440 m (11,290 ft) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 1,647 |
| Time zone | NST (UTC+5:45) |
| Postal code | 56002 |
| Area code(s) | 038 |
Namche Bazaar (also Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; Nepali: 
listen ) is a village and Village Development Committee (Namche) in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at 3,440 metres (11,286 ft) at its low point, populating the sides of a hill. Most Sherpa who are in the tourism business are specifically from the Namche area. Namche is the main trading center and hub for the Khumbu region with many Nepalese officials, a police check, post and a bank. Namche is the most expensive place in Nepal, at least thrice as expensive as the capital city Kathmandu.
At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, it had a population of 1647 people residing in 397 individual households.
Immediately west of Namche is Kongde Ri at 6,187 metres (20,299 ft) and to the east is Thamserku at 6,623 metres (21,729 ft).
On a hill overlooking Namche Bazaar is the Syangboche Airport (3,750 m / 12,303 ft). It is no longer used for passenger flights. Russian helicopters make occasional cargo flights. Nearest open airport is Tenzing–Hillary Airport, located 13 km south to the Namche.
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