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Sankhuwasabha

Sankhuwasabha
सङ्खुवासभा
District
A Limbu woman
A Limbu woman
Location of Sankhuwasabha
Location of Sankhuwasabha
Country Nepal
Region Eastern (Purwanchal)
Zone Kosi
Headquarters Khandbari
Area
 • Total 3,480 km2 (1,340 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 158,742
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone NPT (UTC+5:45)
Main language(s) Rai, Nepali
Website ddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np

Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला About this sound Listen ) is in Province No. 1 in 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. Newly registered municipalities in this district are Chainpur and Madi.

Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Terhathum and Dhankuta in Koshi Zone; Solukhumbu in Sagarmatha Zone; and Taplejung in Mechi Zone. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.

Indigenous janajati ethnics are Kumal, Yakkha, Lohorung, Kulung, Rai, Gurung, Limbu, and other hill castes (e.g. Chhetri, Bahun) and ethnic groups (e.g. Newar, Sherpa) live in this district. Kumals are concentrated in Tumlingtar.


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