Khumjung

Khumjung (Nepali: खुम्जुंग) is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. It is located in the Khumbu subregion inside Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site. The village is at an elevation of 3,790 metres above sea level, and is situated near Mount Khumbila.

Khumjung
खुम्जुङ
Neighborhood
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
Khumjung is located in Koshi Province
Khumjung
Khumjung
Location in Province
Khumjung is located in Nepal
Khumjung
Khumjung
Khumjung (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictSolukhumbu
Rural MunicipalityKhumbu Pasanglhamu
Located atward no. 4
Elevation
3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,912
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code038

A monastery in Khumjung has a purported Yeti scalp. This village has modern communications such as the internet and mobile and landline phones.

The village is the seat of ward no. 4, which include Kunde, Khumjung, Tengboche (Tyangboche), Pangboche, Pheriche, Dole, Chharchung, Machhermo, Lobuche, Dingboche, and Gokyo. As of 2011, it had a population of 1912 people living in 551 individual households.[1]

Khumjung school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1961. The school began as two classrooms but now caters for pre-school, primary and secondary sections with over 350 students.[2]

History

Khumjung was a separate Village development committee in Solukhumbu District of Sagarmatha Zone of EDR in Nepal during Kingdom of Nepal. With new administrative structure on 10 March 2017, it became part of Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality.

Climate
Climate data for Khumjung (Syangboche Airport, (elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft))
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)		 4.6
(40.3)		 8.1
(46.6)		 11.3
(52.3)		 12.8
(55.0)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.9
(57.0)		 14.2
(57.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 11.3
(52.3)		 7.8
(46.0)		 5.7
(42.3)		 10.0
(50.0)
Average low °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 1.8
(35.2)		 5.4
(41.7)		 6.6
(43.9)		 6.1
(43.0)		 4.8
(40.6)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −0.1
(31.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 21
(0.8)		 23
(0.9)		 29
(1.1)		 43
(1.7)		 52
(2.0)		 135
(5.3)		 213
(8.4)		 191
(7.5)		 145
(5.7)		 47
(1.9)		 8
(0.3)		 9
(0.4)		 916
(36)
Source 1: ANU[3]
Source 2: WWF Nepal (precipitation)[4]

Galleries


  • VDC Khumjung - Villages and hamlets
  • Phakding
    Phakding
  • Jorsale
    Jorsale
  • Dhole
    Dhole
  • Machhermo
    Machhermo
  • Thangna
    Thangna
  • Chhukung
    Chhukung
  • Deboche
    Deboche
  • Tengboche
    Tengboche

References
  1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011". Village Development Committee/Municipality. Government of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  2. Ryōhei Uchida (1991), Trekking Mount Everest, San Francisco Chronicle Books, ISBN 978-0-87701-884-1 page 51
  3. "CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. "Integrated Study on Hydrology and Meteorology of Khumbu Region with Climate Change Perspectives" (PDF). WWF Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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