Sankhuwasabha District




District in Province No. 1, Nepal





























































































































Sankhuwasabha District
सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला
District

Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha
Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha


Location of Sankhuwasabha in province
Location of Sankhuwasabha in province

Coordinates: 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; 87.667
Country Nepal
Province Province No. 1
Established 1962
Admin HQ. Khandbari
Municipality
Government
 • Type Coordination committee
 • Body
DCC, Sankhuwasabha
 • Head Suman Shakya
 • Deputy-Head Ambika Bhujel
 • Parliamentary constituencies
 1
 • Provincial constituencies
 2
Area
 • Total 3,480 km2 (1,340 sq mi)
Highest elevation
 457 m (1,499 ft)
Lowest elevation
 8,463 m (27,766 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 158,742
 • Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Households
 34,615

Demographics
 • Ethnic Groups
Chhetri, Rai, Tamang, Kulung, Sherpa, Limbu, Gurung
 • Female ♀
 53%

Human Development Index
 • Income per capita (US dollars) $1,193
 • Poverty rate 21%
 • Literacy 69%
 • Life Expectancy 68.4
Time zone
UTC+5:45 (NPT)
Postal Codes 56900..., 56913
Telephone Code 029
Main Language(s)
Nepali, Tamang, Sherpa, Kulung
Website ddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np

Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला About this sound 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. Newly registered municipalities in this district are Chainpur, Madi, Dharmadevi and Panch Khapan.


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: Limbus, janajati ethnics are Yakkha, and other hill castes (e.g. Chhetri, Bahun) and ethnic groups (e.g. Newar, Gurung, Sherpa) live in this district.
Kumals are concentrated in Tumlingtar.


The district is also known for cardamom farming.








Contents






  • 1 Geography and climate


  • 2 Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Khandbari Municipality


  • 3 List of medicinal herbs


  • 4 Hinwa wine


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Geography and climate












































Climate Zone[1]
 Elevation Range
 % of Area
Lower Tropical
 below 300 meters (1,000 ft)
  0.3%
Upper Tropical
 300 to 1,000 meters
1,000 to 3,300 ft.
 10.0%

Subtropical
 1,000 to 2,000 meters
3,300 to 6,600 ft.
 24.8%

Temperate
 2,000 to 3,000 meters
6,400 to 9,800 ft.
 23.3%

Subalpine
 3,000 to 4,000 meters
9,800 to 13,100 ft.
 12.8%

Alpine
 4,000 to 5,000 meters
13,100 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.




Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Khandbari Municipality




Map of the VDCs in Sankhuwasabha District


Aankhibhui, Bahrabise, Bala, Baneshwar, Chainpur, Chepuwa, Dhupu, Diding, Hatiya, Jaljala, Kharang, Madi Mulkharka, Madi Rambeni, Makalu, Mamling, Mangtewa, Matsya Pokhari, Mawadin, Num, Nundhaki, Pangma, Sekaha, Pathibhara, Pawakhola, Savapokhari, Siddhakali, Siddhapokhari, Sisuwakhola, Sitalpati, Syabun, Tamaphok, Tamku, Yamphu, Panchkhappan



List of medicinal herbs




  • Yarchagumba (Nepali: यार्शागुम्बा; yārshāgumbā)

  • adamchal

  • akhanbed


  • Picrorhiza kurroa (Nepali: कुट्की; kuTkī)


  • Spikenard (Nepali: जटामसि; jaTāmasi)


  • Astilbe rivularis (Nepali: ठुलो ओखति; Thulo okhati)


  • Yellow myrobalan (Nepali: हर्रो; harro)


  • Indian gooseberry (Nepali: अमला; amalā)

  • Khanappa


  • Mistletoe (Nepali: हडचुर; haRchur)


  • Sichuan pepper (Nepali: टिमुर; Timur)


  • Monkshood (Nepali: बिख्मा, bikhmā)


  • Cardamom (Nepali: अलैँचि; alainchi)


  • Gentian (Nepali: चिरैतो; chiraito)


  • Pepper (Nepali: चाबो; chābo)

  • Ipla


  • Calamus (Nepali: बोझो; bojho)

  • Bis Jara



Hinwa wine


The district of Sankhuwasabha is famous in Nepal for the production of Hinwa wine. This wine has a huge market in the eastern cities of Biratnagar and Dharan and also in the capital city of Kathmandu.



See also



  • Arun Valley

  • Tumlingtar Airport



References





  1. ^
    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, ISBN 87-7903-210-9, retrieved Nov 22, 2013.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links




  • "Districts of Nepal". Statoids.


  • "Sankhuwasabha District". Sankhuwasabha.com. Retrieved 4 January 2013.









Coordinates: 27°22′N 87°13′E / 27.367°N 87.217°E / 27.367; 87.217










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