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Khumbu

खुम्बु

Region in Nepal

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Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of Koshi Province. Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main Kirat Rai (Khambu) and Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, the other two being Solu and Pharak. It includes the town of Namche Bazaar as well as the villages of Thame, Khumjung, Pangboche, Pheriche and Kunde. The famous Buddhist monastery at Tengboche is also located in Khumbu.

Quick facts

Type: region, valley wd
Coordinates: 27.8050° N, 86.7100° E wd

About

Khumbu's elevation ranges from 3,300 metres (11,000 feet) to the 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) summit of Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth. In total, Khumbu region has the population of 3,456 people with 912 houses (As per population census of 2011). Also, there are 347 registered hotel and tea houses in 13 villages of Khumbu. The Khumbu region includes both Sagarmatha National Park (above Monju) and the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone, between Lukla and Monju.

Khumbu is a glacier believed to be the result of the last great Ice Age, ~500,000 years ago.

Lonely Planet ranked Khumbu region as the sixth best region in the world to travel.

Sherpa clans in Khumbu Region are Salakha, Murminso, Thaktok, Garza, Lhakshindo, Chusherwa or Ngonba, Luakpa or Chawa, Sakhya, Shyango

Places in Khumbu

Thamserku — Mountain in Nepal

Nearby places

Namche Bazaar — 0 km
Syangboche Airport — 1 km
Kunde, Nepal — 2 km
Khumjung — 2 km
Jorsale — 3 km
Machhermo — 3 km

In the news All news →

CAAN forms committee to investigate helicopter collision in Solukhumbu4 November 2026
Helicopter collision exposes regulatory gaps in Nepal’s busy Khumbu region3 November 2026
Two helicopters that collided had flown from Lukla and Gorakshep to Pheriche3 November 2026
Two pilots among three injured in fatal helicopter collision in Solukhumbu3 November 2026
Injured helicopter crash victim brought to Mediciti Hospital3 November 2026

Sources

Last updated 4 November 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

Cite this page

"Khumbu". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/khumbu. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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