# Sankhuwasabha District

_District in Province No. 1, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/sankhuwasabha-district
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Sankhuwasabha District is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province 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.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** district of Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28596#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28596#P131))
- **Population:** 158,041 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28596#P1082))
- **Area:** 3,480 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28596#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28596#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.3667, 87.2167

## Questions

**Where is Sankhuwasabha District located?**  
Sankhuwasabha District is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the population of Sankhuwasabha District?**  
The population of Sankhuwasabha District is 158,041 (as of 2011).

## Related

- [Jitu Rai](https://diginpl.com/people/jitu-rai)
- [Arjun Karki](https://diginpl.com/people/arjun-karki)
- [Srijana Regmi](https://diginpl.com/people/srijana-regmi)
- [Mingma Dorchi Sherpa](https://diginpl.com/people/mingma-dorchi-sherpa)
- [Khandbari Municipality](https://diginpl.com/places/khandbari-municipality)
- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sankhuwasabha District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankhuwasabha_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28596](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28596) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Morning in Yangle Kharka, 3660m, BARUN trekking 2013. - panoramio.jpg by Sergey Pashko (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morning_in_Yangle_Kharka,_3660m,_BARUN_trekking_2013._-_panoramio.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sankhuwasabha District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Morning in Yangle Kharka, 3660m, BARUN trekking 2013. - panoramio.jpg — Sergey Pashko, CC BY 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Sankhuwasabha District". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/sankhuwasabha-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.