Where is Solukhumbu District located?

Solukhumbu District is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.

What is the population of Solukhumbu District?

The population of Solukhumbu District is 104,851 (as of 2011).

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Solukhumbu District

सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला

District of Nepal

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Solukhumbu District (Nepali: सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला [solukʰumbu] , Sherpa: ཤར་ཁུམ་བུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the sub-regions Solu and Khumbu. The closest post office to Solukhumbu with a postal code assigned to it is the Sindhuli D.P.O., which has the postal code 56000.

Quick facts

Type: district of Nepal wd
Located in: Koshi Province (province of Nepal) wd
Population: 104,851 (2011) wd
Area: 3,312 km² wd
Official website: ddcSolukhumbu.gov.np wd
Coordinates: 27.5000° N, 86.5833° E wd

About

The district, with Salleri as its headquarters, covers an area of 3,312 km2 (1,279 sq mi) and had a population of 104,851 in 2021, 105,886 in 2011, and 107,686 in 2001.

Mount Everest is in the northern part of this district, within Sagarmatha National Park.

Places in Solukhumbu District

Mount Everest — Earth's highest mountain
Sagarmatha National Park — National Park of Nepal
Tenzing-Hillary Airport — Airport in Lukla, Nepal
Namche Bazaar — Neighborhood in Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal
Lukla — Town in Koshi Province, Nepal
Kala Patthar — Landmark near Pumori in the Nepali Himalayas
Khumbu Glacier — Highest glacier in the Himalayas
Makalu Barun National Park — National park of Nepal
Khumjung — Former Village Development Committee in Nepal
South Col — Col between Mount Everest and Lhotse
Dingboche — VDC in Province No. 1, Nepal
Gorakshep — Place

Nearby places

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CAAN forms committee to investigate helicopter collision in Solukhumbu4 November 2026
Indian national identified as helicopter collision victim in Solukhumbu3 November 2026
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German climber dies after falling on Ama Dablam27 October 2026

Questions

Where is Solukhumbu District located?: Solukhumbu District is located in Koshi Province, Nepal.
What is the population of Solukhumbu District?: The population of Solukhumbu District is 104,851 (as of 2011).

Sources

Last updated 31 October 2026 · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Solukhumbu District". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/solukhumbu-district. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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