# Solukhumbu District

_District of Nepal_

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

> Solukhumbu District (Nepali: सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला, 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363#P31))
- **Located in:** Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363#P131))
- **Population:** 104,851 (2011) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363#P1082))
- **Area:** 3,312 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363#P2046))
- **Official website:** ddcSolukhumbu.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.5000, 86.5833

## 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).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Solukhumbu District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solukhumbu_District) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81_%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 Q28363](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28363) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Everest, Nuptse, Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Everest,_Nuptse,_Khumbu_Glacier,_Nepal,_Himalayas.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Solukhumbu District, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Everest, Nuptse, Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg — Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

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