Khumjung

Khumjung (Nepali: खुम्जुंग) is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. It is located in the Khumbu sub-region inside Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site. The village lies at an elevation of 3,790 metres above sea level, near Mount Khumbila.

Khumjung खुम्जुङ
Neighborhood
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
Khumjung Location in Province Show map of Koshi Province Khumjung Khumjung (Nepal) Show map of Nepal
Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Solukhumbu
Rural Municipality	Khumbu Pasanglhamu
Located at	ward no. 4
Elevation	3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,912
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code	038

A monastery in Khumjung has a purported Yeti scalp. This village has modern communications such as the Internet and mobile and landline phones.

The village is the seat of ward no. 4, which include Kunde, Khumjung, Tengboche (Tyangboche), Pangboche, Pheriche, Dole, Chharchung, Machhermo, Lobuche, Dingboche, and Gokyo. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,912 people living in 551 individual households.^[1]

Khumjung school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1961. The school began with two classrooms but now caters to pre-school, primary and secondary sections with over 350 students.^[2]

History

Khumjung was a separate Village development committee in Solukhumbu District of Sagarmatha Zone of EDR in Nepal during Kingdom of Nepal. With new administrative structure on 10 March 2017, it became part of Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality.

Climate

Climate data for Khumjung (Syangboche Airport), elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.9 (39.0)	4.5 (40.1)	8.1 (46.6)	11.3 (52.3)	12.8 (55.0)	13.8 (56.8)	13.8 (56.8)	14.1 (57.4)	12.8 (55.0)	11.3 (52.3)	7.8 (46.0)	5.6 (42.1)	10.0 (49.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.8 (28.8)	−0.7 (30.7)	2.5 (36.5)	5.1 (41.2)	7.3 (45.1)	9.6 (49.3)	10.1 (50.2)	10.1 (50.2)	8.8 (47.8)	6.0 (42.8)	2.0 (35.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.9 (40.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.5 (18.5)	−6.0 (21.2)	−3.0 (26.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	1.7 (35.1)	5.4 (41.7)	6.5 (43.7)	6.0 (42.8)	4.8 (40.6)	0.8 (33.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	−6.0 (21.2)	−0.2 (31.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24.1 (0.95)	14.3 (0.56)	30.5 (1.20)	28.0 (1.10)	38.9 (1.53)	172.5 (6.79)	299.4 (11.79)	290.0 (11.42)	193.8 (7.63)	85.9 (3.38)	0.6 (0.02)	0.0 (0.0)	1,178 (46.37)
Source 1: FAO[3]
Source 2: Australian National University[4]

Galleries

• Khumjung village
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  Khumjung village and Mount Khumbila
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  Khumjung village
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  Purported Yeti scalp at Khumjung monastery

• VDC Khumjung - Villages and hamlets
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  Phakding
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  Jorsale
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  Dhole
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  Machhermo
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  Thangna
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  Chhukung
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  Deboche
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  Tengboche

References

1. "National Population and Housing Census 2011". Village Development Committee/Municipality. Government of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
2. Ryōhei Uchida (1991), Trekking Mount Everest, San Francisco Chronicle Books, ISBN 978-0-87701-884-1 page 51
3. "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
4. "CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

External links

• UN map of the municipalities of Solukhumbu District