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 | |
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 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  Khumjung Khumjung (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°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
editKhumjung 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
edit| Climate data for Khumjung (Syangboche Airport), elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
edit- Khumjung village
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Khumjung village and Mount Khumbila -
Khumjung village -
- VDC Khumjung - Villages and hamlets
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Phakding -
Jorsale -
Dhole -
Machhermo -
Thangna -
Chhukung -
Deboche -
Tengboche
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Ryōhei Uchida (1991), Trekking Mount Everest, San Francisco Chronicle Books, ISBN 978-0-87701-884-1 page 51
- ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
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