Sagarmatha Zone
| Sagarmāthā सगरमाथा अञ्चल | |
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Lower Pangboche village in Khumbu, Nepal | |
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| Country |
 Nepal |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
Sagarmāthā (Nepali: सगरमाथा अञ्चल
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Sagarmāthā is divided into six districts:
| District | Type | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Khotang | Hill | Diktel |
| Okhaldhunga | Hill | Okhaldhunga |
| Saptari | Outer Terai | Rajbiraj |
| Siraha | Outer Terai | Siraha |
| Solukhumbu | Mountain | Salleri |
| Udayapur | Inner Terai | Triyuga |
The main city of the Sagarmāthā Zone is Rajbiraj which is also the headquarters. Other towns of the Sagarmāthā hill area are Katari, Okhaldhunga, Diktel, Salleri and Namche Bazaar; while Kathauna, Lahan, Fatepur, Rajbiraj and Siraha are in the outer Terai. Triyuga is an emerging city in the zone.
Sagarmāthā takes its name from the Nepalese name for Mount Everest, which is located in the very north of the zone within the Sagarmatha National Park (1,148 km²) in the Solu Khumbu district. Sagarmāthā means "the Head in the Great Blue Sky".[1]
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References
- ↑ Exceed English Series 1 New Edition 2006 pg 48
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Coordinates: 27°20′N 86°40′E / 27.333°N 86.667°E