Sankhuwasabha District

Sankhuwasabha सङ्खुवासभा
District
A Limbu woman
Location of Sankhuwasabha
Country	Nepal
Region	Eastern (Purwanchal)
Zone	Kosi
Headquarters	Khandbari
Area
• Total	3,480 km2 (1,340 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	158,742
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Website	ddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np

Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला <phonos file="Sankhuwasabha.ogg">Listen</phonos>) is in Kosi Zone of Nepal's Eastern Development Region. The district's area is 3,480 km² with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is Khandbari. Newly registered municipalities in this district are Chainpur and Madi.

Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Terhathum and Dhankuta in Koshi Zone; Solukhumbu in Sagarmatha Zone; and Taplejung in Mechi Zone. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.

Indigenous janajati ethnics are Kumal, Yakkha, Lohorung, Kulung, Rai, Gurung, Limbu, and other hill castes (e.g. Chhetri, Bahun) and ethnic groups (e.g. Newar, Sherpa) live in this district. Kumals are concentrated in Tumlingtar.

The district is also known for cardamom farming.

Map of the VDCs in Sankhuwasabha District

Geography and climate

Climate Zone	Elevation Range	% of Area
Lower Tropical	below 300 meters (1,000 ft)	0.3%
Upper Tropical	300 to 1,000 meters 1,000 to 3,300 ft.	10.0%
Subtropical	1,000 to 2,000 meters 3,300 to 6,600 ft.	24.8%
Temperate	2,000 to 3,000 meters 6,400 to 9,800 ft.	23.3%
Subalpine	3,000 to 4,000 meters 9,800 to 13,100 ft.	12.8%
Alpine	4,000 to 5,000 meters 13,100 to 16,400 ft.	8.4%
Nival	above 5,000 meters	20.4%

The Arun River enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter Makalu to the west and 8,586 meter Kangchenjunga to the east.

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Khandbari Municipality

Aankhibhui, Bahrabise, Bala, Baneswor, Chainpur, Chepuwa, Dhupu, Diding, Hatiya, Jaljala, Kharang, Madi Mulkharka, Madi Rambeni, Makalu, Mamling, Mangtewa, Matsya Pokhari, Mawadin, Num, Nundhaki, Pangma, Sekaha, Pathibhara, Pawakhola, Savapokhari, Siddhakali, Siddhapokhari, Sisuwa, Sitalpati, Syabun, Tamafok, Tamphu, Yaphu, Wana

List of medicinal herbs

• Yarchagumba (Nepali: यार्शागुम्बा; yārshāgumbā)
• adamchal
• akhanbed
• Picrorhiza kurroa (Nepali: कुट्की; kuTkī)
• Spikenard (Nepali: जटामसि; jaTāmasi)
• Astilbe rivularis (Nepali: ठुलो ओखति; Thulo okhati)
• Yellow myrobalan (Nepali: हर्रो; harro)
• Indian gooseberry (Nepali: अमला; amalā)
• Khanappa
• Mistletoe (Nepali: हडचुर; haRchur)
• Sichuan pepper (Nepali: टिमुर; Timur)
• Monkshood (Nepali: बिख्मा, bikhmā)
• Cardamom (Nepali: अलैँचि; alainchi)
• Gentian (Nepali: चिरैतो; chiraito)
• Pepper (Nepali: चाबो; chābo)
• Ipla
• Calamus (Nepali: बोझो; bojho)
• Bis Jara

Hinwa Wine

The district of Sankhuwasabha is famous in Nepal for the production of Hinwa wine. This wine has a huge market in the eastern cities of Biratnagar and Dharan and also in the capital city of Kathmandu.

See also

• Barun Valley

External links

• Districts of Nepal at statoids.com