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Khumjung

Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°E / 27.817; 86.717
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Khumjung
खुम्जुङ
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
Khumjung (ward no. 4) is north-eastern village of Khumbu Pasanglhamu
Khumjung (ward no. 4) is north-eastern village of Khumbu Pasanglhamu
Khumjung is located in Koshi Province
Khumjung
Khumjung
Location in Province
Khumjung is located in Nepal
Khumjung
Khumjung
Khumjung (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°E / 27.817; 86.717
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictSolukhumbu
Rural MunicipalityKhumbu Pasanglhamu
Located atward no. 4
Elevation
3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,912
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code038

Khumjung (Template:Lang-ne) 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 subregion inside Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site. The village is at an elevation of 3,790 metres above sea level, and is situated near Mount Khumbila.

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 1912 people living in 551 individual households.[1]

Khumjung school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1961. The school began as two classrooms but now caters for 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 3790m asl, 2010-2020
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)
24.5
(76.1)
28.8
(83.8)
32.0
(89.6)
30.9
(87.6)
32.0
(89.6)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
28.8
(83.8)
26.7
(80.1)
23.5
(74.3)
21.3
(70.3)
32.0
(89.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6)
18.1
(64.6)
22.1
(71.8)
25.5
(77.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.4
(79.5)
24.8
(76.6)
25.1
(77.2)
24.2
(75.6)
22.0
(71.6)
19.0
(66.2)
16.1
(61.0)
22.0
(71.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
5.1
(41.2)
8.8
(47.8)
12.4
(54.3)
14.3
(57.7)
16.5
(61.7)
17.1
(62.8)
16.4
(61.5)
14.5
(58.1)
10.4
(50.7)
6.6
(43.9)
4.1
(39.4)
10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5)
−2.1
(28.2)
0.0
(32.0)
6.4
(43.5)
7.5
(45.5)
11.7
(53.1)
12.8
(55.0)
11.7
(53.1)
9.6
(49.3)
4.3
(39.7)
1.1
(34.0)
−4.2
(24.4)
−5.3
(22.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 14.9
(0.59)
31.8
(1.25)
59.2
(2.33)
146.3
(5.76)
304.5
(11.99)
496.5
(19.55)
863.3
(33.99)
683.4
(26.91)
447.5
(17.62)
124.4
(4.90)
17.8
(0.70)
10.1
(0.40)
3,199.7
(125.99)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 3.4 4.3 8.2 15.3 26.2 30.0 31.0 31.0 29.6 19.5 5.6 2.8 206.9
Average relative humidity (%) 49.3 45.2 40.8 45.2 63.5 82.1 94.8 94.0 92.0 79.1 68.1 56.7 67.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279.0 255.4 378.5 405.9 429.7 410.7 393.1 392.8 360.6 329.8 274.8 284.0 4,194.3
Source: tck[3]

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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. ^ "Khumjung 2010-2020 averages". tck. Retrieved 16 February 2022.